January 23January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 342 days remaining, 343 in leap years. Events 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history kills 830,000 people in Shanxi Province, China. 1570 The assassination of regent James Stewa - James BrownJames Brown (born May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina some sources list his year of birth as 1928 and his birthplace as Pulaski, Tennessee) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century music and the prime mover in the evolution of gospel an is sentenced in GeorgiaThis article is about Georgia the U. For alternative meanings, see: Georgia. Georgia ( In Detail) (Full size) State motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation ''State nickname: Peach State or Empire of the South Other U. States Capital Atlanta Largest City Atlant to 6 years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states
April - Three young men attempt to mug record producer and author Reed Arvin. Reed, being a rather large man, was able to go home with his money. The three young men were forced to return to their homes empty handed and nursing a few bruises.
May 1 - California jewelry store employees call the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turned out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise
July onwards, UK - sampling/mix group Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers are the year's biggest chart phenomenon. Their montages of classic rock and roll records make them only the third act to top the charts with all of their first three singles.
