CoM Moderators Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Historical Events 1947 - US General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews 1963 - Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" 1971 - US army officer William Calley confesses and implicates Captain Medina during his trial for the My Lai Massacre 1979 - George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album, featuring the single "Blow Away" 1992 - Cricketer Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut as Zimbabwe lose to Sri Lanka 2003 - 45th Grammy Awards: "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones wins More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1881 - Titus Brandsma, Dutch Roman Catholic priest, philosopher (spoke out against Nazi ideology), martyr, and saint, born in Oegeklooster, Netherlands (d. 1942) 1913 - Charles Leonard, American pentathlete (Olympic silver medal 1936), born in Fort Snelling, Minnesota (d. 2006) 1955 - Howard Jones, British rock pianist, and singer-songwriter (Things Can Only Get Better), born in Southampton, England 1958 - David Sylvian [Batt], British songwriter, vocalist, new wave and improvisational rock guitarist (Japan; Rain Tree Crow), born in Beckenham, England 1965 - Kristin Davis, American actress (Melrose Place; Sex and the City), born in Boulder, Colorado 1983 - Aziz Ansari, Indian-American comedian and actor (Parks and Recreation, Master of None), born in Columbia, South Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1507 - Gentile Bellini, Venetian painter (Sultan Mohammed II), dies at about 78 (burial date) 1904 - Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian homeopath doctor and founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, dies at 70 1996 - Joseph W. Barr, American banker and politician (Secretary of the Treasury), dies at 78 1997 - Oscar Lewenstein, British theater impresario (Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera), and film producer (The Knack ...and How to Get It), dies of heart failure at 80 2017 - Derek Ibbotson, English 5K runner (Olympic bronze 1956), dies at 84 2023 - John Motson, British football broadcaster (10 x FIFA World Cups; 10 x UEFA European C'ships; 29 x FA Cup finals; BBC, Talksport), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »
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