Historical Events for 23rd February 2026

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1668 - Fire in the Hofburg in Vienna, Emperor Leopold I rescued
1904 - Fiordland National Park in New Zealand is created, home to the Milford Track and at 4,600 square miles (12,000 square km), one of the world's largest
1923 - German Republic day with laws against worker
1954 - First mass inoculation against polio with the Jonas Salk vaccine takes place at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1970 - Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
1976 - Final meeting between Chinese Communist party Chairman Mao Zedong and former US President Richard Nixon, in Beijing, China
1999 - British TV drama "Queer as Folk" written by Russell T. Davies, starring Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam premieres on Channel 4
2019 - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir declares a national emergency, dismisses the federal government and sacks all state governors

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