Event:
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia dies at age 90 after hospitalization for pneumonia three weeks earlier; he has been succeeded by his half brother Salman of Saudi Arabia
More Notable Events on January 23:
1994 Worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Hercegovina
1993 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan
1991 World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait
1983 Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis
1983 Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean
