January 23rd, 2001

Born on January 23rd, 2001

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What happened on January 23rd?

January 23rd, 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 23rd, 1846

Ahmad Bey declared the legal abolition of slavery in Tunisia.

January 23rd, 1571

Queen Elizabeth I opened the Royal Exchange in London, giving it its royal title.

January 23rd, 1368

The Hongwu Emperor (pictured) ascended the throne, initiating the Ming dynasty, which would rule China for three centuries.

January 23rd, 2002

American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi, Pakistan.

January 23rd, 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.

January 23rd, 1993

The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.

January 23rd, 1968

USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.

January 23rd, 1967

The English new town of Milton Keynes was founded in Buckinghamshire, incorporating four towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on intervening farmland.

January 23rd, 1957

American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee"

January 23rd, 1942

World War II: Japan began an invasion of the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.

January 23rd, 1915

Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi.

January 23rd, 1909

Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour chase, partially by tram, that ended in the perpetrators' suicides.

January 23rd, 1902

In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains.

January 23rd, 1870

American Indian Wars: In the Marias Massacre, the United States Army killed about 200 Piegan Blackfeet, mostly women, children, and the elderly.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 23rd

Same year
Born in 2001

24

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

25

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*April 10th, 2001, Ra'anana

25

Lola Young

English singer and songwriter

*January 4th, 2001, Croydon

24

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles

24

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

24

Nardo Wick

American rapper from Florida (born. 2001)

*December 30th, 2001, Jacksonville

24

Cris MJ

Chilean singer-songwriter

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

25

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

24

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

25

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

24

Tiara Andini

Indonesian singer and actress (born 2001)

*September 23rd, 2001, Jember

24

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

24

Caleb McLaughlin

American actor

*October 13th, 2001, Carmel

24

Sepp van den Berg

Dutch association football player

*December 20th, 2001, Zwolle

25

Neco Williams

Welsh association football player

*April 13th, 2001, Wrexham

25

Oscar Piastri

Australian racing driver

*April 6th, 2001, Melbourne

24

Chosen Jacobs

American actor, singer

*July 1st, 2001, Springfield

25

Andrew Torgashev

American figure skater

*May 29th, 2001, Coral Springs

25

Alex Timossi Andersson

Swedish association football player

*January 19th, 2001, Helsingborg

25

Eleanor Worthington Cox

British actress

*June 21st, 2001, Merseyside

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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