Page 5: Historical Events In February - 23

1906  Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart for heavyweight boxing champion in 20 rounds   

1906  Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title   

1906  Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed   

1907  Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman   

1908  William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72).   

1909  At Baddeck, Nova Scotia J. A. D. McCurdy flies the Bell designed Silver Dart at an altitude of about 10 metres for nearly one kilometre across Baddeck Bay; inaugural airplane flight in Canada by a Canadian; inaugural powered flight in British Empire.   

1909  Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet   

1909  Frank Ward, cricketer (Australian leggie late 30s)   

1910  inaugural radio contest held (Philadelphia).   

1910  George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," premieres in London.   

1910  1st radio contest held (Philadelphia)   

1911  G Mennen Williams, Detroit, Sup Court Justice/(Gov-D-Mich, 1949-60)   

1913  Charles Leonard, US, pentathelete (Olympic-1936)   

1913  Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies   

1914  In British Columbia a Fraser River rockslide nearly wipes out the area's salmon fishing industry, much later we do the same thing   

1914  Margaret Farrer, CEO (Central Midwives Board)   

1915  Germany sinks US ships Carib and Evelyn and torpedoes Norwegian ship Regin.   

1915  Nevada enforces convenient divorce law.   

1915  Heinrich Schirmbeck, German author (Das Spiegellabyrinth)   

1915  Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC   

1916  Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin   

1916  French artillery results in the deaths of entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun.   

1916  George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1972).   

1916  George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71   

1917  February revolution begins in Russia.   

1917  Kenneth Tobey, actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds) [or Mar 23].   

1918  inaugural victory of Red Army over the Kaiser's German troops near Narva and Pskov. Since 1923 this date become the Day of Red Army in honour of this victory.   

1918  Dom Aelred Watkin, headmaster (Downside School).   

1919  Benito Mussolini founds the Facist party of Italy   

1919  Italian Fascist Party founded by Benito Mussolini   

1919  Fascist Party forms in Italy by Benito Mussolini   

1919  Johnny Carey, soccer star.   

1920  David Wright, poet.   

1920  Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61.   

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1417  Paul ii: [pietro barbo], italy, pope (1464-71)   

1417  Pope paul ii: Pope paul ii (d. 1471)   

1583  Jean-baptiste morin: French scientist   

1614  Jacob colijn(s): Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis galle ii: Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  Samuel pepys: London england, navy expert/composer (diary, memoirs)   

1646  Tokugawa tsunayoshi: Japanese shogun   

1648  Arabella churchill: English mistress of james ii of england   

0155  Polycarp: Disciple of apostle john, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  Death of Willigis: Archbishop of mainz   

1100  Death of Emperor zhezong of china: Emperor zhezong of china (b. 1076)   

1447  Death of Eugene iv: [gabriele condulmer], italian pope (1431-47),   

1464  Death of Zhengtong: Emperor of china (b. 1427)   

1468  John gutenberg: German inventor (boekdrukkunst),   

1526  Death of Diego colón: Spanish viceroy of the in   

1554  Death of Henry grey: Duke of suffolk, lady jane grey's father, executed