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January 23 Birthdays in History - January 23 Deaths - January 23 Events
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January 23, 1980 Theresa Kulikowski, born in Tacoma, Washington, gymnast, World-bronze-95, Oly-96 January 23, 1979 Kelly Brook, English Model January 23, 1979 Summer Altice, American Model January 23, 1976 Byron Hanspard, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons January 23, 1976 Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics January 23, 1976 Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor January 23, 1975 Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants January 23, 1974 Glen Chapple, cricketer, Lancashire and England A pace bowler January 23, 1974 Tiffani-Amber Theissen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Saved by Bell, 90210 January 23, 1974 Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Actress January 23, 1973 Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs January 23, 1972 Anthony Peterson, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers January 23, 1972 Gary Harrell, NFL/WLAF receiver, New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy January 23, 1972 Kez McCorvey, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions January 23, 1972 Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze January 23, 1971 Adam Parore, cricket wicket-keeper, NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion January 23, 1971 James Logan, WLAF linebacker for the Scotland Claymores January 23, 1971 Julie Foudy, SD California, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics January 23, 1971 Kevin Mawae, NFL center/guard for the Seattle Seahawks January 23, 1971 Mark Grimmette, Ann Arbor, Michigan, doubles luger 1994 Olympics January 23, 1970 Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians January 23, 1970 Jim Schwantz, NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers January 23, 1970 Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves January 23, 1970 Marquel Fleetwood, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy January 23, 1970 Richard Smehlik, Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman, Buf Sabres, Oly-Gold-98 January 23, 1970 Sherman Obando, Changuinola Panama, outfielder for the Montreal Expos January 23, 1970 Oded Fehr, Israeli Actor January 23, 1969 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings January 23, 1969 Eric Carter, CFL cornerback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats January 23, 1968 Eric Metcalf, NFL receiver/running back, Atl Falcons, San Diego Chargers January 23, 1968 Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia, Espoo January 23, 1968 Petr Korda, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1993 Doubles-Cincinnati January 23, 1968 Todd Scott, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 23, 1967 Christine Parris-Washington, Truro Nova Scotia, softball 1996 Olympics January 23, 1967 Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter, Oly-gold-1988 January 23, 1966 Haywoode Workman, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers January 23, 1966 Mike Brim, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals January 23, 1966 Scott Fortune, born in Newport Beach, California, volleyballer, Oly-G-88,B-92, 96 January 23, 1965 Tim Berrett, Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker, Oly-14-92, 96 January 23, 1964 Frank Winters, NFL center, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 January 23, 1964 Mariska Hargitay, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jesse Smith-Downtown, ER January 23, 1963 Gail O'Grady, Detroit, actress, Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, New YorkPD Blue January 23, 1963 Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA center for the Houston Rockets January 23, 1963 Rocco Romano, CFL guard for the Calgary Stampeders January 23, 1961 Trey Junkin, tight end for the Arizona Cardinals January 23, 1960 Greg Ritchie, cricketer, Qld and Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote January 23, 1960 Misha Mck, East Orange, New Jersey, actress, Gerri-Me and Mrs. C January 23, 1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine January 23, 1959 Tyrone Power, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Shag January 23, 1959 Al Yankovic, American Comedian January 23, 1958 Lorraine Michaels, Canterbury England, playmate, Apr, 1981 January 23, 1957 Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi, Monte Carlo Monaco, princess January 23, 1957 Paul Kagame, Rwandan Statesman January 23, 1956 Steve Harvey, American Actor January 23, 1955 Alexander O'Neal, R&B singer January 23, 1955 Reginald Calloway, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking January 23, 1955 Robin Zander, rocker vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick-Dream Police January 23, 1954 Edward Ka-spel, English singer and songwriter, Legendary Pink Dots January 23, 1954 Franco De Vita, Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer, Extranjero