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23 February 2025
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
Anniversary
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
Anniversary
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
History
2025 - A snap election is held in Germany.History
2021 - Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.Massacre in Ecuadorian prisons in February 2021
History
2020 - Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.2020 murder in Georgia, U.S.
History
2019 - Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board.2019 aviation accident in Texas
History
2018 - Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti.History
2017 - The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.Former opposing coalition in the Syrian Civil War
History
2012 - A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.Series of bombings throughout Iraqi cities during the insurgency
History
2010 - Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.Liquid fuel used in diesel engines
History
2008 - A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.Air service branch of the U.S. military
History
2008 - The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched.Defunct Japanese communication satellite
Notable births
Born
2002 - Alice Litman, English transgender womanEnglish transgender woman (2002–2022)
Born
2000 - Femke Broeders-Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinterDutch hurdler and sprinter (born 2000)
Born
1997 - Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - D'Angelo Russell, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Nick Schmaltz, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Neviana Vladinova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastBulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Larry Dolan, American attorney (born 1931)American attorney (1931–2025)
Died
2025 - Chris Jasper, American singer, composer and producer (born 1951)American singer, composer and producer (1951–2025)
Died
2025 - Al Trautwig, American sports commentator (born 1956)American sports commentator (1956–2025)
Died
2024 - Flaco, Eurasian eagle-owl (born 2010)Owl that escaped from a New York City zoo (2010–2024)
Died
2023 - Tony Earl, American politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1936)American politician (1936–2023)
Died
2023 - John Motson, English football commentator (born 1945)English football commentator (1945–2023)
Died
2021 - Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician (born 1930)Saudi Arabian politician (1930–2021)
Died
2019 - Katherine Helmond, American actress (born 1929)American actress (1929–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.3 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
5.12 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
6.89 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.