Birthdates Which Occur on February 23:
1417 Paul II [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)
1614 Jacob Col˜n(s) Dutch coat of arms painter
1615 Cornelis Galle II Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised
1633 Samuel Pepys English Navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)
1649 John Blow composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized)
1685 Georg Friedrich H„ndel English/German organist/composer (Messiah)
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)
1730 Christian Joseph Lidarti composer
1744 Mayer Amschel Rothschild founded House of Rothschild
1776 John Walter II manager of Times (London)
1787 Emma Willard US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
1792 Istvan Ferenczi Hungarian sculptor
1811 George Washington Hewitt composer
1818 Jeremy F Gilmer Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
1824 Herman N van der Tuuk Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
and Lewis Cass Hunt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1831 Hendrik W Mesdag Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)
1838 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1840 Carl Menger Austrian economist
1848 Thomas Paine Westendorf composer
1859 Theodor Batthy nyi Hungarian statesman/contra revolutionary
1865 Barney Dreyfuss baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)
1868 William E B Du Bois Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)
1873 Dmitri Arakishvili composer
1874 Konstantin P„ts Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)
1875 Jozef E Stokvis journalist/Dutch 2nd Chamber member (SDAP)
1876 Wadi' Sabra composer
1880 Edgar Istel composer
1881 Titus [Anno S] Brandsma Dutch philosopher
1882 Ladislav Vycpalek composer
1883 Karl Jaspers German psychiatrist/existentialist philosopher
and Victor Fleming Pasadena Cal, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind)
1884 Frank Cellier actor (Rhodes of Africa, Big Blockade, Quiet Weekend)
and Herman Courtens Belgian painter
1886 Albert Edward Sammons composer
1887 Oskar Frederik Lindberg composer
1889 Cyril Delevanti England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye)
and Frederik M baron of Asbeck Dutch lawyer (League of Nations)
1895 Richard Goolden London England, actor (School for Husbands)
1898 Reinhard Herbig German archaeologist
1899 Erich K„stner German author (Emil & the Detective)
19-- Catherine Larson actress (Ryan's Hope)
and Patricia Richardson Bethesada Md, actress (Beth-Double Trouble)
and Paul Anthony Stewart actor (Casey-Loving)
and Scully actor (X-Files)
1900 Elinor Remick Warren composer
1901 Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel author (Mieke-serial)
1903 Grigori V Aleksandrov Russian director (Veselye Rebjata)
1904 Leopold Trepper Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina)
and William L Shirer historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich)
1905 Leonidas Zoras composer
1908 William McMahon PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)
1911 G Mennen Williams Detroit, Sup Court Justice/(Gov-D-Mich, 1949-60)
1913 Charles Leonard US, pentathelete (Olympic-1936)
1916 George Abel Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1972)
1917 Kenneth Tobey actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds) [or Mar 23]
1920 Hall Overton Bangor Michigan, composer (Enchanted Pear Tree)
1923 Gery Florizoone Flemish poet
1924 Lejaren Hiller composer
1925 Louis Stokes (Rep-D-OH, 1969- )
1926 Regine Crespin French (actress?)^
1927 Ivan Hrusovsky composer
1928 Vasily G Lazarev Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A)
1929 Eduard W "Ed" Bauer [Eddy Evers], actor (Bluejackets)
and Elston Howard Yankee catcher (1st black NY Yankee/1963 AL MVP)
and Richard Moryl composer
1930 Harry Boldt German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1976)
and Jef Geeraerts Flemish writer (Black Venus)
and Johnny Seven NYC, actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss)
1931 Tom Wesselman US sculptor (Great American Nudes)
1933 Lee Quencey Calhoun Laurel MS, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1938 Diane Varsi San Mateo Calif, actress (Peyton Place)
and Sylvia Chase St Paul Minn, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20)
1939 Josef Feistmantl Austria, lugeist (Olympic-gold-1964)
and Majel Barrett Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek)
1940 Peter Fonda actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip)
1941 William Hj”rtsberg NYC, writer (Gray Matters, Fallen Angel)
1942 Beau Boulter (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
1943 Jada Rowland NYC, actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm)
1944 Johnny Winter [John Dawson], Leland Miss, guitarist (Silver Train)
and Mike Maxfield rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
1946 Rusty Young Calif, rock steel guitarist (Poco-Heat of the Night)
1947 Colin Sanders British computer engineer (Solid State Logic)
and Shakira Caine Guyana, actress (Man Who be King)/Miss Guyana (1967)
1949 Anna-Maria Mller German DR, Luge (Olympic-gold-1972)
and Larry Demps US R&B vocalist (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones)
and Mark Garneau Quebec City Canada, astronaut (STS 13)
and Terry Comer rocker
1950 Neil Jordan Sligo Ireland, novelist (Dream of a Beast, Past)
and Steve Priest London, rock bassist (Sweet Hayes)
1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones NFLer (Dallas Cowboys)
1952 Brad Whitford Mass, rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun)
1955 Howard Jones rock vocalist (Things Can Only Get Better)
1958 David Sylvian vocal/guitar (Sylvian Sylvian, Japan-Adolescent Sex)
and Lorraine Michaels Canterbury ENGL playmate
and Ria Brieffies Dutch vocalist (Dolly Dots)
