Page 6: Historical Events In February - 23
Friday, 11 July 2025
1920 On February - 23 david Wright, poet
1920 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on February - 23.
1921 On February - 23 first US transcontinental air mail flight arrives in New York NY from San Francisco CA
1921 1st US transcontinental air mail flight arrives in NYC from SF on February - 23.
1923 German Republic day with laws against worker on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history great Britain lowers import duty on German products from 26% to 5%
1923 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet on this day in history.
1927 On February - 23 the Federal Radio Commission, now known as the Federal Communications Commission, is established in Washington, DC.
1927 Pres Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC) on this day in history.
1927 On February - 23 sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79
1930 On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22
1931 Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies on February - 23.
1934 On February - 23 casey Stengel becomes manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
1934 On February - 23 coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium
1934 On this day in history casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
1934 On this day in history augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard
1935 Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44 on this day in history.
1936 First rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake NY on February - 23.
1936 1st rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake, NY on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies
1938 On February - 23 joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 On February - 23 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 on February - 23.
1940 On February - 23 russian troops conquer Lasi Island
1940 On this day in history the birth of Peter Fonda, American actor
1940 On February - 23 walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
1941 Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg on this day in history.
1942 Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood CA on February - 23.
1942 On this day in history japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
1942 On February - 23 stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
1943 On February - 23 general-Major Bradley arrives in Dakar & Marrakesh
1943 On February - 23 german troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia
1943 Gen-Maj Bradley arrives in Dakar & Marrakesh on this day in history.
1944 Forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia on February - 23.
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