January 23 in History
23 January in History – 76 years ago

Asia Pacific 1949: Communist Victory in Northern China
In China, the uneasy truce between Nationalists and Communists had collapsed in mid-1946.... SEE MORE…
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Ending on 23 January 1825
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ends
2005
Pro-Western Orange Revolution in Ukraine
starts
1978
Sandinistas overthrow Somoza in Nicaragua
1963
PAIGC begins insurgency in Portuguese Guinea
ends
1943
British enter Tripoli
1942
Japanese take Kavieng & Rabaul
starts
1915
Chilembwe leads rebellion in Nyasaland
1899
Philippine Republic proclaimed
ends
1825
Moreotes defeated in Greek civil war
ends
169
Lucius Verus co-rules Roman Empire
*Actual date uncertain; set to 23 January for purposes of Omniatlas
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