February 23rd, 1987

Born on February 23rd, 1987

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 430 days, exactly on June 23rd, 2025, people who were born on February 23rd, 1987 will be 14,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 23rd, 1987?

February 23rd, 1987

Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1987A

February 23rd, 1987

SN 1987A, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, was observed from Earth.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1987A

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 23rd

Born on February 23rd, 1987

37

Michael B. Jordan

American actor (born 1987)

*February 23rd, 1987, Santa Ana

37

Edmond Agius

Maltese footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Paola

37

Theophilus London

American rapper and singer

*February 23rd, 1987, Port of Spain

37

Vitaliy Denisov

Uzbekistani footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Tashkent

37

Ab-Soul

American rapper

*February 23rd, 1987, Los Angeles

37

Christina Staudinger

Austrian alpine skier

*February 23rd, 1987, Steyr

37

Alexandr Shushemoin

Cyclist

*February 23rd, 1987, Petropavl

37

Sen'Derrick Marks

Player of American football

*February 23rd, 1987, Mobile

37

Nyan Boateng

Football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Brooklyn

37

Kris Fredheim

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*February 23rd, 1987, Campbell River

37

Olena Kryvytska

Ukrainian fencer

*February 23rd, 1987, Rostov

37

Gellért Ivancsics

Association footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Sopron

37

Wanderson Souza Carneiro

Brazilian footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Correntina

37

Matt Mullan

English rugby union footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Brighton

37

Kavell Conner

American football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Richmond

37

Simonne Jones

US producer, singer, composer, model and visual artist

*February 23rd, 1987, Hollywood

37

Yavuz Can

Turkish sprinter

*February 23rd, 1987, Kütahya

37

Sara Fazilat

German actress

*February 23rd, 1987, Tehran

37

Zak Kirkup

Australian politician

*February 23rd, 1987, Subiaco

37

Tsukasa Umesaki

Japanese association football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Isahaya

37

Kevin Wekker

Dutch actor

*February 23rd, 1987, Amsterdam

37

Malik Hairston

American basketball player

*February 23rd, 1987, Detroit

37

Marija Petronijević

Serbian actress

*February 23rd, 1987, Požega

37

Robinson Popovites

Brazilian footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Brazil

37

Ruud Swinkels

Dutch footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Moergestel

37

Piotr Gurzęda

Polish footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Giżycko

37

Ludovic Pancrate

French footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Schœlcher

37

Julian Valentin

American soccer player

*February 23rd, 1987, Lancaster

37

Diego Terrazas

Bolivian footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

37

Derik Steiner

Player of arena football

*February 23rd, 1987, Franklin

37

Robert Lopez Mendy

Association football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Dakar

37

Andreas Molinder

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 23rd, 1987, Sollefteå

37

Wellington Simião

Association football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Poços de Caldas

37

Diego Braghieri

Argentine association football player

*February 23rd, 1987, Las Parejas

37

Abdullah Mousa

Emirati footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Al Ain

37

Sebastian Kollar

Swiss footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Switzerland

37

Xue Ming

Chinese volleyball player

*February 23rd, 1987, Beijing

37

Manjari Makijany

Indian film director, writer and producer

*February 23rd, 1987, Mumbai

37

Ucha Lobjanidze

Footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Tbilisi

37

Kim Song-hui

North Korean footballer

*February 23rd, 1987, Pyongyang

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

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

32

Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

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

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

36

Sascha Weber

German bicycle racer

*February 23rd, 1988, Saarbrücken

38

Javier Moyano Lujano

Spanish footballer

*February 23rd, 1986, Jaén

27

Benjamin Henrichs

German association football player

*February 23rd, 1997, Bocholt

39

Emily Cox

English actress

*February 23rd, 1985, Vienna

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

38

Skylar Grey

American singer

*February 23rd, 1986, Mazomanie

34

Jan Tratnik

Cyclist

*February 23rd, 1990, Ljubljana

49

Robert Lopez

American songwriter of musicals

*February 23rd, 1975, New York City

45

S. E. Cupp

American conservative political commentator and writer

*February 23rd, 1979, Carlsbad

Same year
Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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, 1987
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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