February 23rd, 1526

Born on February 23rd, 1526

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 23rd?

February 23rd, 2017

Syrian civil war: Allied troops led by the Turkish Armed Forces captured the city of al-Bab from the Islamic State.

February 23rd, 2008

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in the most expensive crash in U.S. Air Force history.

February 23rd, 1987

SN 1987A, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, was observed from Earth.

February 23rd, 1971

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese General Đỗ Cao Trí was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering Operation Lam Son 719.

February 23rd, 1945

American photographer Joe Rosenthal took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima, an image that was later reproduced on the Marine Corps War Memorial.

February 23rd, 1943

35 children and 1 adult employee were killed in a fire at an orphanage in the town of Cavan, Ireland.

February 23rd, 1941

Plutonium was first chemically identified by chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and his team at the University of California, Berkeley.

February 23rd, 1886

American inventor Charles Martin Hall discovered an inexpensive method of producing aluminium (sample pictured).

February 23rd, 1847

Mexican–American War: The United States Army used artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army at the Battle of Buena Vista near Saltillo.

February 23rd, 1778

American Revolutionary War: Prussian military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania as a volunteer for the Continental Army.

February 23rd, 1739

The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin was uncovered by his former schoolmate, who recognised his handwriting, leading to Turpin's trial.

February 23rd, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.

February 23rd, 2019

Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board.

February 23rd, 2017

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.

February 23rd, 2010

Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 23rd

Born on February 23rd, 1526

35

Gonçalo da Silveira

Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1526-1561)

*February 23rd, 1526, Almeirim †March 6th, 1561, Mozambique

59

Niccolò Caetani

Italian cardinal

*February 23rd, 1526, Rome †May 1st, 1585, Rome

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 23rd?

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

32

Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

*February 23rd, 1868, Great Barrington †August 27th, 1963, Accra

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

92

Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

*February 23rd, 1926, Dortmund †August 6th, 2018, Princeton

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

27

Benjamin Henrichs

German association football player

*February 23rd, 1997, Bocholt

63

Caroline von Humboldt

German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)

*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

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Born in 1526

66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

77

Dorothy Stafford

English noblewoman and courtier (1526-1604)

*October 1st, 1526, England †September 22nd, 1604

64

Luis de León

Spanish poet

*November 30th, 1526, Belmonte †August 23rd, 1591, Madrigal de las Altas Torres

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

56

Nikolaus Jagenteufel

German theologian (1526-1583)

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †March 25th, 1583, Weimar

56

Matthias Stojus

German mathematician

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †January 15th, 1583, Königsberg

62

Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess of Principality of Ansbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg (1527-1589)

*December 28th, 1526, Krnov †May 20th, 1589, Nürtingen

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

60

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586)

*January 25th, 1526, Duborg Castle †October 1st, 1586, Gottorf Castle

34

Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)

*November 30th, 1526, Hanau †November 14th, 1561, Hanau

69

Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot

Duke of Aarschot (1526-1595)

*July 10th, 1526, Valenciennes †December 11th, 1595, Venice

59

Augustus, Elector of Saxony

German prince

*July 31st, 1526, Freiberg †February 11th, 1586, Dresden

46

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

French aristocrat (1526-1573)

*August 18th, 1526, Joinville †March 3rd, 1573, Siege of La Rochelle

75

Joachim Vom Berge

German diplomat and jurist

*March 23rd, 1526, Żukowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †March 5th, 1602, Szprotawa

63

Benedict the Moor

Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

*March 31st, 1526, San Fratello †April 4th, 1589, Palermo

55

Louis Bertrand

Spanish Dominican missionary

*January 1st, 1526, Valencia †October 9th, 1581, Valencia

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Public holidays on February 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics) which are celebrated on February 23rd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1526 is a normal year and no leap year.

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