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This is a list of selected January 23 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
393Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaimed his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. both: refimprove section
1368 – Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries. appears on April 25
1579 – The Union of Utrecht was signed, unifying the northern provinces in the Low Countries which later formed the Dutch Republic. Stubby, needs more footnotes
1656 – Under the pseudonym Louis de Montalte, French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal published the first of his Lettres provinciales, attacking the Jesuits and their use of casuistic reasoning. refimprove
1719 – Emperor Charles VI established Liechtenstein, the only principality in the Holy Roman Empire still in existence today. unreferenced section
1795War of the First Coalition: In a rare battle between cavalry and naval ships, a French Hussar regiment captured a Dutch fleet frozen at anchor between the port of Den Helder and the island of Texel. multiple issues
1899 – Pursuant to the adoption of the Malolos Constitution and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic, Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn in as the first President of the Philippines. both: refimprove section
1912 – Twelve nations signed the International Opium Convention, the first international drug control treaty, to regulate the production and distribution of opiates. short
1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee". date not cited
1967 – The English new town of Milton Keynes was formed in Buckinghamshire, incorporating three towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on the farmland between them. refimprove section
1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, inducted its first members, including Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley. refimprove section
2004Viktor Yushchenko was inaugurated as President of Ukraine, bringing the Orange Revolution to its conclusion. unreferenced section
2006 – After 12 years of Liberal Party's rule, Stephen Harper's Conservative Party won the most seats in the Canadian federal election. unreferenced section, refimprove section

Eligible

January 23

USS Pueblo
USS Pueblo

Muthu Coomaraswamy (b. 1834) · Mykola Leontovych (d. 1921) · Louisa Cadamuro (b. 1987)

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