February 23rd, 1913

Born on February 23rd, 1913

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 396 days, exactly on May 26th, 2025, people who were born on February 23rd, 1913 will be 41,000 days old!

... 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, 1913

84

Eduardo Kingman

Ecuadorian painter (1913-1997)

*February 23rd, 1913, Portovelo Canton †November 27th, 1997, Quito

84

Salvador Artigas

Spanish footballer

*February 23rd, 1913, Barcelona †September 6th, 1997, Benidorm

77

Marguerite Whitten

American actress (1913-1990)

*February 23rd, 1913, Greenville †December 25th, 1990, Los Angeles

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

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

84

Aenne Brauksiepe

German politician (1912-1997)

*February 23rd, 1912, Duisburg †November 30th, 1996, Oelde

92

Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

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

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

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

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

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

91

Theo Middelkamp

Dutch racing cyclist (1914–2005)

*February 23rd, 1914, Nieuw-Namen †May 2nd, 2005, Beveren

85

Jef Geeraerts

Belgian novelist

*February 23rd, 1930, Antwerp †May 11th, 2015, Ghent

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

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

73

Yakov Zeldovich

Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987)

*February 23rd, 1914, Minsk †December 2nd, 1987, Moscow

70

Viktor Yushchenko

Ukrainian politician who was President of Ukraine

*February 23rd, 1954, Khoruzhivka

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

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Born in 1913

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

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.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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