My Birthday Rocks.
23 January
1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first woman doctor.
1968 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship violated their territorial waters while spying.
And just for fun...
1983 - The A-Team debuts.
... yeah, bitches.
Births
1737 - John Hancock, American Revolutionist
1827 - Takamori Saigo, Samurai and General Bad Ass, Leader of the Satsuma Rebellion
Deaths
1989 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan artist
1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first woman doctor.
1968 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship violated their territorial waters while spying.
And just for fun...
1983 - The A-Team debuts.
... yeah, bitches.
Births
1737 - John Hancock, American Revolutionist
1827 - Takamori Saigo, Samurai and General Bad Ass, Leader of the Satsuma Rebellion
Deaths
1989 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan artist