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02/23/1937
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Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1937
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David Ward, president (Law Society)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1937
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Lord Tugendhat
Type: Birth
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02/23/1937
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Tom Osborne, college football coach
Type: Birth
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02/23/1938
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Sylvia Chase, St Paul Minn, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1938
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Diane Varsi, San Mateo Calif, actress (Peyton Place)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1938
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Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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02/23/1939
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Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1939
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Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist (Olympic-gold-1964)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1939
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Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher
Type: Birth
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02/23/1939
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Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
Type: Event
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02/23/1940
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Russian troops conquer Lasi Island
Type: Event
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02/23/1940
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Peter Fonda, actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1940
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Jermyn P Brooks, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1940
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Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
Type: Event
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02/23/1941
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Robin Bynoe, cricketer (WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1941
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Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal (George Watson's College)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1941
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William Hj”rtsberg, NYC, writer (Gray Matters, Fallen Angel)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1942
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Colin Sanders, founder (Solid State Logic)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1942
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Beau Boulter, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
Type: Birth
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02/23/1942
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John Lewis, Head Master (Eton College)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1942
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Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
Type: Death
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02/23/1942
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Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
Type: Event
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02/23/1943
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Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham VA, PGA golfer (1971 Cleveland Open)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1943
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Fred Biletnikoff, NFL wide receiver
Type: Birth
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02/23/1943
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Jada Rowland, NYC, actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1943
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Gen-Maj Bradley arrives in Dakar and Marrakesh
Type: Event
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02/23/1943
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German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia
Type: Event
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02/23/1944
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Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], Leland Miss, guitarist (Silver Train)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1944
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Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1944
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James Cousins, British MP
Type: Birth
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02/23/1944
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Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1945
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US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo and statue
Type: Event
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02/23/1945
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Operation Grenade: Gen Simpsons 9th Army crosses Ruhr
Type: Event
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02/23/1945
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Canadian troops occupy Kalkar
Type: Event
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02/23/1945
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2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London
Type: Event
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02/23/1945
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Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
Type: Death
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02/23/1945
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Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
Type: Death
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02/23/1945
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Frank Murray, police Officer
Type: Birth
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02/23/1946
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Rusty Young, Calif, rock steel guitarist (Poco-Heat of the Night)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1947
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Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress (Man Who be King)/Miss Guyana (1967)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1947
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Anton Mosimann, chef
Type: Birth
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02/23/1947
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Colin Sanders, British computer engineer (Solid State Logic)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1947
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Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1947
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Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews
Type: Event
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02/23/1948
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Bill Alexander, theatre director
Type: Birth
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02/23/1949
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Larry Demps, US RandB vocalist (Dramatics-Me and Mrs Jones)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1949
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Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut (STS 13, 77)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1949
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Maureen Hicks, British MP
Type: Birth
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02/23/1949
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Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist
Type: Birth
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