January 23
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1967
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
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USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.
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World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
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Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people.
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Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
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U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered.
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A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
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A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities.
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A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.
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Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.
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Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people.
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2004Julio Enciso, Paraguayan footballer
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2002Joško Gvardiol, Croatian footballer
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2002Nicola Zalewski, Polish footballer
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2001Olga Danilović, Serbian tennis player
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2000Fanni Pigniczki, Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
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1999Alban Lafont, French footballer
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1998XXXTentacion, American rapper (died 2018)
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1996Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball player
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1996Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer
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1994Addison Russell, American baseball player
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1991Steve Birnbaum, American soccer player
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1987Leo Komarov, Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player
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