430 Historic Events for February 23
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| 1889 |
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Cyril Delevanti, England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Frederik M baron of Asbeck, Dutch lawyer (League of Nations)
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| 1892 |
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Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11)
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| 1892 |
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1st college student govt forms at Bryn Mawr Penn
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| 1894 |
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Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Richard Goolden, London England, actor (School for Husbands)
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| 1895 |
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Jaap Eden skates world record 10km (17:56)
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| 1895 |
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William Heard, AME minister and educator, named minister to Liberia
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| 1896 |
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Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
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| 1897 |
Death |
Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68
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| 1898 |
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In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist
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| 1899 |
Birth |
E Langg„sser, writer
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Erich K„stner, Dresden German author (Emil and the Detective)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Elinor Remick Warren, composer
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| 1900 |
Death |
William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies
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| 1900 |
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Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in SF Bay
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| 1900 |
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Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel, author (Mieke-serial)
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| 1902 |
Death |
Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72
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| 1903 |
Death |
Friedrich Grutzmacher, composer, dies at 70
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| 1903 |
Death |
Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57
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| 1903 |
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Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Grigori V Aleksandrov, Russian director (Veselye Rebjata)
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| 1904 |
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US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
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