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02/23/1976
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Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1976
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Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
Type: Death
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02/23/1976
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L S Lowry, painter, dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1977
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Angie Trostel, Oxford Ohio, diver (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1977
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Dally Randriantefy, Antananarivo Madag, tennis star (1993 Marseille)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1978
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20th Grammy Awards: Hotel Calif, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins
Type: Event
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02/23/1978
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Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing (Finland, Oly-98)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1979
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"Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 140 performances
Type: Event
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02/23/1979
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Frank Peterson Jr named 1st black general in Marine Corps
Type: Event
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02/23/1979
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George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album
Type: Event
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02/23/1980
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13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
Type: Event
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02/23/1980
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Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
Type: Event
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02/23/1980
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
Type: Event
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02/23/1980
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Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-mil-gallon spill
Type: Event
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02/23/1980
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Yvonne Tousek, Kitchener Ontario, gymnistic (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/23/1980
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Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62
Type: Death
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02/23/1981
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People mag features drug ordeal of Mackenzie and Papa John Phillips
Type: Event
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02/23/1981
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Spanish coup under lt-col Antonio Tejero Molina fails
Type: Event
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02/23/1982
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Michael Frayn's "Noises Off," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/23/1983
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25th Grammy Awards: Roxanna, Toto IV, Men at Work wins
Type: Event
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02/23/1983
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USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 mil)
Type: Event
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02/23/1983
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Adrian Boult, conductor, dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1985
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Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game
Type: Event
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02/23/1985
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US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as attorney general
Type: Event
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02/23/1985
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Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/23/1986
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Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M)
Type: Event
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02/23/1986
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Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/23/1986
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Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 m indoor (7.00 sec)
Type: Event
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02/23/1987
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Dick Howser retires from managing KC Royals, due to brain tumor
Type: Event
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02/23/1987
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Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member
Type: Event
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02/23/1987
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Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604
Type: Event
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02/23/1987
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Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80
Type: Death
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02/23/1988
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15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
Type: Event
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02/23/1988
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Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games
Type: Event
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02/23/1988
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Yvonne van Gennip skates female record 3k (4:11.94)
Type: Event
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02/23/1990
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Ian Smith 173* NZ v India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat
Type: Event
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02/23/1990
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Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53
Type: Death
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02/23/1990
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James Gavin, commandant US 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82
Type: Death
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02/23/1990
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Jose Napoleon Duarte, president of Salvador (1984-89), dies at 62
Type: Death
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02/23/1991
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Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho
Type: Event
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02/23/1991
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Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested
Type: Event
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02/23/1991
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NC is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games
Type: Event
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02/23/1991
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
Type: Event
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02/23/1991
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US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST
Type: Event
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02/23/1992
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16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
Type: Event
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02/23/1992
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Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Type: Event
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02/23/1992
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World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313
Type: Event
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02/23/1992
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Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/23/1992
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Markos Vafiades, leader (ELAS, 1943-49), dies
Type: Death
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02/23/1993
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Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
Type: Event
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