February 23rd, 1969

Born on February 23rd, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 859 days, exactly on August 23rd, 2026, people who were born on February 23rd, 1969 will be 21,000 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

Born on February 23rd, 1969

55

Bhagyashree Patwardhan

Bollywood actress

*February 23rd, 1969, Mumbai

55

Michael Campbell

New Zealand golfer

*February 23rd, 1969, Hāwera

55

Daymond John

American businessman, investor, and television personality

*February 23rd, 1969, Brooklyn

55

Yuji Hirayama

Japanese rock climber

*February 23rd, 1969, Tokyo

55

Maria Vassilakou

Viennese politician

*February 23rd, 1969, Athens

55

Marc Wauters

Belgian cyclist

*February 23rd, 1969, Hasselt

55

Goldie Behl

Indian film director

*February 23rd, 1969, Mumbai

55

Denis Manturov

Russian politician

*February 23rd, 1969, Murmansk

55

Martine Croxall

British journalist and news presenter

*February 23rd, 1969, Hinckley

55

Vaginal Davis

American musician and performance artist

*February 23rd, 1969, California

55

Hirohito Gotō

Japanese writer

*February 23rd, 1969, Yamagata

55

Ed McDaniel

American football player

*February 23rd, 1969, Batesburg-Leesville

54

Dimitar Lukanov

Bulgarian artist

*February 23rd, 1969, Plovdiv †October 15th, 2023

55

Brad Sutterfield

American golfer and coach

*February 23rd, 1969, Bellevue

55

Danielle Woodhouse

Australian water polo player

*February 23rd, 1969, Perth

55

Juan Escarré

Spain field hockey player

*February 23rd, 1969, Alicante

55

Ljubiša Dmitrović

Footballer

*February 23rd, 1969, Čačak

55

Nizah Hukić

Bosnian football coach

*February 23rd, 1969, Zenica

55

George Dearnaley

Footballer

*February 23rd, 1969, Cape Town

55

Chris Reifert

American musician

*February 23rd, 1969, Concord

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Who's birthday is on February 23rd?

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

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

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

54

Loretta Handrabura

Moldovan politician

*February 23rd, 1970, Baraboi

49

Robert Lopez

American songwriter of musicals

*February 23rd, 1975, New York City

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

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

54

Nathalie Arthaud

French politician

*February 23rd, 1970, Peyrins

50

Niño Josele

Spanish guitarist

*February 23rd, 1974, Almería

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

53

Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Greenlandic actor

*February 23rd, 1971, Uummannaq

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

59

Michael Dell

American businessman and CEO

*February 23rd, 1965, Houston

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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

Born on February 23rd, 1969
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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