Historical Events
On Your Toes
George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes", choreographed by George Balanchine, and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva, closes at the Majestic Theatre, NYC; after 515 performances
The Great Purge
Karl Radek and sixteen others go on trial in Moscow as part of the Great Purge, many are sentenced to death
Famous Deaths
- Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (Minister of Education), dies at 60
Died in 1937 1937 Highlights
About January 23, 1937
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 87 years, 3 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
