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February 23 in History
This permanent archive page contains 123 World History Database records for February 23, spanning 1421 to 2025. Recorded topics include Coronation; Burial; Parliament.
Total: 123Events: 106Births: 3Deaths: 7Battles: 6Coronations: 1Countries: 23
Events on February 23
Parliament
Henry VIIIs 1st Parliament closes
Wyatt Rebellion
Henry Grey is executed for supporting the Wyatt Rebellion against Mary's Spanish marriage.
Wyatt Rebellion
Is executed after joining the rebellion against Mary.
Capture of Chittor
Akbar's forces storm Chittor after a prolonged siege, bringing the fortress under Mughal control.
Arrest of Peter Wentworth
Imprisoned for raising questions about the succession in Parliament
Trial
Begins the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham
Departure for the Netherlands
Henrietta Maria sails for the Netherlands carrying valuables used to obtain military supplies.
Exile of Henrietta Maria
Henrietta Maria sails for the Netherlands with Princess Mary and part of the crown jewels.
Journey to the Netherlands
Princess Mary travels with her mother to join the Prince of Orange.
Siege of Bridlington
Despite the attenrions of Batten the Queen lands at Bridlington Quay
Restoration
Introduces the "Humble Petition & Advice" to Parliament. Addresses Parliament & calls for the return of the monarch, the House of Lords
Execution
Executed after the failure of the free-colored uprising
Protection of Bayeux Tapestry
The district Arts Commission secured the embroidery as national property and ensured its preservation.
Slavery
Charles Grey moves for a second reading in the Commons, as tributes are made to Wilberforce, who had laboured for the cause during the preceding twenty years, the bill was carried by 283 votes to 16
Farthest South
Pushes south through the Ross Sea and reaches a new farthest south latitude near the Great Ice Barrier
Entire Exeter-Newton Timetable Goes Atmospheric
All scheduled trains between Exeter and Newton temporarily operate using Brunel's atmospheric traction system.
Government
Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Convention
The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state
Free State
The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state
Succession
Succeeds as King of Romania
Arrest of Emile Zola
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Trial
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Trial
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Black Friday
Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes
Demonstrations
The WSPU claim police act under Churchills instructions during Black Friday. Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes
Demonstrations
Demonstrations pass off peacefully. Balk observes that the Cossacks are reluctant to confront the crowds
Demonstrations
128,000 workers take to the streets demanding an end to the World War and an increase in food
Demonstrations
International Womens Day demonstrations
Domestic Production Urged to Save Shipping
Links increased home production with the need to reduce pressure on vulnerable merchant shipping.
February Revolution
The February Revolution is ignited by International Womens Day, women textile workers and soldier's wives
Import Priorities Reordered
Places food, munitions and essential raw materials ahead of less critical imports.
Nonessential Imports Restricted
Announces restrictions on imports to conserve merchant shipping for food and war materials.
Strike
128,000 workers take to the streets demanding an end to the World War and an increase in food
Strike
The February Revolution is ignited by International Womens Day, women textile workers and soldier's wives
Tonnage Crisis Explained to Commons
Warns Parliament that solving the shipping shortage is essential to Allied success.
Acceptance of German Peace Terms
Lenin secures Bolshevik acceptance of harsh German peace terms as enemy forces advance rapidly into former imperial territory.
Enigma Machine
German engineer Arthur Scherbius applies for a patent for a cipher machine using rotors and, with E. Richard Ritter, founds the firm of Scherbius & Ritter
Peace
Telegrams German peace terms to Moscow
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Demands the Soviet Government withdraw its army from the Ukraine. Demands the Soviet Government evacuate Livonia & Estonia
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Threatens to resign if German peace terms are not accepted. Argues that "the policy of revolutionary phrase making" is over
Ministry of Health Debate
Speaks on Ministry of Health policy while serving on Labour’s opposition benches.
Invasion of China
Japan occupies all of China north of the Great Wall
State of Emergency
Declares a state of emergency
Succession
Succeeds as King of Belgium
Afrika Korps
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
Army Group Africa
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
Army Group Africa
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
Bombing of U-boat Bases
Priority is switched to bombing U-boat bases
First Army
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
First Army
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
Heeresgruppe Afrika
The Panzer Army Africa, (now called the German-Italian Panzer Army,) is redesignated as the Italian First Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel is placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika)
Exile of Joseph Stalin
Orders mass deportation of Caucasian Muslim nations, Chechens & Ingush to Kazakhstan are deported for resisting Soviet rule and abetting the Germans, 475,000 persons are evicted
Exile of Joseph Stalin
Orders mass deportation of Caucasian Muslim nations, Chechens & Ingush to Kazakhstan are deported for resisting Soviet rule and abetting the Germans, 475,000 persons are evicted
Peace
Israel signs an armistice with Egypt
Birmingham Stechford
Wins Birmingham Stechford after boundary changes abolish Southwark Central.
Constituency Redistribution
Moves to Birmingham Stechford after Southwark Central disappears during boundary changes.
Election
A swing of 3.3% from Labour to Conservative produces a Labour majority of 6
Election
Reduced Labour majority: Labour 315, Conservatives 298, Liberals 9 and others 8. Labour polls a popular vote not exceeded by any political party until 1992
Election
The Labour Party wins 48.8% of votes cast, a record, and 315 MPs
Election to Parliament
Is elected Conservative MP for Bexley at the 1950 general election.
