23 January
What happened today in history?
- 1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi Earthquake, hits China.
- 1855 – The first bridge over the Mississippi River is opened in Minnesota.
- 1967 – Milton Keynes in England is founded as a new town.
Who was born today?
- 1745 – William Jessop – English enginner
- 1832 – Edouard Manet – French painter.
- 1984 – Arjen Robben – Dutch footballer.
Who died today?
- 1806 – William Pitt the Younger – Prime Minister of UK.
- 1875 – Charles Kingsley – English author (The Water-Babies, Alton Locke).
- 1931 – Anna Pavlova – Russian ballerina.
- 1944 – Edvard Munch – Norwegian painter.
- 1989 – Salvador Dali – Spanish painter.
