Historical Events for 19th January 2023

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1810 - Cold Friday: temperature at Portsmouth, New Hampshire drops from 54°F to minus 12°F in one day with many frozen to death
1886 - Aurora Ski Club, 1st in US, founded in Minnesota
1913 - Raymond Poincaré installed as President of France
1969 - 19th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East, 10-7; MVPs: Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams, QB; Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Rams, DT
1970 - UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist
1971 - 24th NHL All-Star Game, Boston Garden: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 2-1; MVP: Bobby Hull, Chicago, LW
1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, 71-70 in South Bend, Indiana to end Bruins' NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak
1983 - Klaus Barbie, SS chief in Lyon in Nazi-occupied France, arrested in Bolivia
1989 - President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon
2003 - NFC Championship, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10

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