Rüdiger Schnuphase

East german footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Erfurt, Werningshausen.

Kotryna Teterevkova

Lithuanian swimmer.

Born January 23rd, 2002 (age 24 years) in Vilnius.

Béla Lajta

Hungarian architect (1873–1920).

Born January 23rd, 1873 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died October 12th, 1920 at 47 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Philaret

The patriarch of kyiv and all rus’-ukraine, the head of the ukrainian orthodox church — kyiv patriarchate (1929-2026).

Born January 23rd, 1929 in Blahodatne.

Died March 20th, 2026 at 97 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Daria Serenko

Russian feminist.

Born January 23rd, 1993 (age 33 years) in Khabarovsk. ^[ref]

Lasse Lehtinen

Finnish politician and television presenter.

Born January 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kotka.

Allen Stack

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999).

Born January 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.

Died September 12th, 1999 at 71 years old in Honolulu.

Sergio Álvarez Díaz

Spanish footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Avilés.

Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Icelandic film director and screenwriter (born 1954).

Born January 23rd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Iceland.

Oswald Balzer

Polish historian (1858–1933).

Born January 23rd, 1859 in Khodoriv. ^[ref]

Died January 11th, 1933 at 73 years old in Lviv.

Xu Anqi

Chinese fencer.

Born January 23rd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Nanjing.

Tawan Khotrsupho

Thai association football player.

Born January 23rd, 2000 (age 26 years) in Thailand.

Stefano Zanini

Road bicycle racer.

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

Henryk Samsonowicz

Polish historian and politician.

Born January 23rd, 1930 in Warsaw.

Died May 28th, 2021 at 91 years old in Warsaw.

Valeri Gromyko

Belarusian association football player.

Born January 23rd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Minsk.

Yevgeny Lukyanenko

Russian pole vaulter.

Born January 23rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Slavyansk-na-Kubani.

Shen Yang

Chinese chess player.

Born January 23rd, 1989 (age 37 years) in Nanjing.

Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg

Norwegian orienteering competitor.

Born January 23rd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Karmøy Municipality.

Georgia Coleman

Diver.

Born January 23rd, 1912 in St. Maries.

Died September 14th, 1940 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

László Tahi Tóth

Hungarian actor (1944-2018).

Born January 23rd, 1944 in Budapest.

Died February 22nd, 2018 at 74 years old in Budapest (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Khalil al-Sakakini

Palestinian poet (1878–1953).

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

Died August 13th, 1953 at 75 years old in Cairo. ^[ref]

Jan Świtkowski

Polish swimmer.

Born January 23rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Lublin.

Choi Kyu-baek

South korean association football player.

Born January 23rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in South Korea.

Herma Bauma

Austrian athlete and handballer.

Born January 23rd, 1915 in Vienna.

Died February 9th, 2003 at 88 years old in Vienna.

Henry Eriksson

Athletics competitor (1920–2000).

Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.

Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.