General Election
Retains Coventry East at the 1950 general election.
General Election
Helps the Conservatives recover ground in the 1950 general election
General Election
Retains Plymouth Devonport for Labour at the 1950 general election.
General Election
Retains Wakefield for Labour with a substantial majority in the general election.
General Election
Healey again contests Pudsey and Otley but remains outside the House of Commons.
General Election - General Election
Retains Plymouth Devonport for Labour at the 1950 general election.
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Michael Mackintosh Foot: Retains Plymouth Devonport for Labour at the 1950 general election.
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Retains Plymouth Devonport for Labour at the 1950 general election.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Bexley
Pudsey and Otley
Healey contests Pudsey and Otley again but does not win the seat.
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France
Operation Amigo Begins
Begins a South American goodwill mission known as Operation Amigo, visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
Minister of Industries Appointment
Guevara becomes head of the newly established Ministry of Industries.
Parliamentary Reform
Kabariti participates in parliamentary reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Twenty-fifth Amendment
Johnson marked ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, which clarified presidential succession and created a procedure for filling a vacant vice presidency.
Communism
Rocket & mortar attacks are launched on 100 cities & bases throughout South Vietnam
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Pink Floyd
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
Pink Floyd
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
White House Tape 862-004
John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 22-minute White House recording numbered 862-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 862-004
Richard Nixon appears with John Ehrlichman in the 22-minute White House recording numbered 862-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 862-006
Richard Nixon appears in the 44-minute White House recording numbered 862-006; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Coup
Holds 300 members of the Cortes at gunpoint in a failed coup
Coup
Leads 200 civil guards in a takeover of the Cortes. Holds 300 members of the Cortes at gunpoint in a failed coup
New Arms Control Proposal
Uses the Twenty-Sixth Party Congress to call for another round of arms-control negotiations.
Twenty-Sixth CPSU Congress Opens
Opens his final Communist Party Congress with a lengthy report on domestic and international policy.
Strike
The ambulance dispute is settled
Amphibious Deception
Maintains a credible threat of amphibious assault on Kuwait.
Faylaka Landing Threat
The deception fixes Iraqi forces along the coast.
Final Deadline before Ground War
Bush requires Iraq to begin withdrawing immediately or face coalition ground attack.
Rejection of Coalition Withdrawal Terms
Iraq fails to accept the coalition's unconditional withdrawal deadline.
Oxygen Detected on Europa
Hall's Hubble spectroscopy identifies oxygen in Europa's tenuous atmosphere, the first such detection around a planetary satellite.
Mir Oxygen Generator Fire
Helps the crew respond when an oxygen-generating device catches fire, filling the station with smoke and forcing emergency protective measures.
Presidential Campaign Launch
Mugabe opens his campaign by attacking opposition presidential candidates.
Sanctions
Congressman Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota introduced a bill that would bar the president from prohibiting travel to Cuba or preventing transactions required for such trips
Presidential Election
Wins re-election as President of Nigeria.
COVID-19
Places towns in Lombardy and Veneto under quarantine as cases rise.
COVID-19
Raises South Korea's alert to the highest level amid the Daegu outbreak.
Five National Missions
Starmer presents five long-term missions intended to guide a future Labour government.
Mission for Economic Growth
Starmer makes sustained economic growth the first of Labour's national missions.
Swing Fever
Releases Swing Fever with Jools Holland, returning to swing and big-band standards.
Two New Neptune Moons Announced
Sheppard announces two newly confirmed irregular moons of Neptune, raising the known total to sixteen.
First Free Breakfast Club Schools
The Government confirms the first 750 schools selected for free breakfast clubs.
Births on February 23
Birth of Samuel Pepys
Birth of Samuel Pepys
Birth of Erich Kastner
Birth of Erich Kastner, writer of childrens books
Birth of Naruhito Hironomiya
Birth of Naruhito Hironomiya, eldest son of Akihito
Deaths on February 23
Death of Albrecht von Roon
Death of Albrecht von Roon
Death of Horst Wessel
Martyr of the Munich Beerhall putsch, mytholigised by the "Horst Wessel Lied"
Death of Mabel Normand
Death of Mabel Normand
Death of Nellie Melba
Death of Nellie Melba
Death of Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
Death of Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
Death of Sidney Gilliat
Death of Frank Launder
Death of Stanley Matthews
Death of Stanley Matthews
Battles on February 23
Battle of Buena Vista
Davis and the Mississippi Rifles help stabilize the American line at Buena Vista
Battle of Buena Vista
Defeated by General Zachary Taylor
Battle of Buena Vista
Santa Anna attacks Taylor at Buena Vista but withdraws after heavy fighting
Battle of Buena Vista
Defeats Santa Anna at Buena Vista
Battle of Buena Vista
Taylor defeats Santa Anna at Buena Vista and holds northern Mexico
Battle of Sittang
Escapes across the Sittang after an attack by the Japanese but loses heavy equipment
Coronations on February 23
Coronation
Coronation of Catherine of Valois, Queen to Henry V