February
23
Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
National Day (Brunei)
Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army
and Navy in the former Soviet Union,
also held in various former Soviet
republics:
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
Terminalia held in honor of Terminus
(Ancient Rome)
Events
February
23
1887
– The French Riviera is hit by a
large earthquake, killing around
2,000.
1896 – The Tootsie Roll is invented.
1941 – Plutonium is first produced
and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1947 – The International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
1998 – In the United States, tornadoes
in central Florida destroy or damage
2,600 structures and kill 42.
1998 – Osama bin Laden publishes
a fatwa declaring jihad against
all Jews and "Crusaders";
the latter term is commonly interpreted
to refer to the people of Europe
and the United States.
1999 – An avalanche destroys the
Austrian village of Galtür, killing
31.
2010 – Unknown criminals pour more
than 2.5 million liters of diesel
oil and other hydrocarbons into
the river Lambro, in Northern Italy,
causing an environmental disaster.
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