Born on 23 January 1962

At A Glance

23 January 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

23 January 1962 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Let There Be Drums” by Sandy Nelson was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1962 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 January 1962 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

• 1960 The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.
• 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
• 1967 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
• 1967 Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.

Famous people born on 23 January

• Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
• Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
• Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
• Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)

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