1960 Gloria von Thurm un Taxis Munich German FR, Princess
and Maria Gloria von Sch”nberg-Glauchau wife of prince Thurn un Taxis
and Naruhito crown prince of Japan
1962 Melinda Mays Augusta Ga, playmate (Feb, 1983)
and Michael Wilton rock guitarist (Queensr˜che-Warning)
1964 John Norum rocker
1965 Helena Sukova Czech, tennis player (1985 US Open's Double)
1966 Marc Price actor/comedian (Skippy-Family Ties)
1971 Jason Keller Scarsdale NY, actor (Jason-Out of the Blue)
and Shane Keller Scarsdale NY, actor (Shane-Out of the Blue)
1973 Robert Pipkins Staten Island NY, luger (Olympics-1994)
Deaths Which Occured February 23:
1447 Eugene IV [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies
1468 John Gutenberg German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies
1554 Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, is executed
1607 Herman Herbertsz vicar, dies at about 60
1660 Charles X Gustaaf king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
1662 Johann Crger German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63
1669 Lieuwe van Aitzema Fries historian, dies at 68
1682 Abraham de Wicquefort diplomat/historian, dies at 75
1704 Georg Muffat French/German organist/composer, dies at 51
1718 Fran‡ois Fagel fieldmarshal/mayor of Nijmegen, dies at 63
1766 Stanislaw Leszcynski duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
1792 Joshua Reynolds English painter, dies
1806 John Alcock composer, dies at 90
1807 Fran‡ois Guichard composer, dies at 61
1821 John Keats Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome
Marie-Anne Collot French sculptor, dies
1828 Mih ly Fazekar Hungarian botanicus/literary (Book of Spices), dies
1848 John Quincy Adams 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80
1867 George Thomas Smart composer, dies at 90
1884 Tambo Tambo Australian aboriginal, dies at 23
1897 Woldemar Bargiel composer, dies at 68
1903 Albert Cahen composer, dies at 57
Friedrich Grutzmacher composer, dies at 70
1906 Johann Hoch US murderer, executed
1915 Robert Smalls Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC
1916 George Clement Martin composer, dies at 71
1920 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky composer, dies at 61
1922 Henri Landru executed for having 11 wives, in France
1927 Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson composer, dies at 80
1930 Horst Wessel German nazi writer (Die Fahne hoch), dies
Mabel Normand actress/director (Extra Girl), dies at 35
1931 Nellie Melba [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies
1934 Augusto Sandino Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard
Edward William Elgar English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 77
1935 Jan Duiker architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies
1942 Stefan Zweig Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies
1945 Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
Aubrey Cousins Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
1955 Paul Claudel French poet/song writer (L'otage), dies at 86
1965 Stan Laurel comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74
1968 Edna Ferber US author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80
Fannie Hurst US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78
1969 Abd al-Azizibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saoed/King Saudia, dies
Joseph Messner composer, dies at 75
1971 King Lockwood dies of stroke at 73
1972 Michael Taube composer, dies at 81
1974 Florence Rice actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63
1976 Fuzzy Knight actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
1980 Robert Vandekerckhove Belgian politician, dies at 62
1987 Esmond Knight actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies
1990 Annelien Kappeyne Van de Coppello Dutch politician (Liberal), dies
James Gavin commandant US 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82
Jos‚ Napoleon Duarte president El Salvador, dies
1992 Jacquelyn Hyde actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61
1993 Edwin Louis Battle actor, dies of stroke at 33
1995 James Herriot Scot author (All Creatures Great & Small), dies at 78
Holidays Which Occur February 23:
Brunei National Day (1984)
Guyana Republic Day (1970)
US Iwo Jima Day (1945)
Religious Observances on February 23:
Ancient Rome Terminalia; festival of Terminus, god of boundaries
RC Serenus, martyr to Sirmium
RC Willigis, archbishop of Mainz
166 Ang, Luth, RC Memorial of St Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, martyr
1072 old RC Feast of St Peter Damian, bp of Ostia/confessor/doctor (2/2)
1719 Luth Commemoration of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, missionary
Things to Remember for February 23:
Biorhythm Health Month-National Meat Month
Flowers-violet & primrose Gem-amethyst
National Cherry-American Heart-TV Sweeps & Black History Month
[Ancient Rome] Kalend‘ Februarius; Kalend Feb
[Plains Indians] Hunger Moon month
23 Days Delta Leonid meteor shower, radiant between ç & ë Leonis
25 Days Astrological sign: Pisces
[Ancient Rome] a d vij Kal Mar
Highlights in History Which Occur February 23:
303 Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians
1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date)
1672 Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
1689 Dutch prince Willem III proclaimed king of England
1778 Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge
1792 Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving
stations for distressed mariners)
1804 Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII
1813 1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Mass
1821 College of Apothecaries organized in Phil; 1st US pharmacy college
1822 Boston is incorporated as a city
