January 23: Day of the Week
January 23, 2023 was the 23rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 342 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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January 23 Historical Event(s)
- 1920The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- 1943Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
- 1943World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign ends.
- 1943World War II: Troops of Montgomery’s 8th Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army.
- 1945World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
- 1960The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 m (35,798 feet) in the Pacific Ocean.
- 1963Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attacked the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.
- 1986The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
- 2003Final communication between Earth and Pioneer 10.
- 2031New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 23?
- 1876Otto Diels, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1954)
- 1898Randolph Scott, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1923Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach
- 1927Jack Quinlan, Chicago Cubs Broadcaster (d. 1965)
- 1929John Charles Polanyi, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1934Pierre Bourgault, Quebec politician and essayist (d. 2003)
- 1938Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- 1950Danny Federici, American musician (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) (d. 2008)
- 1972Lisa Snowdon, British model and TV presenter
- 1975Phil Dawson, American football player
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