Born on 23 January 2019

At A Glance

23 January 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

23 January 2019 was a Wednesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 January 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

• 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
• 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
• 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
• 2018 The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.
• 2022 Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.

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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