Day of the year

January 23

Born on January 23? You're a Aquarius with the Garnet birthstone.

The next January 23 is in 250 days.

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January 23 Zodiac Sign

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

Element: Air

progressiveoriginalindependenthumanitarianinventive

Birthstone

Garnet

Birth Flower

Carnation

Season

Winter

Numerology 6

A number of nurturing, responsibility, and harmony at home.

1368— Zhu Yuanzhang officially proclaimed himself the Hongwu Emperor and established the Ming Dynasty in China.
1849— Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree.
1973— U.S. President Nixon announced that an agreement had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1997— Madeleine Albright was confirmed as the first female U.S. Secretary of State.

John Hancock (1737) — statesman and first governor of Massachusetts known for his bold signature
Édouard Manet (1832) — French Impressionist painter
Rutger Hauer (1944) — Dutch actor known for Blade Runner
Mariska Hargitay (1964) — actress and advocate known for Law and Order: SVU
Princess Beatrice of York (1988) — British royal, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II

Handwriting DayNational Pie Day (US)

Handwriting Day is observed on January 23, chosen because it is the birthday of John Hancock, whose signature is the most famous in American history.
Elizabeth Blackwell, who received her medical degree on January 23, 1849, went on to open a medical school for women in New York City.
January 23 is National Pie Day in the U.S. — not to be confused with Pi Day (March 14), which honors the mathematical constant.

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