On this day: January 23
Events
1556 Shaanxi earthquakeJanuary 23, 1556 · Geography
Kingdom of MewarJanuary 23, 1666 – 1949 · World History
First Philippine RepublicJanuary 23, 1899 – March 23, 1901 · World History
New Guinea campaignJanuary 23, 1942 – August 1945 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Station to StationJanuary 23, 1976 · Music
- Release of Animals (Pink Floyd album)January 23, 1977 · Music
- Release of Seventh StarJanuary 23, 1986 · Music
Release of J.LoJanuary 23, 2001 · Music- Release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and TribulationsJanuary 23, 2004 · Gaming
- Release of If OnlyJanuary 23, 2004 · Film
- Release of Miracle in Cell No. 7January 23, 2013 · Film
Release of Manchester by the SeaJanuary 23, 2016 · Film- Release of 2000 Meters to AndriivkaJanuary 23, 2025 · Film
Born on this day
Boniface VIIIJanuary 23, 1235 – October 11, 1303 · World History
François MansartJanuary 23, 1598 – September 23, 1666 · Culture
Wolfgang von KempelenJanuary 23, 1734 – March 26, 1804 · Technology
Muzio ClementiJanuary 23, 1752 – March 10, 1832 · Music
Carl Adolph AgardhJanuary 23, 1785 – January 28, 1859 · Science
Eduard Friedrich EversmannJanuary 23, 1794 – April 14, 1860 · Exploration
Alexander CunninghamJanuary 23, 1814 – November 28, 1893 · Exploration
Alexander SerovJanuary 23, 1820 – February 1, 1871 · Music
Ivan LarionovJanuary 23, 1830 – April 22, 1889 · Music
Édouard ManetJanuary 23, 1832 – April 30, 1883 · Art
Ernst AbbeJanuary 23, 1840 – January 14, 1905 · Science
John BrowningJanuary 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926 · Technology
David HilbertJanuary 23, 1862 – February 14, 1943 · Science
William G. MorganJanuary 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942 · Technology
Paul LangevinJanuary 23, 1872 – December 19, 1946 · Science
Jože PlečnikJanuary 23, 1872 – January 7, 1957 · Culture
Otto DielsJanuary 23, 1876 – March 7, 1954 · Science
Pitirim SorokinJanuary 23, 1889 – February 10, 1968 · Culture- Abram BesicovitchJanuary 23, 1891 – November 2, 1970 · Science
Margarete Schütte-LihotzkyJanuary 23, 1897 – January 18, 2000 · Culture
Erich NeumannJanuary 23, 1905 – November 5, 1960 · Culture
Hideki YukawaJanuary 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981 · Science
Tatiana ProskouriakoffJanuary 23, 1909 – August 30, 1985 · Culture
Django ReinhardtJanuary 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953 · Music
Arthur LewisJanuary 23, 1915 – June 15, 1991 · Politics
Gertrude B. ElionJanuary 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999 · Science
Hans HassJanuary 23, 1919 – June 16, 2013 · Film
Gottfried BöhmJanuary 23, 1920 – June 9, 2021 · Art- Silvio GazzanigaJanuary 23, 1921 – October 31, 2016 · Art
- James LighthillJanuary 23, 1924 – July 17, 1998 · Science
Bal ThackerayJanuary 23, 1926 – November 17, 2012 · Art
Jeanne MoreauJanuary 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017 · Film
John PolanyiJanuary 23, 1929 – present · Science
Derek WalcottJanuary 23, 1930 – March 17, 2017 · Culture
William R. PogueJanuary 23, 1930 – March 3, 2014 · Space
Georg BaselitzJanuary 23, 1938 – April 30, 2026 · Art
Gary BurtonJanuary 23, 1943 – present · Music
Rutger HauerJanuary 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019 · Film
Boris BerezovskyJanuary 23, 1946 – March 23, 2013 · Science
Ramesh SippyJanuary 23, 1947 – present · Music
Luis Alberto SpinettaJanuary 23, 1950 – February 8, 2012 · Music
David Patrick KellyJanuary 23, 1951 – present · Music
Alister McGrathJanuary 23, 1953 – present · Science
Elvira LindoJanuary 23, 1962 – present · Film
David ArnoldJanuary 23, 1962 – present · Music
Ariadna GilJanuary 23, 1969 – present · Film
Alex GaudinoJanuary 23, 1970 – present · Music
Léa DruckerJanuary 23, 1972 – present · Film
Kjell LindgrenJanuary 23, 1973 – present · Space
Tiffani ThiessenJanuary 23, 1974 – present · Film
Derek CianfranceJanuary 23, 1974 – present · Film
Jack D. FischerJanuary 23, 1974 – present · Space
Simphiwe DanaJanuary 23, 1980 – present · Music
XXXTentacionJanuary 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018 · Music