Oton Župančič

Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).

Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. ^[ref]

Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. ^[ref]

Tōten Miyazaki

Japanese social activist (1871-1922).

Born January 23rd, 1871 in Arao.

Died June 12th, 1922 at 51 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (kidney disease).

Pavlo Tychyna

Soviet ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman (1891-1967).

Born January 23rd, 1891 in Pisky. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 1967 at 76 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Gelete Burka

Ethiopian middle distance runner.

Born January 23rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kofele.

Édith Thomas

French novelist, archivist, historian and journalist (1909–1970).

Born January 23rd, 1909 in Montrouge. ^[ref]

Died December 7th, 1970 at 61 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Philipp Oswald

Austrian tennis player.

Born January 23rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Feldkirch.

Uwe Bohm

German actor (1962–2022).

Born January 23rd, 1962 in Wilhelmsburg.

Died April 8th, 2022 at 60 years old in Berlin (sudden cardiac death). ^[ref]

Elisa Loncon

Mapuche linguist, politician and indigenous rights activist.

Born January 23rd, 1963 (age 63 years) in Traiguén.

Cathy Hopkins

English writer.

Born January 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Manchester.

Andrew Rock

American sprinter.

Born January 23rd, 1982 (age 44 years) in Marshfield.

Dhimitër Anagnosti

Albanian film director and politician (1936–2025).

Born January 23rd, 1936 in Vuno.

Died September 1st, 2025 at 89 years old in Tirana. ^[ref]

Blaoui Houari

Algerian singer (1926–2017).

Born January 23rd, 1926 in Oran.

Died July 19th, 2017 at 91 years old in Oran (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Constantina Diță

Athletics competitor.

Born January 23rd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Turburea.

Yevhen Cheberko

Ukrainian association football player.

Born January 23rd, 1998 (age 28 years) in Melitopol.

Lafe McKee

Actor (1872-1959).

Born January 23rd, 1872 in Morrison.

Died August 10th, 1959 at 87 years old in Temple City.

Olga Fatkulina

Russian speed skater.

Born January 23rd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Chelyabinsk.

Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof

Polish-french engineer and esperantist.

Born January 23rd, 1925 in Warsaw.

Died October 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in Antony. ^[ref]

Auro Jr.

Brazilian footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1996 (age 30 years) in São Paulo.

Jang Do-young

South korean politician (1923-2012).

Born January 23rd, 1923 in Ryongchon County.

Died August 3rd, 2012 at 89 years old in Orlando.

Joseph Marino

Catholic archbishop and diplomat.

Born January 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Birmingham.

Valérie Tasso

French writer, lecturer, research worker and sex therapist.

Born January 23rd, 1969 (age 57 years) in France.

Hossein Kalani

Iranian footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Tehran. ^[ref]

Bianca Schmidt

German association football player.

Born January 23rd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Gera.

Fehmi Agani

Politician (1932-1999).

Born January 23rd, 1932 in Gjakova.

Died May 6th, 1999 at 67 years old in Lipjan.

Sanchai Ratiwatana

Thai tennis player.

Born January 23rd, 1982 (age 44 years) in Bangkok.