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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 23
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Frank R Lautenberg; American politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey, 1983-).
- 100th: 1924 - Ramsey MacDonald forms first Labour government in Britain.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Lou Antonio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Barney - Snoop Sisters, Makin' It).
- 80th: 1944 - Arnold Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon premieres in New York City, New York.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jerry Lawson; American singer (Persuasions - Under the Boardwalk).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Marty Russo; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, 1975-).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Rutger Hauer; Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Sergey Belov; USSR basketball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 80th: 1944 - Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0.
- 80th: 1944 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at age 80.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Edward Ka-spel; English singer/songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Franco De Vita in Caracas, Venezuela; Spanish singer (Extranjero).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Trevor Hohns; cricket player (Australian leg-spinner 1989).
- 70th: 1954 - Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP.
- 70th: 1954 - Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Frank Winters; NFL center (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mariska Hargitay in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Jesse Smith - Downtown).
- 50th: 1974 - First edition of women's magazine Story.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Glen Chapple; cricket player (Lancashire and England A pace bowler).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tiffani-Amber Thiessen in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills 90210).
- 40th: 1984 - Greatest unpaced one-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km.
- 40th: 1984 - Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become World Wrestling Federation champ.
- 40th: 1984 - The Peace and Friendship Treaty is signed between Argentina and Chile in Vatican City.
- 40th: 1984 - Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game.
- 30th: 1994 - Bernie Kosar is second quarterback to throw touchdown passes in AFC and NFC Championship games.
- 30th: 1994 - Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at age 76.
- 30th: 1994 - Oliver Smith, US stage set designer (Guys and Dolls - seven Tony Awards), dies at age 75.
- 30th: 1994 - Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at age 44.
- 30th: 1994 - Suzanne M Blum, French lawyer (Charlie Chaplin), dies at age 95.
- 30th: 1994 - Worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Brian Redhead, British journalist and broadcaster (born 1929).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Bob Keeshan at age 76; children's entertainer (Clarabelle the Clown - Howdy Doody Show YV show (1948-1952), Captain Kangaroo TV show).
- 15th: 2009 - German memory chip maker Qimonda files for insolvency.
- 15th: 2009 - South Korea's Samsung Electronics posts its first-ever quarterly loss, at 937 billion won (US$682 million).
- 15th: 2009 - US President Barack Obama orders the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be closed within a year.
- 15th: 2009 - Japan launches an H-2A rocket carrying eight satellites into space; one satellite is to monitor greenhouse gases over the Earth's surface.
- 5th: 2019 - In Venezuela, thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with the United States.
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