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What happened in history on this day: January 23?
On January 23 in ...
- 1879 - US National Archery Association is formed, in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
- 1902 - Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in two games for the Stanley Cup.
- 1943 - Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in one period.
- 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.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes versus India, 21 fours 1 six.
- 1948 - Test debut of Neil Harvey, versus India at Adelaide.
- 1950 - Associated Press picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset.
- 1950 - NFL rule changes open way for two-platoon system (offense and defense).
- 1953 - Bobby Simpson makes first-class debut for New South Wales at age 16 years 357 days.
- 1953 - NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (later Indianapolis Colts).
- 1953 - NFL's National and American conferences become Eastern and Western conferences.
- 1954 - Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games).
- 1955 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1958 - Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes versus West Indies.
- 1962 - Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1965 - BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber.
- 1965 - Boston Celtics' center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain.
- 1967 - Stan Musial is named general manager of Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1968 - Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1971 - 4th ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina.
- 1972 - Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ.
- 1972 - Second NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13.
- 1973 - 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago, Illinois.
- 1975 - Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1976 - Ian Redpath hits his only two sixes in Cricket Tests, versus West Indies Adelaide.
- 1976 - Washington Capitals end 25-game winless streak (0-22-3) beating New York Rangers 7-5.
- 1978 - 8th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13.
- 1979 - Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1981 - Mike Bossy becomes first in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games.
- 1981 - Boston Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to California Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi.
- 1983 - Houston Rockets is first NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out-score them 17-0 and win 113-96.
- 1983 - Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:40.97).
- 1984 - Greatest unpaced one-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km.
- 1984 - Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game.
- 1988 - 62nd Australian Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (6-1, 7-6).
- 1988 - Bob Benoit bowls first 300-point game in a televised title match.
- 1989 - NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak.
- 1990 - Dean Jones scores twin Test tons versus Pakistan at Adelaide Oval.
- 1993 - Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack.
- 1993 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan.
- 1994 - Bernie Kosar is second quarterback to throw touchdown passes in AFC and NFC Championship games.
- 1996 - Chris Cairns scores 120, 96 balls, 10x4, 9x6 in Test New Zealand versus Zimbabwe.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Florida Panthers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on January 23
- 1915 - Birth of Herma Bauma in Austria; javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1919 - Birth of Bob Paisley; English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool.
- 1919 - Birth of Nina Dumbadze; USSR discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952).
- 1923 - Birth of Horace Ashenfelter; American 3000m steeplechase (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1928 - Birth of Eugene Monti in Italy; bobsledder (Olympics-2 golds-1968).
- 1928 - Birth of Kees [Cornelis] Broekman; Dutch speed skater (Olympics-silver-1952).
- 1929 - Birth of Ian Thomson; cricket player (England seam bowler versus South Africa 1964-65).
- 1936 - Birth of Jerry Kramer; football player (Green Bay Packers), author (Instant Replay).
- 1942 - Birth of Laurie Mayne; cricket player (Australian pace bowler in six Tests 1965-70).
- 1944 - Birth of Sergey Belov; USSR basketball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1946 - Birth of Asif Masood; cricket player (Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up).
- 1951 - Birth of Margaret Johnson Bailes in the Bronx, New York, USA; 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Michael Matz; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1952 - Birth of Omar Henry; cricket player (first colored player for South Africa 1992).
- 1953 - Birth of Pat Haden in Westbury, New York, USA; NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Rams).
- 1954 - Birth of Trevor Hohns; cricket player (Australian leg-spinner 1989).
- 1960 - Birth of Greg Ritchie; cricket player (Queensland and Australian batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote).
- 1961 - Birth of Trey Junkin; tight end (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1963 - Birth of Hakeem Olajuwon; NBA center (Houston Rockets).
- 1963 - Birth of Rocco Romano; Canadian Football League guard (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1964 - Birth of Frank Winters; NFL center (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim Berrett in Tunbridge Wells, England; Canadian 20k walker (Olympics-14-1992, 1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Haywoode Workman; NBA guard (Indiana Pacers).
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Brim; NFL cornerback (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1966 - Birth of Scott Fortune in Newport Beach, California, USA; volleyball player (Olympics-Gold-1988, Bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Christine Parris-Washington in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; softball (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Naim Suleymanoglu in Bulgaria; Turkish weight lifter (Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1968 - Birth of Eric Metcalf; NFL receiver/running back (Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers).
- 1968 - Birth of Lubomir Kolnik in Skalica, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia, Espoo).
- 1968 - Birth of Petr Korda in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati Ohio).
- 1968 - Birth of Todd Scott; NFL safety (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1969 - Birth of Brendan Shanahan in Mimico, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings).
- 1969 - Birth of Eric Carter; Canadian Football League cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1970 - Birth of Alan Embree in Vancouver, Washington, USA; pitcher (Cleveland Indians).
- 1970 - Birth of Jim Schwantz; NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Wohlers in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1970 - Birth of Marquel Fleetwood; WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1970 - Birth of Richard Smehlik in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres, Olympics-Gold-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Sherman Obando in Changuinola, Panamá; outfielder (Montreal Expos).
- 1971 - Birth of Adam Parore; cricket wicket-keeper (New Zealand, first Maori Test centurion).
- 1971 - Birth of James Logan; WLAF linebacker (Scotland Claymores).
- 1971 - Birth of Julie Foudy in San Diego, California, USA; soccer midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Kevin Mawae; NFL center/guard (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Grimmette in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; doubles luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1972 - Birth of Anthony Peterson; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1972 - Birth of Gary Harrell; NFL/WLAF receiver (New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Kez McCorvey; NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Tanya Harding; Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Mark Kolesar in Minnesota, USA; NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1974 - Birth of Glen Chapple; cricket player (Lancashire and England A pace bowler).
- 1975 - Birth of Kevin Alexander; NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).
- 1976 - Birth of Byron Hanspard; NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1976 - Birth of Phil Boudreault in Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Theresa Kulikowski in Tacoma, Washington; gymnast (World-bronze-1995, Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on January 23
- 1947 - Roy Park, cricket player (prolific Victorian bat and official), dies.
- 1997 - Laura "Dinky" Patterson dies during bungee jump at Super Bowl rehearsal at age 43.
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