As of today, January 17, 2023

What happened like today in Greece and the world.

395: Emperor Theodosius I dies and the Roman Empire is permanently divided into the Byzantine Empire under Arcadius and the Western Roman Empire under Honorius.

1377: Pope Gregory XI moves the seat of the pontiff from Avignon back to Rome.

1562: France recognizes the Huguenots with the Edict of Saint Germain.

1773: James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to circumnavigate the Antarctic Circle.

1817: Ioannis Kapodistrias becomes a Swiss citizen, in recognition of his contribution to the creation of Switzerland’s federal system.

1824: The political oppositions between the revolutionary Greeks are expressed in the presence of two governments: One has its headquarters in Tripoli under Petrobeis Mavromichalis and the other in Kranidi under Georgios Kountouriotis.

1839: The Ionian State Bank, later Ionian and People’s Bank, is founded in London.

1893: American sugar planters catalyze the monarchy in Hawaii when they force Queen Liliuoalani to abdicate.

1899: The United States of America takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

1902: Earthquake in Mexico kills 300 people.

1904: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov premieres at the Moscow Art Theater.

1912: Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole a month after Roald Amundsen.

1923: An agreement is signed in Lausanne for the exchange of the populations of prisoners and political hostages between Greece and Turkey.

1925: A committee is established in Greece for the rescue and gathering of the Greek folklore treasure of Asia Minor.

1929: “Popeye” makes his debut in a supporting role, in a series of comics published by the New York newspaper, Evening Journal.

Births

1250 – Ruggero di Lauria, Italian admiral

1342 – Philip II, Duke of Burgundy

1504 – Pope Pius V

1600 – Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright

1706 – Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and inventor

1734 – François-Joseph Gausec, French composer

1820 – Anne Brodet, English writer

1829 – Catherine Booth, Mother of the Salvation Army

1860 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright

1863 – Konstantin Stanislavsky, Russian director

1863 – David Lynd George, English politician

1871 – Nicolae Yorga, Romanian writer

1877 – Fred Francis Bosworth, American evangelist

1899 – Al Capone, American criminal

1916 – Nikos Katharosporis, Greek politician

1927 – Ertha Kit, American singer and actress

1928 – Vidal Sassoon, British hairdresser and product manufacturer

1928 – Jean Baracket, French composer

1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor

1933 – Dalida (born Yolanda Christina Gigliotti), French singer

1939 – Christodoulos (born Christos Paraskevaidis), Archbishop of Athens and All Greece

1940 – Tabare Vasquez, Uruguayan politician

1940 – Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete

1942 – Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay), American boxer

1942 – Vassilis Tsivilikas, Greek actor

1943 – Rene Préval, Haitian politician

1949 – Andy Kaufman, American comedian

1949 – Sandra Mason, Barbadian judge

1949 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist

1955 – Manasseh Sogavare, Solomon Islands politician

1956 – Paul Young, British musician

1961 – George Andreou, Greek composer

1961 – Maya Tsiburdanitze, Georgian chess player

1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor

1965 – Nikos Nioplias, Greek football player and coach

1968 – Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete

1969 – Tiesto (born Ties Mikiel Furvest), Dutch DJ

1971 – Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player

1971 – Richard Burns, English racing driver

1971 – Kid Rock (born Robert James Ritchie), American singer

1971 – Lil Jon (born Jonathan Smith), American rapper

1979 – Antonis Martsakis, Greek singer and violinist

1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress

1982 – Dwyane Wade, American basketball player

1982 – Ricardo Bovio, Brazilian soccer player

Deaths

395 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor

1284 – Alexander, Prince of Scotland

1328 – Othon I, Landgrave of Hesse

1334 – John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond

1369 – Peter I, king of Cyprus

1458 – Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

1468 – Skanderbeg (Gergi Kastrioti), Albanian rebel

1598 – Fyodor I, Czar of Russia

1686 – Carlo Dolci, Italian painter

1718 – Maria Agnesi, Italian linguist and mathematician

1751 – Tommaso Albinoni, Italian composer

1848 – Petrobeis Mavromichalis, Greek chieftain and politician

1861 – Lola Montez, Irish singer and dancer

1863 – Horace Vernet, French painter

1874 – Chang and Eng Banker, Siamese twins

1886 – Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer

1893 – Rutherford Hayes, 19th US president

1908 – Ferdinand IV, Duke of Tuscany

1933 – Louis Tiffany, American artist and jewelry designer

1942 – Walter von Reichenau, German field marshal

1961 – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician

1967 – Vasilios Kyrellos, Greek politician

1973 – Takis Christoforidis, Greek actor

1977 – Georgios Hadjistavris, Greek soldier

1981 – Loukas Panourgias, Greek football player and sports agent

1982 – Thomas Andreadis, Greek politician

1982 – Juan O’Gorman, Mexican architect

1984 – Kostas Giannidis, Greek composer

1991 – Olaf V, King of Norway

1996 – Andreas Doutsos, Greek politician

1997 – Clyde Tombo, American astronomer

2000 – Dimitrios Pagoropoulos, Greek politician

2001 – Laurent Kabila, Congolese politician

2002 – Camilo José Tela, Spanish writer

2003 – Richard Crenna, American actor

2008 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player

2009 – Danae Stratigopoulou, Greek singer

2010 – Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek politician and writer

2013 – Mehmet Ali Birad, Turkish journalist.