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January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province ...
1997 – Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time. 2002 – American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi , Pakistan.
[3] [4] It is celebrated annually on 23 January. [5] [6] He played a pivotal role in Indian independence movement. He was the head of Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj), ( আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ). He was the founder-head of the Azad Hind Government. [7] [8]
January 16 – Abdul Kerim Pasha, Ottoman general (b. 1872) January 18 – Wallace Reid, American actor (b. 1891) January 19 – Amalia Eriksson, Swedish businesswoman (b. 1824) January 23 – Max Nordau, Hungarian author, philosopher and Zionist leader (b. 1849) January 27 – Carolina Santocanale, Italian Roman Catholic nun and blessed (b. 1852)
In certain particular churches the espousals of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph are honoured with an office on January 23. [5] The Oblates of St. Joseph celebrate January 23 as the feast of “The Holy Spouses Mary and Joseph”. [6]
January 15 to 23: International Snowmobile Safety Week. January 30 to February 6: National Storytelling Week. Monthly Observances in January 2024. Be Kind To Food Servers Month.
1915 – Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi. 2003 – The final signal was detected from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10 , then about 12 billion kilometres (7.5 billion miles) from Earth.
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM. Drawing of the New York Times 'Wordle' game board with the words "hint of the day" on the board. (Macy Sinreich / TODAY Illustrations)