February 23

Events

 * - Traditional date for the publication of the, the first  printed from.
 * - becomes.
 * - : arrives at,  to help to train the.
 * - French Forces launch a failed invasion of Britain. See
 * - : A plot to murder all the cabinet ministers is exposed.
 * -, home of , is incorporated.
 * - The begins in.
 * - : - In,  troops defeat Mexican.
 * - The official of the  is declared.
 * - -elect arrives secretly in, after an  attempt in.
 * - is founded in.
 * - Military control of ends and it is readmitted to the.
 * - Major patents a game called "," now more commonly called.
 * - becomes the first  to enact an.
 * - The is hit by a large, killing around 2,000.
 * - receives a patent for the.
 * - is imprisoned in  after writing "", a letter accusing the  of  and wrongfully placing   in jail.
 * - In the s and  troops fight in the.
 * - leases  to the  "in perpetuity".
 * - For $10 million the gains control of the  Zone.
 * - attorney  and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the, the world's first.
 * - The makes the first powered flight in  and the.
 * - First demonstrations in, . The beginning of the.
 * - First victory of over the 's German troops near  and . Since  this date become the  in honour of this victory.
 * - forms the  in.
 * - The (later renamed the ) begins to regulate the use of  frequencies.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - : troops conquer.
 * - was first produced and isolated by Dr..
 * - of the  and  to
 * - : During the, a group of s and a commonly forgotten US Navy Corpsman, reach the top of on the island and are . The photo would later win a.
 * 1945  - : The capital of the, , is liberated by  forces.
 * 1945  - : Capitulation of  garrison in, city is liberated by  and  forces.
 * 1945  - : The  town of  is completely destroyed by a raid of 379  bombers.
 * - (ISO) is founded.
 * - The first mass of children against  begins in.
 * - First meeting of the.
 * - The founding congress of the is opened in.
 * - n rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion.
 * - A military in  replaces the previous.
 * - The demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim.
 * - In response to the, commences nearly two months early in the.
 * -  states that 's  would decide the fate of the   hostages.
 * -, attempts a  by capturing the.
 * - The   of  and  nationalizes, a holding of.
 * 1983  - The  announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the -contaminated community of.
 * - A is seen in the  (see ).
 * - : Ground troops cross the border and enter, thus starting the ground-phase of the war.
 * 1991  - In,   leads a bloodless , deposing.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - The gains 30.28 to close at 4,003.33, closing above 4,000 for the.
 * - A large fire occurs in the n,.
 * - : es in central destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42.
 * 1998  -  publishes a  declaring  against all s and.
 * - ish rebel leader is charged with  in,.
 * 1999  - An  destroys the  village of, killing 31.
 * - begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting  visits ;  and  are in attendance.
 * 2005  - Vote of the controversial, repealed start of 2006.
 * - agrees to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on.
 * - launches its fourth, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as.
 * 2007  - A  on an evening express service near, , , killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, French scientist (d. )
 * -, English naval administrator and man of letters, posthumously famous as a diarist (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, English mistress of (d. )
 * -, French colonizer and Governor of Louisiana (d. )
 * -, German/British  (d. )
 * - Queen (d. )
 * -, Welsh philosopher (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, German-born banker (d. )
 * -, American minister and politician from Michigan (d. )
 * -, Austrian economist (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Swiss hotelier (d. )
 * -, American civil rights leader (d. )
 * -, Chinese scholar (d. )
 * -, Estonian president (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * 1889  -, French actress and director (d. )
 * -, Australian Rugby League player (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * 1899  -, American film director (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, English film director (d. )
 * 1904  -, American historian (d. )
 * 1904  -, Soviet spy (d. )
 * -, twentieth (d. )
 * -, Dutch cyclist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1915  -,  retired  and Pilot of  "" over  (d. )
 * -, American fascist (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician
 * -, Uruguayan politician
 * -, South-African born physicist, (d. )
 * 1924  -, French film director (d. )
 * -, cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, American collage artist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American football coach and politician
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American football player and coach
 * -, English historical novelist
 * 1944  -, American musician
 * -, South African activist
 * -, American country-rock guitarist
 * -, American comic book writer
 * -, French Canadian astronaut
 * -, Irish singer and radio personality
 * -, American football player
 * 1951  -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, American voice actor, radio personality, and writer
 * 1955  -, British pop singer
 * -, English writer and journalist
 * 1958  -, English singer, musician and composer
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, Australian politician
 * 1960  -, Crown Prince of Japan
 * -, American musician
 * -, former baseball player
 * 1963  -, Polish politician
 * -, Norwegian guitarist
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, American computer manufacturer
 * 1965  -, former Czech tennis player
 * 1965  -, American supermodel and actress
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, French Canadian actress
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1971  -, Canadian cricketer
 * 1971  -, English television presenter
 * -, American country singer
 * 1972  -, American baseball player
 * -, American artist
 * 1973  -, Swedish musician
 * -, American DJ
 * 1974  -, Mexican musician
 * 1974  -, South African cricketer
 * -, American actor
 * 1975  -, American composer
 * -, British actress
 * -, Estonian cross-country skier
 * -, Puerto Rican musician
 * 1978  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * 1979  -, American rapper
 * -, English footballer
 * 1981  -, American football player
 * -, Italian rugby player
 * 1983  -, Egyptian footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1986  -, Japanese idol, (member of )
 * -, American ice dancer
 * -, American drummer (Summer Lights)
 * -, American child actress
 * -, American child actress

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Archbishop of Mainz
 * - of China (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1447  -  (b. )
 * -, Emperor of China (b. )
 * -, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies
 * -, English politician (executed) (bc. )
 * -, French composer
 * -, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. )
 * -, Dutch historian and statesman (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. )
 * -, English painter (b. )
 * -, English literary critic (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, 6th (b. )
 * -, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. )
 * -, Polish Romantic poet (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, German surgeon (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (b. )
 * -, Nazi ideologue and composer (b. )
 * -, Australian opera soprano (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * - Victim 7 of the
 * -, Belgian-American chemist and inventor of the first synthetic plastic, Bakelite (b. )
 * -, Japanese general (hanged) (b. )
 * -, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. )
 * -, French poet and playwright (b. )
 * -, Greek singer (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, British born actor and comedian (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American composer and writer (b. )
 * -, English artist (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Greek politician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1995  -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (b. )
 * -, USMC Sniper, 93 Confirmed Kills (b. )
 * -, Israeli singer (b. )
 * 2000  -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, French film director and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American sociologist (b. )
 * 2003  -, American bass guitarist ( & the Heartbreakers) (b. )
 * -, Indian film director (b. )
 * 2004  -, American singer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Governor of Kerala (b. )
 * 2004  -, American singer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, Swiss actor and film director (b. )
 * 2006  -, Spanish footballer (b. )
 * -, British footballer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - held in honor of.
 * - Feast of the Incappucciati.
 * - (formerly  or Day of Soviet Army and Navy).
 * - (formerly  or Day of Soviet Army and Navy).

Liturgical feasts

 * - Feast day of (died 155)
 * (d. 867)
 * (d. 867)