February 23rd, 1631

Born on February 23rd, 1631

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 143,000 days old!

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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

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

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

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

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

70

Samuel Pepys

English diarist and administrator (1633–1703)

*February 23rd, 1633, City of London †May 26th, 1703, Clapham

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

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

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

63

Caroline von Humboldt

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

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

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

88

Robert Treat

English soldier, governor of the Connecticut Colony

*February 23rd, 1622, Pitminster †July 12th, 1710, Milford

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

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68

John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

*August 9th, 1631, Aldwincle †May 1st, 1700, London

29

Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal

Eldest daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; mother of William III of England (1631-1660)

*November 4th, 1631, St James's Palace †December 24th, 1660, Palace of Whitehall

66

Kanō Einō

Japanese painter (1631-1697)

*January 1st, 1631, Heian-kyō †April 27th, 1697, Heian-kyō

54

Johann Heinrich Roos

Dutch painter (1631-1685)

*September 29th, 1631, Otterberg †October 3rd, 1685, Frankfurt

73

Claude-François Ménestrier

French heraldist, Jesuit, courtier (1631-1705)

*March 9th, 1631, Lyon †January 21st, 1705, Paris

46

Bernard Gustav of Baden-Durlach

Swedish general, and Prince-Abbot of Fulda and Kempten, and cardinal

*December 24th, 1631, Karlsburg Castle †December 26th, 1677, Hammelburg

58

Abraham Brueghel

Flemish Baroque painter (1631-1690)

*October 31st, 1631, Antwerp †January 1st, 1690, Naples

41

Esaias Boursse

Dutch painter (1631-1672)

*March 3rd, 1631, Amsterdam †November 16th, 1672, Amsterdam

70

Stanisław Papczyński

Polish priest

*May 18th, 1631, Gmina Podegrodzie †September 17th, 1701, Góra Kalwaria

49

Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

Duchess suo jure of Oława and Wołów

*February 10th, 1631, Dessau †April 25th, 1680, Oława

68

Adam Adamandy Kochański

Polish mathematician (1631-1700)

*August 5th, 1631, Dobrzyń nad Wisłą †May 17th, 1700, Teplice

39

Emmanuel, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince (1631-1670)

*October 6th, 1631, Plötzkau †November 8th, 1670, Köthen

70

Peter Syv

Danish philologist, folklorist and priest (1631-1702)

*February 22nd, 1631, Roskilde †February 17th, 1702, Hellested

72

Piero de Bonzi

Catholic cardinal

*April 15th, 1631, Florence †July 11th, 1703, Montpellier

47

Anne Conway

English philosopher

*December 14th, 1631, London †February 18th, 1679, London

69

Francesco Maidalchini

Catholic cardinal

*April 21st, 1631, Viterbo †June 13th, 1700, Nettuno

59

François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade

Marshal of France

*August 21st, 1631, Courpalay †January 1st, 1691, Paris

37

Catharina Questiers

Dutch poet

*November 21st, 1631, Amsterdam †February 3rd, 1669, Amsterdam

68

Jens Juel

Danish diplomat (1631-1700)

*July 15th, 1631, Nørtorp †May 23rd, 1700, Copenhagen

65

Charles Porter

Irish politician (1631-1696)

*September 6th, 1631, Norwich †December 8th, 1696, Dublin

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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 1631 is a normal year and no leap year.

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