What Happened on January 23rd

Many events happen in our everyday life. Some of those turn out to be significant whereas some are not. We want to remind our readers of those events that came to be historical as time reels.

Events

On this day in 1922 — an Insulin injection was used for the first time.

On this day in 1986 — the first ten musicians were inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame including James Brown, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Sam Cook, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.

Births

Frank Shuman — an American inventor and engineer — was born on this day in 1862. He is well known as the pioneer of solar energy.

Jyotirmoyee Devi – an Indian writer — was born on this day in 1894. She is famous for his sharp socio-observant short stories.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — an Indian nationalist — was born on this day 1897. He was a legendary leader of India's independence war.

Deaths

On this day in 1859, Ishwar Chandra Gupta — a Bengali poet — died. Through his hands, Bangla poetry walked the path of modernity, passing the boundaries of the middle ages.

On this day in 1909, Nabinchandra Sen — a noted poet of Bengali literature — died. Well-known for his poetry, Nabinchandra also wrote some of the most discussed prose of his era.

On this day in 1989, Salvador Dalí — a Spanish painter — died. He is mostly known for his magical surrealistic paintings.

On this day in 2018, Nicanor Parra— a Chilean poet — died. He was considered an influential poet in Chile and throughout Latin America.