January 23, 1954 Rick Finch, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It January 23, 1954 Trevor Hohns, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1989 January 23, 1953 Lamont Robin Zander, rocker, Cheap Trick January 23, 1953 Pat Haden, Westbury, New York, NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Rams January 23, 1953 Antonio Villaraigosa, American Politician January 23, 1952 Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 January 23, 1952 Bill Kristol, American Politician January 23, 1951 Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, 1968 Olympics gold January 23, 1951 Michael Matz, equestrian show jumper, 1996 Olympics silver January 23, 1950 Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops January 23, 1950 Danny Federici, rocker, E Street Band January 23, 1950 Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal, Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute January 23, 1950 Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis, actor, MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS January 23, 1950 Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland January 23, 1950 William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist, Box Tops-Letter January 23, 1950 Charles Schumer, American Politician January 23, 1949 Robert Cabana, Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut, STS 41, 53, 68, sk:88 January 23, 1948 Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist, Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy January 23, 1948 David Davis, British Politician January 23, 1947 Thomas R Carper, Rep-D-DE, 1983- January 23, 1947 Thomas Carper, American Economist January 23, 1947 Joe Baca, American Politician January 23, 1946 Asif Masood, cricketer, Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up January 23, 1946 Bobby Rush, American Politician January 23, 1944 Jerry Lawson, U.S. singer, Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk January 23, 1944 Marty Russo, Rep-D-IL, 1975- January 23, 1944 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend January 23, 1944 Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Olympics gold 1972 January 23, 1943 Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century January 23, 1943 William E "Bill" Gibb, Scottish fashion designer January 23, 1943 Gary Burton, American Musician January 23, 1942 Ivan Ivanovich Bachurin, cosmonaut January 23, 1942 Laurie Mayne, cricketer, Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965-70 January 23, 1942 Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service January 23, 1942 Douglas Dunn, Scottish Poet January 23, 1941 Franco Nero, Italian Actor January 23, 1940 Johnny Russell, country singer January 23, 1938 Anatoly Marchenko, Siberia, Soviet dissident January 23, 1936 Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer, author, Instant Replay January 23, 1934 Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It January 23, 1933 Arlene Golonka, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Millie-Mayberry RFD January 23, 1933 Chita Rivera, Washington D.C., actress, West Side Story, Sweet Charity January 23, 1933 Joel Spiegelman, composer January 23, 1933 Bill Hayden, Australian Politician January 23, 1932 Bud Shuster, Rep-R-PA, 1973- January 23, 1930 Derek Walcott, born in St. Lucia, poet and writer, Omeros, Nobel 1992 January 23, 1930 Ken Errair, rocker, Four Freshmen January 23, 1930 William Reid Pogue, Okemah Oklahoma, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Skylab 4 January 23, 1929 Ian Thomson, cricketer, England seam bowler vs. South Africa 1964-65 January 23, 1929 John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist, Nobel 1986 January 23, 1929 John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist January 23, 1928 Eugene Monti, Italy, bobsledder, Olympic-2 golds-1968 January 23, 1928 Jeanne Moreau, born in Paris, France, actress, Going Places, Jules and Jim January 23, 1928 Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater 1952 Olympics silver January 23, 1925 Marty Paich, born in Oakland California, orch leader, Sonny and Cher, Glenn Campbell January 23, 1925 Fred Shero, Canadian Athlete January 23, 1924 Frank R. Lautenberg, Sen-D-NJ, 1983- January 23, 1924 Frank Lautenberg, American Politician January 23, 1923 Florence Halop, Queens, actress, Florence-Night Court, St. Elsewhere January 23, 1923 Horace Ashenfelter, U.S., 3000m steeplechase 1952 Olympics gold January 23, 1923 Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars January 23, 1923 Paddy Chayefsky, American Dramatist January 23, 1923 Robin Day, British Journalist January 23, 1920 Erbet Pawel, biographer, Kafka January 23, 1919 Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool January 23, 1919 Ernie Kovacs, born in Trenton, New Jersey, comedian, Ernie Kovacs' Show January 23, 1919 Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R., Discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1952 January 23, 1918 Gertrude Belle Elion, New York