Page 3: Historical Events In February - 23

1848  On February - 23 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80   

1852  On this day in history "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops   

1854  Great-Britain & Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein on this day in history.   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 23 by popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US   

1861  On February - 23 dutch Premier Floris A van Hall resigns   

1861  President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office on February - 23.   

1863  On this day in history franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

1865  Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history george Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90   

1868  On this day in history william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)   

1869  Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law on this day in history.   

1869  Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Soc-Dem) on February - 23.   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to the Union, after the Civil War on this day in history.   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to US on February - 23.   

1873  Dmitri Arakishvili, composer on February - 23.   

1874  Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) on this day in history.   

1874  On February - 23 mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)   

1874  Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) on this day in history.   

1875  Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP) on February - 23.   

1876  On February - 23 agnes M Royden, writer   

1879  On February - 23 agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye)   

1880  Edgar Istel, composer on February - 23.   

1881  Titus [Anno S] Brandsma, Dutch philosopher on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer   

1883  On February - 23 alabama becomes first US state to enact an antitrust law   

1883  American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Philadelphia) on February - 23.   

1883  The birth of Victor Flemming, American director on February - 23.   

1883  Alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law on this day in history.   

1883  On February - 23 karl Jaspers, Oldenburg Germany, existentialist philosopher   

1884  On this day in history frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade)   

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

1886  Aluminum manufacturing process developed on February - 23.   

1886  London Times publishes world's first classified ad on this day in history.   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.   

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

1583  On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)   

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

1615  On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On February - 23 birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.   

0155  On this day in history death of polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  Death of Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

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

1447  On February - 23 eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies   

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

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

1526  Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies on this day in history.   

1554  On February - 23 death of henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed