23 February In History - What Happened On This Day

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.

Event Year	Incident/Event
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.
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	The US hoisted its flag on Japan-controlled island Evo Jima.
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.
1947	The International Standardization Organization established the world standard.
1947	The International Organization for Standardization, responsible for worldwide industrial and commercial standards, was founded.
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	Davison of Canada broke the record of Kapil Dev made in 1983 by scoring the fastest century of the World Cup.
2003	45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards.
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	Pakistan tested Shaheen-2.
2007	A Virgin Trains Pendolino express train from London Euston to Glasgow Central derailed near Grayrigg, Cumbria, UK, killing one person and injuring 22.
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 22nd Winter Olympic Games ended in Sochi, Russia.
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.
2016	US primary election: Nevada Republican Donald Trump won with 45.9.5%.

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