Page 3: Historical Events In February - 23

1848  John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on February - 23.   

1852  "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops on February - 23.   

1854  Great-Britain & Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein on February - 23.   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on February - 23.   

1861  By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 23 dutch Premier Floris A van Hall resigns   

1861  President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

1865  On February - 23 barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 on February - 23.   

1868  On this day in history william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)   

1869  Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law on this day in history.   

1869  Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Soc-Dem) on February - 23.   

1870  On February - 23 mississippi is readmitted to the Union, after the Civil War.   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to US on February - 23.   

1873  Dmitri Arakishvili, composer on February - 23.   

1874  Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) on February - 23.   

1874  Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) on this day in history.   

1874  Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) on this day in history.   

1875  Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP) on this day in history.   

1876  On February - 23 agnes M Royden, writer   

1879  On February - 23 agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye)   

1880  On February - 23 edgar Istel, composer   

1881  On this day in history titus [Anno S] Brandsma, Dutch philosopher   

1882  On February - 23 ladislav Vycpalek, composer   

1883  On this day in history alabama becomes first US state to enact an antitrust law   

1883  American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Philadelphia) on February - 23.   

1883  On this day in history the birth of Victor Flemming, American director   

1883  On February - 23 alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law   

1883  On February - 23 karl Jaspers, Oldenburg Germany, existentialist philosopher   

1884  On this day in history frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade)   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history aluminum manufacturing process developed   

1886  London Times publishes world's first classified ad on this day in history.   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.   

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1614  Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on February - 23.   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on February - 23.   

1646  On February - 23 birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.   

0155  On this day in history death of polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  On February - 23 death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  Death of Emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

1447  Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies on this day in history.   

1464  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1468  On this day in history john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

1526  On this day in history diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on this day in history.