23 February - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, February 23 is the day number 54 in a given year. February 23 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
February 23 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1468 | Yuhen Gottenberg, who invented the printing machine, died. |
| 1739 | The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin, who had beenliving under an alias in York, was uncovered by his formerschoolteacher, who recognised his handwriting, leading to Turpin'sarrest. |
| 1836 | The Battle of the Alamo began with the American settler army surrounded by the Mexican army under Santa Anna. |
| 1847 | Mexican–American War-The United States Army used heavyartillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army at the Battle of BuenaVista near Saltillo, Coahuila. |
| 1885 | Sino-French War: France gained an important victory in the Battle of ??ng ??ng in the Tonkin region of what is now Vietnam. |
| 1886 | American chemist and inventor Martin Hale discovered aluminum. |
| 1886 | The London Times began publishing the world's first classified advertisement. |
| 1895 | Jaap Eden set a 10 km skating world record. |
| 1903 | The Cuban–American Treaty was finalized, allowing the UnitedStates to lease Guantánamo Bay from Cuba in perpetuity for the purposesof operating coaling and naval stations. |
| 1904 | For $ 10 million, the United States acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone. |
| 1905 | Rotary International was established. |
| 1909 | The Silver Dart was flown off the ice of Bras d'Or Lake on CapeBreton Island, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canadaand the British Empire. |
| 1927 | German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli in which he described his uncertainty principle for the first time. |
| 1940 | Russian forces captured the island of Lasi near Greece. |
| 1941 | Plutonium was first chemically identified by chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and his team at the University of California, Berkeley. |
| 1944 | In response to an insurgency in Chechnya, the Soviet Union began the forced deportation of native Chechens and Ingush population of North Caucasus to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. |
| 1945 | Second World War-In an Allied bombing run on Pforzheim,Germany, approximately 31% of the town's population were killed and 83% of its buildings were destroyed. |
| 1945 | American photographer Joe Rosenthal took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of IwoJima, an image that was later reproduced as the U.S. Marine Corps WarMemorial. |
| 1945 | The US hoisted its flag on Japan-controlled island Evo Jima. |
| 1947 | The International Organization for Standardization, responsible for worldwide industrial and commercial standards, was founded. |
| 1947 | The International Standardization Organization established the world standard. |
| 1952 | The Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act was passed. |
| 1958 | Argentina's legendary Formula One driver Khuan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by two men. |
| 1969 | Actress Madhubala died. |
| 1970 | The country became the Republic of Guyana and today was declared the national day of this country. |
| 1981 | A situation of political uncertainty had arisen in Spain, when the right-wing army overthrew the administration. |
| 1987 | Light from the supernova SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud reached the Earth. |
| 1997 | Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building and kills 1. |
| 1997 | NBC TV shows 'Schindler's List,' completely uncensored, 65 million watch. |
| 1998 | Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston South Carolina on WAVF 96.1 FM. |
| 2000 | 42nd Grammy Awards, Santana, Sarah McLachlan and Sting win major awards. |
| 2003 | 45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards. |
| 2003 | Davison of Canada broke the record of Kapil Dev made in 1983 by scoring the fastest century of the World Cup. |
| 2005 | The controversial French law on colonialism, requiring lycéeteachers to teach their students 'the positive role' of Frenchcolonialism, was passed, creating so much public uproar and opposition that it was repealed less than one year later. |
| 2007 | A Virgin Trains Pendolino express train from London Euston to Glasgow Central derailed near Grayrigg, Cumbria, UK, killing one person and injuring 22. |
| 2007 | Pakistan tested Shaheen-2. |
| 2012 | The State Senate of Maryland approves a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the state. |
| 2013 | In Washington State, six tanks are reported to be leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; the leak has not posed an immediate health risk. |
| 2013 | Canada's Security Intelligence Service believes the presence of Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in the country may lead to possible attacks. |
| 2014 | The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games. |
| 2014 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain. |
| 2014 | The 22nd Winter Olympic Games ended in Sochi, Russia. |
| 2016 | US primary election: Nevada Republican Donald Trump won with 45.9.5%. |
Famous Birthdays of February 23:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1868 | W. E. B. Du Bois / Historian / United States of America |
| 1952 | Brad Whitford / Writer / United States of America |
| 1930 | Paul West / Poet / United States of America |
| 1989 | Jérémy Pied / Footballer / France |
| 1981 | Josh Gad / Actor / United States of America |
| 1923 | Dante Lavelli / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1975 | Michael Cornacchia / Actor / United States of America |
| 1945 | Allan Boesak / Politician / South Africa |
| 1938 | Diane Varsi / Actress / United States of America |
| 1986 | Kazuya Kamenashi / Actor / Japan |
| 1989 | Evan Bates / Dancer / United States of America |
| 1950 | Rebecca Goldstein / Author / United States of America |
| 1962 | Michael Wilton / Guitarist / United States of America |
| 1988 | Nicolás Gaitán / Footballer / Argentina |
| 1958 | David Sylvian / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1953 | Kenny Bee / Singer / China |
| 1932 | Majel Barrett / Actress / United States of America |
| 1927 | Régine Crespin / Actress / France |
| 1981 | Gareth Barry / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1941 | Ron Hunt / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1923 | Rafael Addiego Bruno / Politician / Uruguay |
| 1943 | Bobby Mitchell / Golfer / United States of America |
| 1850 | César Ritz / Business Man / Switzerland |
| 1892 | Kathleen Harrison / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Niecy Nash / Actress / United States of America |
| 1874 | Konstantin Päts / Politician / Estonia |
| 1967 | Chris Vrenna / Writer / United States of America |
| 1947 | Anton Mosimann / Author / Switzerland |
| 1995 | Andrew Wiggins / Basketball Player / Canada |
| 1840 | Carl Menger / Educator / Austria |
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