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February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008)Eventa B-2 Spirit of the USAF crashes at Guam. The crew survived but the aircraft was written off, making it the most expensive air crash in human history (the aircraft alone cost $1.2Bn). The B-2 had a perfect saftey record before the crash; not one B-2 ever crashed.
February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008)DeathJanez Drnovsek, Slovenian prime minister and president (born in 1950)
February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008)DeathPaul Frere, Belgian race car driver and motorsport journalist (born in 1917)
February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008)DeathDouglas Fraser, Scottish pilot, first to land at Newfoundland Airport on January 11, 1938 (born in 1916)
February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998)EventKissimmee Tornado Outbreak: Tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42.
February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998)EventOsama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders. Osama bin Laden Quotes
February 23rd, 1978 (February 23 1978)BirthRene Perez, Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13)
February 23rd, 1978 (February 23 1978)BirthDan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (died in 2003)
February 23rd, 1968 (February 23 1968)BirthJustin Bell, British racing driver
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958)EventCuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958)BirthTony Barrell, English writer and journalist
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958)BirthDavid Sylvian, English musician (Japan, Nine Horses)
February 23rd, 1948 (February 23 1948)BirthDoug Moench, American comic book writer
February 23rd, 1948 (February 23 1948)DeathJohn Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (born in 1866)
February 23rd, 1938 (February 23 1938)BirthDiane Varsi, American actress (died in 1992)
February 23rd, 1928 (February 23 1928)BirthHans Herrmann, German race car driver
February 23rd, 1928 (February 23 1928)BirthVasili Lazarev, cosmonaut (died in 1990)
February 23rd, 1918 (February 23 1918)EventFirst victory of Red Army over the Kaiser s German troops near Narva and Pskov. Since 1923 this date become the Day of Red Army in honour of this victory.
February 23rd, 1918 (February 23 1918)BirthRichard G. Butler, American fascist (died in 2004)
February 23rd, 1908 (February 23 1908)BirthWilliam McMahon, twentieth Prime Minister of Australia (died in 1988)
February 23rd, 1908 (February 23 1908)DeathJohannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (born in 1823)
February 23rd, 1898 (February 23 1898)EventEmile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J accuse", a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully placing Captain Alfred Dreyfus in jail.Emile Zola Quotes
February 23rd, 1878 (February 23 1878)BirthKazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (died in 1935)
February 23rd, 1868 (February 23 1868)BirthW.E.B. DuBois, American civil rights leader (died in 1963)W.E.B. DuBois Quotes
February 23rd, 1848 (February 23 1848)DeathJohn Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (born in 1767)John Quincy Adams Quotes
February 23rd, 1778 (February 23 1778)EventAmerican Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
February 23rd, 1648 (February 23 1648)BirthArabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (died in 1730)

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