Today in History for 23rd January 2018:
Historical Events
1637 – Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco, Brazil
1912 – The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague
1943 – Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1975 – “Barney Miller” premieres on ABC TV
1993 – Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 61
1993 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan
Famous Birthdays
1928 – Eugene Monti, Italian bobsledder (Olympic-2 golds-1968)
1938 – Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
1939 – Arlene Golonka, American actress
1947 – Gatewood Galbraith, [Louis], Carlisle, Kentucky, Lawyer, American political activist, iconic Kentucky political figure, (d. 2012)
1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 – Alan Embree, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
Famous Deaths
1805 – Vaclav Pichl, Czech composer, dies at 63
1820 – Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
1973 – Kid Ory, American jazz trombonist (b. 1886)
1986 – Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64
1991 – Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912)
1994 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1929)