Page 3: Historical Events In February - 23

1852  "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops.   

1854  Great-Britain and Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

1861  By popular referendum, Texas is recorded as becoming 7th state to secede from US.   

1861  Dutch Premier Floris A van Hall steps down.   

1861  President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office.   

1863  Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

1865  Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90   

1868  William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)   

1869  Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law.   

1869  Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Soc-Dem).   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to the Union, after the Civil War.   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to US.   

1873  Dmitri Arakishvili, composer   

1874  Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis).   

1874  Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis).   

1874  Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40).   

1875  Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP).   

1876  Agnes M Royden, writer   

1879  Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind and the Eye).   

1880  Edgar Istel, composer   

1881  Titus [Anno S] Brandsma, Dutch philosopher   

1882  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer.   

1883  Alabama is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to enact an antitrust law.   

1883  American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Philadelphia)   

1883  Victor Flemming, American director is born.   

1883  Alabama is recorded as becoming 1st US state to enact an antitrust law   

1883  Karl Jaspers, Oldenburg Germany, existentialist philosopher.   

1884  Frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade).   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23.   

1886  Aluminum manufacturing process developed   

1886  In this year, London Times publishes world's inaugural classified ad.   

1886  Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred," premieres   

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1417  On this day in history birth of paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)   

1417  On February - 23 birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on February - 23.   

1646  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)   

0155  On February - 23 death of polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  On February - 23 death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  On February - 23 death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies on this day in history.   

1464  On February - 23 death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies on February - 23.   

1526  On February - 23 diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on February - 23.