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What are the important events that happened on January 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 23 is the 23rd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 342 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 10, 2021 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 447,600 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘icositrigon’ day.
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Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 20 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 2,955 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 23 Historical Events
- 1571 –The Royal Exchange opens in London.
- 1920 –The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- 1943 –World War II: Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese army in Papua. This turning point in the Pacific War marks the beginning of the end of Japanese aggression.
- 2002 –Reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered .
- 2031 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 23?
- 1898 –Freda Utley, British scholar and author (d. 1978)
- 1936 –Jerry Kramer, American football player
- 1970 –Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
- 1972 –Lisa Snowdon, British model and TV presenter
- 1976 –Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player
Who died on January 23?
- 1963 –Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (b. 1908)
- 1973 –Kid Ory, American jazz trombonist (b. 1886)
- 1990 –Allen Collins, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)
- 2002 –Paul Aars, American racecar driver (b. 1934)
- 2006 –Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. 1967)
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