This day in History - February 23

430 Historic Events for February 23
1937 Death Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies
1937 Birth David Ward, president (Law Society)
1937 Birth Lord Tugendhat
1937 Birth Tom Osborne, college football coach
1938 Birth Sylvia Chase, St Paul Minn, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20)
1938 Birth Diane Varsi, San Mateo Calif, actress (Peyton Place)
1938 Event Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 Birth Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek)
1939 Birth Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist (Olympic-gold-1964)
1939 Birth Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher
1939 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
1940 Event Russian troops conquer Lasi Island
1940 Birth Peter Fonda, actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip)
1940 Birth Jermyn P Brooks, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
1940 Event Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
1941 Birth Robin Bynoe, cricketer (WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67)
1941 Birth Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal (George Watson's College)
1941 Birth William Hj”rtsberg, NYC, writer (Gray Matters, Fallen Angel)
1942 Birth Colin Sanders, founder (Solid State Logic)
1942 Birth Beau Boulter, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
1942 Birth John Lewis, Head Master (Eton College)
1942 Death Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
1942 Event Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
1943 Birth Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham VA, PGA golfer (1971 Cleveland Open)
1943 Birth Fred Biletnikoff, NFL wide receiver