City, biochemist/drug researcher, Nobel 1988 January 23, 1915 Herma Bauma, Austria, javelin thrower, Oly-gold-1948 January 23, 1915 Potter Stewart, Michigan, 94th Supreme Court justice, 1958-81 January 23, 1914 Napoleon L Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne January 23, 1912 Ank van der Moer, actress, Verkade, Dutch Comedy January 23, 1911 Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer January 23, 1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist January 23, 1909 Norman Fulton, composer January 23, 1908 Hubert Nicholson, poet and novelist January 23, 1908 Pak Saleman Siswowitono, Javan/Surinamese writer January 23, 1907 Dan Duryea, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Pride of the Yankees January 23, 1907 Hediki Yukawa, Japan, physicist, Nobel 1949 January 23, 1907 James Roosevelt, American Politician January 23, 1906 Bob Steele, Pendleton Oregon, actor, Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep January 23, 1906 Anya Seton, American Writer January 23, 1905 David Newell, Missouri, actor, Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves January 23, 1905 Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet, Zielona Ges January 23, 1904 Theodor Schaefer, composer January 23, 1902 Benny Waters, saxophonist January 23, 1902 Norman Maclean, American Author January 23, 1901 Benno Stokvis, Dutch attorney/politician January 23, 1900 Mary Philips, CT, actress, Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde January 23, 1900 Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street January 23, 1899 Joseph Nathan Kane, historian, Famous Firsts January 23, 1898 Randolph Scott, actor, Last of the Mohicans, Western Union January 23, 1898 Sergei Eisenstein, Russia, director, Battleship Potemkin, January 23, 1897 Amanda Berry Smith, famous African January 23, 1897 Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian politician January 23, 1897 William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier January 23, 1896 Charlotte A E M W, grand duchess of Luxembourg, 1919-64 January 23, 1894 Remy Angenot, Flemish actor, Patriot/Idiot January 23, 1893 Frank Carlson, Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks January 23, 1891 Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist January 23, 1890 El Lissitzky, Russian Artist January 23, 1889 Franklin Pangborn, Newark, actor, My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living January 23, 1889 Prosper Arents, Flemish bibliographer, Rubens-bibliography January 23, 1888 Gilbert Ledward, British sculptor January 23, 1887 Miklos Kallay, premier Hungary, 1942-44 January 23, 1885 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer January 23, 1878 Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet, Zimzelen pod Snegom January 23, 1878 Rutland Boughton, composer January 23, 1875 Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist January 23, 1869 Carlo Felice Boghen, composer January 23, 1869 Herbert David Croly, U.S. author, Promise of American Life January 23, 1869 Herbert Croly, American Author January 23, 1868 Juventino Rosas, composer January 23, 1867 Herbert Bedford, composer January 23, 1865 Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, Black Haired Whore January 23, 1862 David Hilbert, Konigsberg East Prussia, mathematician January 23, 1862 Gilbert Parker, British Politician January 23, 1860 Hjalmar Branting, Swedish Statesman January 23, 1857 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist, Moho discontinuity January 23, 1853 William Henry Moody, American Politician January 23, 1844 Robert Bridges, English Poet January 23, 1843 Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer January 23, 1840 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist, Carl Zeiss Optics Company January 23, 1833 John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., Brig Gen Confederate Army, died in 1864 January 23, 1832 Edouard Manet, France, Impressionist painter, Dejeuner sur L'Herbe January 23, 1830 Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/min of War, 1899-1900 January 23, 1828 Calvin Edward Pratt, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1896 January 23, 1820 Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer January 23, 1816 Carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician January 23, 1813 Franz Commer, composer January 23, 1785 Carl A. Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad January 23, 1783 Stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer, Le Rouge et de Noir January 23, 1762 Christian A. Vulpius, Germany, writer, Rinaldo Rinaldini January 23, 1761 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet, Adelaide January 23, 1752 Muzio Clementi, Italian composer January 23, 1737 John Hancock, American Politician January 23, 1730 Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant, Declaration of Independence signer January 23, 1582 John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet, Argenis January 23, 1574 Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter |