Year 1455
Gutenberg Bible, the first printed book in the West, was published.
FEBRUARY 23
Daily Historical Chronicle
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23 February: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 23 February.
Observances & Special Days
Republic Day of Guyana
National Day of Brunei Darussalam
Year 1886
Martin Hale, an American chemist, and inventor discovered aluminum.
Year 1941
Plutonium was first isolated by Dr. Glenn Seaborg.
Year 1945
World War II- US troops liberated the Philippine capital Manila from Japanese forces.
Year 1947
Establishment of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Year 1952
Indian Parliament passed the Workers’ Provident Fund Bill.
Year 1966
Military uprising in Syria.
Year 2010
Qatar granted its citizenship to Indian painter M F Hussain.
Born 1633
Samuel Pepys, an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament.
Born 1850
César Ritz, a Swiss hotelier.
Born 1868
W. E. B. Du Bois, an American sociologist, writer, historian, and civil rights activist.
Born 1876
Gadge Maharaj, an Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer.
Born 1913
P. C. Sorcar, an Indian magician.
Born 1969
Bhagyashree, an Indian actress.
Died 1792
Joshua Reynolds, an English painter, specializing in portraits.
Died 1855
Carl Friedrich Gauss, a German mathematician, and physicist.
Died 1904
Mahendralal Sarkar, a Bengali medical doctor, social reformer, and propagator of scientific studies in nineteenth-century India.
Died 1969
Madhubala, an Indian film actress.
Died 2004
Vijay Anand, an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor.