Nicosia, Cyprus. Several notable political, diplomatic, cultural and public events have occurred on January 23 across different years, including major trials, landmark appointments, deaths of prominent figures, and mass movements.
1937
The trial of 17 leading Communists began in Moscow after they were accused of involvement in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow the regime and assassinate its leaders.
1996
South Korean prosecutors formally charged former Presidents Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo Hwan with sedition over events surrounding the 1980 army massacre of pro-democracy activists in Kwangju.
1997
Madeleine Albright became the first female U.S. Secretary of State.
2003
Giovanni Agnelli, who turned the Italian family car company Fiat into a global industrial powerhouse, died aged 81.
2004
Helmut Newton, the German-born photographer whose portraits of nude women in chains and bonds drew both acclaim and revulsion, was killed in a car accident in Hollywood, aged 83.
2005
The American comedian Johnny Carson, host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for nearly 30 years, died aged 79.
2005
Thousands attended the funeral for a New York firefighter who died in a blaze in the Bronx.
2008
Thousands of Palestinians entered Egypt from the Gaza Strip through a border wall blown up by militants and bought food and fuel that were in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
2011
Brazil celebrated the National Day of the Volkswagen Beetle.
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