Today in History for 23rd February 2017:
Historical Events
1900 – Steamer “Rio de Janeiro” sinks in SF Bay
1909 – Russian Tsar Nicholas II dissolves Finnish Diet
1910 – 1st radio contest held (Philadelphia)
1945 – US Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima, later a famous photo and Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture
1956 – 13th Golden Globes: East of Eden, Ernest Borgnine, and Anna Magnani win
1991 – US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST
Famous Birthdays
1920 – Hall Overton, Bangor Michigan, composer (Enchanted Pear Tree)
1949 – Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge (Olympic-gold-1972)
1949 – Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut (STS 13, 77), born in Quebec City, Québec
1971 – Carin Hjalmarsson Koch, Kungalv Sweden, golfer (1995 Pinewild-7th)
1972 – Steve Holy, American country singer
1973 – Lars-Olof Johansson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
Famous Deaths
155 – Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested and burned at stake
1945 – Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet and writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
1974 – Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63
1996 – Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
1997 – Oscar Lewenstein, impressario, dies at 80
2006 – Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)