February 23rd, 1970

Born on February 23rd, 1970

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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, 1970

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

54

Loretta Handrabura

Moldovan politician

*February 23rd, 1970, Baraboi

54

Shoko Aida

Japanese singer, talent, actress (1970-)

*February 23rd, 1970, Higashimurayama

54

Nathalie Arthaud

French politician

*February 23rd, 1970, Peyrins

54

Niecy Nash

American actress

*February 23rd, 1970, Palmdale

54

Marie-Josée Croze

Actress

*February 23rd, 1970, Montreal

54

Lana Tetuanui

French politician

*February 23rd, 1970, Uturoa

54

Nikola Lutz

German composer

*February 23rd, 1970, Freiburg im Breisgau

34

Sébastien Hamon

Video game screenwriter

*February 23rd, 1970, Rouen †January 21st, 2005, 17th arrondissement of Paris

54

Oksana Grigorieva

Russian pianist and singer-songwriter

*February 23rd, 1970, Saransk

54

Valērijs Ivanovs

Latvian former football midfielder, born 1970

*February 23rd, 1970, Riga

54

Dmitry Vybornov

Russian boxer

*February 23rd, 1970, Samara

54

Daniel Rydmark

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 23rd, 1970, Västerås

54

Jorma Ojanaho

Finnish strength athlete

*February 23rd, 1970, Finland

54

Paul Anthony Stewart

American actor

*February 23rd, 1970, Philadelphia

54

Sandra Švaljek

Croatian university teacher and economist

*February 23rd, 1970, Krapina

54

Mahmoud Aboul-Dahab

Footballer

*February 23rd, 1970, Cairo

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Who's birthday is on February 23rd?

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

53

Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Greenlandic actor

*February 23rd, 1971, Uummannaq

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

50

Niño Josele

Spanish guitarist

*February 23rd, 1974, Almería

49

Robert Lopez

American songwriter of musicals

*February 23rd, 1975, New York City

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

45

S. E. Cupp

American conservative political commentator and writer

*February 23rd, 1979, Carlsbad

70

Viktor Yushchenko

Ukrainian politician who was President of Ukraine

*February 23rd, 1954, Khoruzhivka

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

59

Michael Dell

American businessman and CEO

*February 23rd, 1965, Houston

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53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

54

Gianni Infantino Riovaldi

Swiss-Italian football administrator

*March 23rd, 1970, Brig-Glis

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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Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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