1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
1846 Polish revolutionaries march on Cracow, but are defeated
1847 Battle of Buena Vista M‚xico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans
1852 "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops
1861 By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US
and Dutch premier Floris A van Hall resigns
1869 Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law
1870 Mississippi is readmitted to US
1875 J Palisa discovers asteroid #143 Adria
1883 Alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law
and American Anti-Vivisection Society organized at Philadelphia
1887 Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF
and French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die
1892 1st college student govt forms at Bryn Mawr Penn
1894 Ottawa's hockey club refuses to go to Toronto to play in 1st
Stanley Cup game, so Cup is awarded to Montr‚al AAA
1895 Cut Eden skates world record 10km (17:56)
and M Wolf discovers asteroid #399 Persephone
and William Heard, AME minister & educator, named minister to Liberia
1900 Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
and Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in SF Bay
1903 Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
1904 Control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million
1905 Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago
1906 Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart for HW boxing champ in 20 rounds
1909 Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finland
1910 1st radio contest held, Philadelphia
1913 F Kaiser discovers asteroid #742 Edisona
1915 Nevada enforces convenient divorce law
1916 Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin
and French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun
1919 Mussolini finds Fascist party of Italy
1920 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #928 Hildrun
1921 1st US transcontinental air mail flight arrives in NYC from SF
1923 German Republic day with laws against worker
and Great Britain lowers import duty on German products from 26% to 5%
1927 US Radio Commission created (FCC predecessor)
1934 Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
and Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium
1936 1st rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake, NY
and Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2067 Aksnes
1938 E Delporte discovers asteroids #1491 Balduinus & #1722 Goffin
and Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann
1939 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
1940 Russian troops conquer Lasi Island
1942 Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
1945 2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London
and Operation Grenade: Gen Simpsons 9th Army attacks Ruhr
and US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo & statue
1954 1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh)
and Syrian army drives out president Adib el-Shishakli
1955 Edgar Faure forms French government
1956 Russian party leader Khrushchev attacks memory of Stalin
1958 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels
and Last Municipal arc light, Mission & 25th removed (installed in 1913)
1959 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 Demolition begins on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field
1965 Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president
1966 Aldo Moro forms Italian government
and Military coup in Syria ends Bitar govt
and Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda
1967 25th amendment (presidential succession) declared ratified
1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBA to score 25,000 points
1969 Nayif Hawatimah forms Dem People's front for Liberation of Palestine
and WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
1970 Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
1971 George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year
and Lt Calley confessed & implicates Captain Medina
1973 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
1974 Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Confessions of an Orth"
1976 Harvard College discovers asteroid #2079 Jacchia
1979 Frank Peterson Jr named 1st black general in Marine Corps
and George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album
1980 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
and Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
and Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-mil-gallon spill
1981 Attempted military coup in Spain
and People mag features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips
and Spanish coup under lt-col Antonio Tejero Molina fails
1983 USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 mil)
1984 H Debehogne discovers asteroid #3519
1985 Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game
and US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as attorney general
1986 Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 6 m indoor (7.00 sec)
1987 Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member
and Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604
1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
1991 Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested
and US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST
1992 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
1852 'H.M.S. Birkenhead' sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops.
Your Special Reminders for February 23:
1874 72øF highest temperature for this date in NYC
and 1889 5øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC
and 54th day of the year with 311 days left (Numerology = 7)
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