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What Happened On 23rd January 1997 In History

January 23rd (1997) was a Thursday. It's the 22nd day of the year (23rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 343 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 23rd January, 1997

  • » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • » Greek Serial Killer Antonis Daglis is sentenced to thirteen consecutive life sentences, plus 25 years for the serial slayings of three women and the attempted murder of six others.

January 23rd Famous Deaths for 1997

  • » Richard Berry (musician) named Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (The Flairs) (b. 1935)

January 23rd Holidays in History

  • » Bounty Day (Pitcairn Island)
  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Abakuh
  • » Marianne Cope known as Marianne of Molokai
  • » Emerentiana
  • » Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • » Ildephonsus of Toledo
  • » Phillips Brooks (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » January 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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World History for the 23rd January