January 23rd (1789) was a Friday. It's the 22nd day of the year (23rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 343 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd January, 1789
» Georgetown University named Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. or Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.)
January 23rd Famous Deaths for 1789
» Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)