February 23rd, 1670

Born on February 23rd, 1670

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

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

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

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

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

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

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

63

Caroline von Humboldt

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

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

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

52

David Kalisch

German writer (1820-1872)

*February 23rd, 1820, Wrocław †August 21st, 1872, Berlin

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Born in 1670

58

William Congreve

British writer (1670-1729)

*January 24th, 1670, Leeds †January 19th, 1729, London

58

Richard Steele

17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician

*November 30th, 1670, Dublin †September 1st, 1729, Carmarthen

51

John Toland

Irish philosopher (1670-1722)

*November 30th, 1670, Inishowen †March 11th, 1722, London Borough of Wandsworth

87

Richard Leveridge

English composer

*July 19th, 1670, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster †March 22nd, 1758, High Holborn

76

Antoine Joseph Pater

French sculptor

*February 27th, 1670, Valenciennes †February 24th, 1747, Valenciennes

90

Melchor Rafael de Macanaz

Spanish politician (1670-1760)

*January 31st, 1670, Hellín †December 5th, 1760, Hellín

62

Augustus II the Strong

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)

*May 12th, 1670, Dresden †February 1st, 1733, Warsaw

70

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

French poet

*April 6th, 1670, Paris †March 17th, 1741, Brussels metropolitan area

66

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

French noble

*March 31st, 1670, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †May 14th, 1736, Castle of Sceaux

62

Bernard Mandeville

Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733)

*November 15th, 1670, Rotterdam †January 21st, 1733, London Borough of Hackney

58

Johann Friedrich Wentzel

German painter (1670-1729)

*August 10th, 1670, Berlin †January 20th, 1729, Dresden

66

Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes

French noble

*January 18th, 1670, Paris †November 18th, 1736, Paris

62

Erdmute Benigna Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach

(1670-1732)

*April 13th, 1670, Wildenfels †September 14th, 1732, Ebersdorf

72

Octavian Broggio

Czech architect

*January 2nd, 1670, Čížkovice †July 24th, 1742, Litoměřice

63

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734)

*August 21st, 1670, Moulins †June 12th, 1734, Philippsburg

76

Jacob Sigisbert Adam

French sculptor

*October 28th, 1670, Nancy †May 6th, 1747, Nancy

74

Peter Cornelius Beyweg

German priest

*July 8th, 1670, Cologne †October 12th, 1744, Speyer

81

Jacob van Schuppen

French painter (1670-1751)

*January 26th, 1670, Fontainebleau †January 29th, 1751, Vienna

78

Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Duchess of Parma (1670-1748)

*July 5th, 1670, Neuburg an der Donau †September 15th, 1748, Parma

61

Gustav Samuel Leopold, Duke of Zweibrücken

German noble (1670-1731)

*April 12th, 1670, Stegeborg Castle †September 17th, 1731, Zweibrücken

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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 1670 is a normal year and no leap year.

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