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What happened in history on this day: January 23?
On January 23 in ...
- 1951 - In Los Angeles, California, the 3rd Annual Emmy Awards are presented.
Best Actor: Alan Young
Best Actress: Gertrude Berg
Best Children's Show: Time for Beany
Best Dramatic Show: Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Best Games and Audience Participation Show: Truth or Consequences
Best Sports Program: Los Angeles Rams Football
Best Variety Show: The Alan Young Show
Most Outstanding Personality: Groucho Marx.
- 1965 - ABC TV debuts the musical variety The King Family Show.
- 1975 - ABC-TV premieres comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden and Abe Vagoda.
- 1977 - ABC premieres miniseries Roots.
- 1983 - Debut of TV show The A-team, with George Peppard as John Hannibal Smith, and Mr. T as Sergeant Bosco B.A. Baracus.
Births on January 23
- 1889 - Birth of Franklin Pangborn in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living).
- 1894 - Birth of Remy Angenot; Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot).
- 1898 - Birth of Randolph Scott; actor (Last of the Mohicans, Western Union) (dies 1987).
- 1898 - Birth of Sergei Eisenstein in Russia; film maker (Battleship Potemkin).
- 1900 - Birth of Mary Philips in Connecticut, USA; actress (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde).
- 1900 - Birth of Ralph Graves in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street).
- 1905 - Birth of David Newell in Missouri, USA; actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves).
- 1906 - Birth of Bob Steele in Pendleton, Oregon, USA; actor (Duffy - F Troop, The Big Sleep).
- 1907 - Birth of Dan Duryea in White Plains, New York, USA; actor (Pride of the Yankees).
- 1912 - Birth of Ank van der Moer; actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy).
- 1923 - Birth of Florence Halop in Queens, New York, USA; actress (Florence - Night Court, St. Elsewhere).
- 1928 - Birth of Jeanne Moreau in Paris, France; actress (Going Places, Jules and Jim).
- 1933 - Birth of Arlene Golonka in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Millie - Mayberry RFD).
- 1933 - Birth of Chita Rivera in Washington DC, USA; actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity).
- 1934 - Birth of Lou Antonio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Barney - Snoop Sisters, Makin' It).
- 1939 - Birth of Arlene Golonka in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Millie - Mayberry RFD).
- 1943 - Birth of Gil Gerard in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; actor (Buck Rogers in 25th Century).
- 1944 - Birth of Rutger Hauer; Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend).
- 1950 - Birth of Richard Dean Anderson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (MacGyver, Emerald Point NAS).
- 1950 - Birth of Richard Gilliland in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actor (Jonesy - The Waltons, Tom - Heartland).
- 1960 - Birth of Misha McK in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; actress (Gerri - Me and Mrs C).
- 1963 - Birth of Gail O'Grady in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, NYPD Blue).
- 1964 - Birth of Mariska Hargitay in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Jesse Smith - Downtown).
- 1974 - Birth of Tiffani-Amber Thiessen in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills 90210).
Deaths on January 23
- 1978 - Death of Jack Oakie at age 74; American actor (The Great Dictator, Gang Buster) (born 1903).
- 1981 - Death of Bobby Sherwood at age 66 of cancer; orchestra leader, musical director, host (The Milton Berle Show (1952-53), The Red Buttons Show, Quick as a Flash, Stars on Parade, Masquerade Party, The Bert Parks Show).
- 1982 - Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at age 83.
- 1992 - Freddie Bartholomew, Irish child actor (Kidnapped), dies of emphysema at 67 (born 1924).
- 1992 - Ian Wolfe, actor (Houdini, THX-1138, Homebodies), dies at age 95.
- 1994 - Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at age 44.
- 1997 - David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at age 76.
- 2003 - Death of Nell Carter at age 54; actress and singer (Gimme a Break, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper).
- 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).
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