Tukuk-OS📅 February 23
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on February 23? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2021 — Riots in four Ecuadorian prisons, caused by gang rivalries, resulted in the deaths of 79 inmates.
- 2017 — Syrian civil war: Allied troops led by the Turkish Armed Forces captured the city of al-Bab from the Islamic State.
- 2008 — A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in the most expensive crash in U.S. Air Force history.
Northrop B-2 Spirit2008 Andersen Air Force Base B-2 crashAndersen Air Force Base
- 1987 — SN 1987A, the first supernova that modern astronomers were able to study in great detail, was observed from Earth occurring in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- 1971 — Vietnam War: South Vietnamese General Đỗ Cao Trí was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering Operation Lam Son 719.
- 1945 — Second World War: An Allied bombing run on Pforzheim, Germany, killed approximately 31 percent of its population and destroyed about 83 percent of its buildings.
- 1945 — American photographer Joe Rosenthal took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima, an image that was later reproduced on the Marine Corps War Memorial.
- 1944 — In response to an insurgency in Chechnya, the Soviet Union began the forced deportation of the native Chechen and Ingush of North Caucasus.
1940–1944 insurgency in ChechnyaOperation Lentil (Caucasus)Chechens
- 1943 — 35 children and 1 adult employee were killed in a fire at an orphanage in the town of Cavan, Ireland.
- 1941 — Plutonium was first chemically identified by chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and his team at the University of California, Berkeley.
- 1886 — American inventor Charles Martin Hall discovered an inexpensive method of producing aluminium.
- 1854 — The Orange River Convention was signed in Bloemfontein, with the United Kingdom agreeing to recognise the independence of the Orange Free State in present-day South Africa.
- 1847 — Mexican–American War: The United States Army used artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army at the Battle of Buena Vista near Saltillo.
- 1778 — American Revolutionary War: Prussian military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania as a volunteer for the Continental Army.
American Revolutionary WarPrussiaFriedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
- 1739 — The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin was uncovered by his former schoolmate, who recognised his handwriting, leading to Turpin's trial.
- 1725 — Johann Sebastian Bach premiered his Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (pictured).
Johann Sebastian BachEntfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249aChristian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Births
- 2002 — Alice Litman, English transgender woman
- 2000 — Femke Broeders-Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinter
- 1997 — Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball player
- 1996 — D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player
- 1996 — Nick Schmaltz, American ice hockey player
- 1995 — Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player
- 1994 — Triptii Dimri, Indian actress
- 1994 — Neviana Vladinova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- 1992 — Casemiro, Brazilian footballer
- 1992 — Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1990 — Kevin Connauton, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 — Marco Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2025 — Larry Dolan, American attorney (born 1931)
- 2025 — Chris Jasper, American singer, composer and producer (born 1951)
- 2025 — Al Trautwig, American sports commentator (born 1956)
- 2024 — Flaco, Eurasian eagle-owl (born 2010)
- 2023 — Tony Earl, American politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1936)
- 2023 — John Motson, English football commentator (born 1945)
- 2021 — Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician (born 1930)
- 2019 — Katherine Helmond, American actress (born 1929)
- 2016 — Peter Lustig, German television host and author (born 1937)
- 2016 — Jacqueline Mattson, American baseball player (born 1928)
- 2015 — James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (born 1918)
- 2015 — Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (born 1942)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Polycarp of Smyrna
- Christian feast day: Blessed Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga
- Christian feast day: Serenus the Gardener
- Christian feast day: Willigis
- Christian feast day: February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan)
- Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
- National Day (Brunei)
- Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics: Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
- Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics: Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)
- Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics: Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan) (Tajikistan)
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