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This is a list of selected January 23 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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1579 – The Union of Utrecht was signed, unifying the northern provinces in the Low Countries which later formed the Dutch Republic. Stubby, unreferenced
1656 – Under the pseudonym Louis de Montalte, French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal published the first of his Lettres provinciales, attacking the Jesuits and their use of casuistic reasoning. {{refimprove}}
1912 – Twelve nations signed the International Opium Convention, the first international drug control treaty, to regulate the production and distribution of opiates. short
1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee". unreferenced section
1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, inducted its first members, including Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley. {{refimprove section}}
2006 – After 12 years of Liberal Party's rule, Stephen Harper's Conservative Party won the most seats in the Canadian federal election. {{unreferenced section}}, {{refimprove section}}

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January 23: Lunar New Year (Chinese calendar, 2012)

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