Historical Events
- Future Australian cricket captain and coach Bobby Simpson makes his 1st-class debut for NSW at 16 years and 357 days
- NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
- NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conference
Famous Birthdays
- Antonio Villaraigosa [Villar], Hispanic-American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles, 2005-13; California Assemblyman, 1994-2000), born in East Los Angeles, California
- John Luther Adams, American composer ("Become Ocean" Pulitzer Prize for Music 2014), born in Meridian, Mississippi [1]
- Pat Haden, American NFL quarterback (LA Rams), born in Westbury, New York
Pavlo Lazarenko (71 years old)
Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996-97), born in Karpivka, Ukraine
- Robin Zander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Cheap Trick - "Dream Police"; "I Want You To Want Me"), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
About January 23, 1953
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 71 years, 3 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Comes A-Long A-Love - Kay Starr
