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23 February 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2021 - Riots in four Ecuadorian prisons, caused by gang rivalries, resulted in the deaths of 79 inmates.Massacre in Ecuadorian prisons in February 2021
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2017 - Syrian civil war: Allied troops led by the Turkish Armed Forces captured the city of al-Bab from the Islamic State.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Anniversary
2008 - A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in the most expensive crash in U.S. Air Force history.American heavy strategic bomber
Anniversary
1987 - SN 1987A, the first supernova that modern astronomers were able to study in great detail, was observed from Earth occurring in the Large Magellanic Cloud.1987 supernova event in the constellation Dorado
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1971 - Vietnam War: South Vietnamese General Đỗ Cao Trí was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering Operation Lam Son 719.1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.9 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
4.84 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
29.14 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.