February 23rd, 1877

Born on February 23rd, 1877

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 53,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 246 days, exactly on December 29th, 2024, people who were born on February 23rd, 1877 will be 54,000 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?

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

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

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

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

85

Camille Couture

Canadian violinist and luthier

*February 23rd, 1876, Quebec City †June 27th, 1961

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

32

Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

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

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

83

Casimir Funk

Polish biochemist

*February 23rd, 1884, Warsaw †November 20th, 1967, Albany

92

Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

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

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

81

Agnes Arber

British botanist (1879-1960)

*February 23rd, 1879, London †March 22nd, 1960, Cambridge

81

Konstantin Päts

Estonian politician

*February 23rd, 1874, Tahkuranna †January 18th, 1956, Burashevo

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

87

Margaret Deland

American writer and poet (1857–1945)

*February 23rd, 1857, Allegheny †January 13th, 1945, Boston

75

Luigi Denza

Italian composer

*February 23rd, 1846, Castellammare di Stabia †January 26th, 1922, London

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66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

85

Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

*July 2nd, 1877, Calw †August 9th, 1962, Montagnola

58

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

*September 17th, 1877, Angaston †February 7th, 1936, Los Angeles

50

Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

71

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

*August 7th, 1877, Copenhagen †April 19th, 1949, Hedvig Eleonora parish

92

Laura Knight

English artist (1877-1970)

*August 4th, 1877, Long Eaton †July 7th, 1970, London

64

Hendrik Bolkestein

Dutch classical scholar

*December 18th, 1877, Amsterdam †July 24th, 1942, Utrecht

70

G.H. Hardy

British mathematician (1877–1947)

*February 7th, 1877, Cranleigh †December 1st, 1947, Cambridge

60

Muhammad Iqbal

South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician

*November 9th, 1877, Sialkot †April 21st, 1938, Lahore

93

Hjalmar Schacht

German politician and economist

*January 22nd, 1877, Tinglev Municipality †June 3rd, 1970, Munich

75

Raoul Dufy

French artist (1877-1953)

*June 3rd, 1877, Le Havre †March 23rd, 1953, Montcuq

69

Wilhelm Frick

German Nazi official (1877-1946)

*March 12th, 1877, Alsenz †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

83

Hélène Dutrieu

Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator

*July 10th, 1877, Tournai †June 26th, 1961, Paris

82

James Montgomery Flagg

American artist (1877-1960)

*June 18th, 1877, Pelham Manor †May 25th, 1960, New York City

63

Rudolf Hilferding

German politician (1877-1941)

*August 10th, 1877, Vienna †February 11th, 1941, Paris

41

Endre Ady

Hungarian poet (1877-1919)

*November 22nd, 1877, Ady Endre †January 27th, 1919, Budapest

76

Ibn Saud

Founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1877–1953)

*January 15th, 1877, Riyadh †November 9th, 1953, Ta'if

82

Roelof Klein

Dutch rower

*June 7th, 1877, Lemmer †February 13th, 1960, Montclair

53

Viktor Dyk

Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931)

*December 31st, 1877, Pšovka †May 14th, 1931, Lopud

Birthdays of famous people

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 1877 is a normal year and no leap year.

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