Arnoldo Alemán

President of nicaragua from 1997 to 2002.

Born January 23rd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Managua.

Gudaf Tsegay

Ethiopian middle-distance runner.

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

Hans Hass

Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer (1919–2013).

Born January 23rd, 1919 in Vienna.

Died June 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Salim Ahmed Salim

Tanzanian politician and diplomat.

Born January 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Zanzibar Protectorate.

Daniela Braga

Brazilian model.

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

Steve Birnbaum

American soccer player (born 1991).

Born January 23rd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Newport.

Leo Brian Kokubo

Japanese footballer.

Born January 23rd, 2001 (age 25 years) in Chiba Prefecture.

Jonatha Brooke

American singer-songwriter and musician.

Born January 23rd, 1964 (age 62 years) in Illinois, Chicago.

Lin Zhao

Poet and writer (1932–1968).

Born January 23rd, 1932 in Suzhou.

Died April 29th, 1968 at 36 years old in Shanghai Longhua Airport (gunshot wound).

Brwa Nouri

Swedish association football player.

Born January 23rd, 1987 (age 39 years) in Sulaymaniyah.

Alexander Baumjohann

German footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1987 (age 39 years) in Waltrop.

Cherif Ndiaye

Senegalese footballer.

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

Paul Gallagher

Roman catholic archbishop.

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

Bernard Diomède

French football manager (born 1974).

Born January 23rd, 1974 (age 52 years) in Saint-Doulchard.

Zvonko Bušić

Croatian political activist and hijacker (1946–2013).

Born January 23rd, 1946 in Gorica, Čapljina.

Died September 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rovanjska (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Salvatore Lima

Italian politician and mafia (1928–1992).

Born January 23rd, 1928 in Palermo.

Died March 12th, 1992 at 64 years old in Mondello. ^[ref]

Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat

Mongolian politician, president of mongolia.

Born January 23rd, 1942 in Zavkhan Province.

Died January 17th, 2025 at 82 years old in Ulaanbaatar. ^[ref]

Robert D. Cabana

American astronaut.

Born January 23rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Minneapolis.

Bronwyn Bancroft

Australian artist, administrator and book illustrator (born 1958).

Born January 23rd, 1958 (age 68 years) in Tenterfield.

Fausto Gresini

Italian motorcycle racer (1961–2021).

Born January 23rd, 1961 in Imola.

Died February 23rd, 2021 at 60 years old in Bologna (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Cyril Davies

British musician (1932–1964).

Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.

Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).

David Douglas Duncan

American photographer (1916-2018).

Born January 23rd, 1916 in Kansas City.

Died June 7th, 2018 at 102 years old in Grasse.

Andrija Mohorovičić

Croatian seismologist (1857–1936).

Born January 23rd, 1857 in Volosko.

Died December 18th, 1936 at 79 years old in Zagreb.

Ivan Galamian

American musician (1903–1981).

Born January 23rd, 1903 in Tabriz.

Died April 14th, 1981 at 78 years old in New York City.

James Lighthill

British applied mathematician (1924–1998).

Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.

Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.