February 23 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1923  German Republic day with laws against worker   

1923  Great Britain lowers import duty on German products from 26% to 5%   

1923  Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet.   

1927  The Federal Radio Commission, now known as the Federal Communications Commission, is established in Washington, DC.   

1927  Pres Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC).   

1927  Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79   

1930  Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22.   

1931  Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies   

1934  Casey Stengel is recorded as becoming manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers   

1934  Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium.   

1934  Casey Stengel is recorded as becoming manager of Brooklyn Dodgers   

1934  Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard   

1935  Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44   

1936  inaugural rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake NY.   

1936  1st rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake, NY   

1937  Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies   

1938  Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title   

1939  Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champion   

1939  Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ.   

1940  Russian troops conquer Lasi Island   

1940  Peter Fonda, American actor is born.   

1940  Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released.   

1941  Plutonium was inaugural produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg   

1942  Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood CA   

1942  Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif.   

1942  Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60.   

1943  General-Major Bradley arrives in Dakar and Marrakesh   

1943  German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia   

1943  Gen-Maj Bradley arrives in Dakar and Marrakesh   

1944  Forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia   

1944  Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies.   

1945  2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London   

1945  Canadian troops occupy Kalkar.   

1945  Operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr   

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

1011  Willigis: Archbishop of mainz   

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

1447  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