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February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008) | Event | a 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) | Death | Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian prime minister and president (born in 1950) | |
February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008) | Death | Paul Frere, Belgian race car driver and motorsport journalist (born in 1917) | |
February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008) | Death | Douglas Fraser, Scottish pilot, first to land at Newfoundland Airport on January 11, 1938 (born in 1916) | |
February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998) | Event | Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak: Tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42. | |
February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998) | Event | Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders. | Osama bin Laden Quotes |
February 23rd, 1978 (February 23 1978) | Birth | Rene Perez, Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13) | |
February 23rd, 1978 (February 23 1978) | Birth | Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (died in 2003) | |
February 23rd, 1968 (February 23 1968) | Birth | Justin Bell, British racing driver | |
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958) | Event | Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio. | |
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958) | Birth | Tony Barrell, English writer and journalist | |
February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958) | Birth | David Sylvian, English musician (Japan, Nine Horses) | |
February 23rd, 1948 (February 23 1948) | Birth | Doug Moench, American comic book writer | |
February 23rd, 1948 (February 23 1948) | Death | John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (born in 1866) | |
February 23rd, 1938 (February 23 1938) | Birth | Diane Varsi, American actress (died in 1992) | |
February 23rd, 1928 (February 23 1928) | Birth | Hans Herrmann, German race car driver | |
February 23rd, 1928 (February 23 1928) | Birth | Vasili Lazarev, cosmonaut (died in 1990) | |
February 23rd, 1918 (February 23 1918) | Event | First 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) | Birth | Richard G. Butler, American fascist (died in 2004) | |
February 23rd, 1908 (February 23 1908) | Birth | William McMahon, twentieth Prime Minister of Australia (died in 1988) | |
February 23rd, 1908 (February 23 1908) | Death | Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (born in 1823) | |
February 23rd, 1898 (February 23 1898) | Event | Emile 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) | Birth | Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (died in 1935) | |
February 23rd, 1868 (February 23 1868) | Birth | W.E.B. DuBois, American civil rights leader (died in 1963) | W.E.B. DuBois Quotes |
February 23rd, 1848 (February 23 1848) | Death | John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (born in 1767) | John Quincy Adams Quotes |
February 23rd, 1778 (February 23 1778) | Event | American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army. | |
February 23rd, 1648 (February 23 1648) | Birth | Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (died in 1730) | |