February 23rd, 1977

Born on February 23rd, 1977

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 774 days, exactly on June 6th, 2026, people who were born on February 23rd, 1977 will be 18,000 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, 1977

47

Bronwen Watson

Australian rower

*February 23rd, 1977, Milton

47

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi

Estonian cross-country skier

*February 23rd, 1977, Tartu

47

Thorsten Quaeschning

German musician

*February 23rd, 1977, Berlin

47

Vince Catania

Former Western Australian politician

*February 23rd, 1977, Perth

47

Ayhan Akman

Turkish football player

*February 23rd, 1977, İnegöl

47

Jesús Mendoza Aguirre

Spanish football player/manager

*February 23rd, 1977, Jerez de la Frontera

47

Dally Randriantefy

Madagascar tennis player

*February 23rd, 1977, Antananarivo

47

Tomasz Lisowicz

Polish sportsperson

*February 23rd, 1977, Kalisz

47

Ricardo Cavalcante Ribeiro

Brazilian association football player

*February 23rd, 1977, Rio de Janeiro

47

Johanna Morales

Venezuelan actor

*February 23rd, 1977, Caracas

47

Patric Leitner

German luger

*February 23rd, 1977, Berchtesgaden

47

Shuta Tanaka

Baseball player

*February 23rd, 1977, Yokohama

47

Rakesh Madhavan

Malaysian cricketer

*February 23rd, 1977, Negeri Sembilan

47

Muhamad Khalid Jamlus

Malaysian footballer

*February 23rd, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

47

Baljit Singh

Danish cricketer

*February 23rd, 1977, Frederiksberg

47

David Hubáček

Czech soccer player

*February 23rd, 1977, Zlín

47

Freddy Bourgeois

Footballer

*February 23rd, 1977, Revin

47

Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh

Actor

*February 23rd, 1977, Tabriz

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

46

Lars Klingbeil

German politician (born 1978)

*February 23rd, 1978, Soltau

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

45

S. E. Cupp

American conservative political commentator and writer

*February 23rd, 1979, Carlsbad

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

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

50

Niño Josele

Spanish guitarist

*February 23rd, 1974, Almería

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

43

Jan Böhmermann

German journalist and television presenter

*February 23rd, 1981, Bremen

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

Same year
Born in 1977

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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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Born on February 23rd, 1977
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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