In 1571, Queen Elizabeth I opened the Royal Exchange in London.

In 1931, Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova died aged 45.

In 1973, US president Richard Nixon declared that an agreement had been reached to end the war in Vietnam.

From the Telegraph & Argus of January 23rd, 1978...

ADVERTISEMENT: "Alhambra run already extended, with Charlie Drake, Bernard Bresslaw, Bill Simpson and Anne Aston as Cinderella. Also starring Joe Black, Jane Fyffe, Susan Majolier, The Sunbeams and guest star Dora Bryan as the Fairy Godmother. Stalls £1.75, £1.25. Circle £1.75, Balcony 80p."

From the Telegraph & Argus of January 23rd, 1953...

Alan Jeffries, the Shipley motorist, was a member of the first all- British team to reach the finish in the Monte Carlo rally today. He is co-driver to Tommy Wisdom, in a Ford Zephyr. Their car was one of the big Lisbon contingent. A French nobleman, the Marquis Francois de Noailles, was at the wheel of the first vehicle home, a Simca-Aronde.