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02/23/0155
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Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested and burned at stake
Type: Death
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02/23/0303
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Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians
Type: Event
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02/23/1417
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Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1447
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Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1455
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Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date)
Type: Event
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02/23/1468
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John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1554
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Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed
Type: Death
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02/23/1574
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France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots
Type: Event
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02/23/1607
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Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60
Type: Death
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02/23/1614
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Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter
Type: Birth
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02/23/1615
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Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised
Type: Birth
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02/23/1633
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Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1649
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John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus and Adonis) (baptized)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1660
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Charles XI becomes king of Sweden
Type: Event
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02/23/1660
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Charles X Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
Type: Death
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02/23/1662
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Johann Crger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63
Type: Death
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02/23/1668
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Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued
Type: Event
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02/23/1669
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Lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68
Type: Death
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02/23/1672
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Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
Type: Event
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02/23/1682
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Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75
Type: Death
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02/23/1685
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George Friedrich Hndel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1689
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Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England
Type: Event
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02/23/1700
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Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1704
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Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50
Type: Death
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02/23/1718
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Franois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63
Type: Death
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02/23/1730
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Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer
Type: Birth
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02/23/1734
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Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1766
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Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1776
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John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1778
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Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge
Type: Event
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02/23/1787
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Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1792
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Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor
Type: Birth
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02/23/1792
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Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
Type: Event
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02/23/1792
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Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G, premieres
Type: Event
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02/23/1792
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Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68
Type: Death
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02/23/1797
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Antoine d'Auvergne, Fr opera composer (Coquette Trompe), dies at 83
Type: Death
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02/23/1804
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Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII
Type: Event
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02/23/1806
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John Alcock, composer, dies at 90
Type: Death
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02/23/1807
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Franois Guichard, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/23/1811
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George Washington Hewitt, composer
Type: Birth
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02/23/1813
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1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Mass
Type: Event
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02/23/1817
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George Watts, London, painter
Type: Birth
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02/23/1818
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Jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
Type: Birth
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02/23/1820
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Cato Street conspiracy uncovered
Type: Event
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02/23/1821
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John Keats, writer, dies at 25
Type: Death
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02/23/1821
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College of Apothecaries organized in Phil; 1st US pharmacy college
Type: Event
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02/23/1821
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Marie-Anne Collot, French sculptor, dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1821
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John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome
Type: Death
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02/23/1822
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Boston is incorporated as a city
Type: Event
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02/23/1824
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Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
Type: Birth
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