What Happened on January 23, 1929

Famous Birthdays

  • Ian Thomson, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 9 wickets; Sussex), born in Walsall, England (d. 2021)

John Polanyi (95 years old)

Canadian chemist (Nobel 1986) who researched chemical kinetics, born in Berlin, Germany

  • Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate

About January 23, 1929

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 95 years, 3 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aquarius