Timeline Sunday 23 January 2005

Events on Sunday 23 January 2005 2

• 1925 – 2005 Johnny Carson (1925-2005) Died 23 January 2005, aged 79 Johnny Carson, the longtime host of "The Tonight Show" who defined American late-night television for three decades, died on 23 January 2005. He retired from the show in 1992 after transforming it into a cultural institution and launching countless comedy careers. Carson rarely appeared publicly after his retirement.
• 2005 Little Women, the musical Broadway A Broadway musical opens with Sutton Foster as Jo and Maureen McGovern as Marmee.