What Happened on January 23, 1976

Historical Events

Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide

Station to Station

RCA releases "Station to Station", David Bowie's 10th studio album, recorded in Los Angeles; it peaks in the U.S. charts at No.3, and No. 5 in the U.K.

The Provisional Irish Republican Army truce of February 1975 is officially brought to an end
The results to U.S. advice columnist Ann Landers' question (if they could do it all over, would parents still become parents) state that 70% of 10,000 responding parents were negative about being parents
Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5

Events in 1976

Famous Birthdays

Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Alor Setar, Malaysia
Byron Hanspard, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Dallas, Texas
Nigel McGuinness, English pro wrestler and broadcaster (ROH World Champion 2003-06; NXT UK), born in London, England

Born in 1976

Famous Weddings

Sidney Poitier

Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (48) weds Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus

Famous Deaths

Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44
Paul Dupuis, French Canadian actor (The Fortress; Passport to Pimlico), dies at 62

Paul Robeson (1898-1976)

American stage and screen bass-baritone singer ("Old Man River"), actor, and civil rights activist, dies of stroke complications in Philadelphia at 77