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What happened in history on this day: February 23?
On February 23 in ...
- 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to Walt Disney for screen innovation for the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Disney is presented one statuette and seven miniature statuettes.
- 1997 - NBC TV airs the film Schindler's List in the USA, completely uncensored, 65 million watch.
- 2003 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Norah Jones for "Don't Know Why";
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer for "Your Body Is A Wonderland";
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "Steve McQueen";
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Coldplay for "In My Place".
Births on February 23
- 1883 - Birth of Victor Fleming in Pasadena, California, USA; director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind).
- 1884 - Birth of Frank Cellier in Surbiton, England; actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade).
- 1889 - Birth of Cyril Delevanti in England; actor (Lucius - Jefferson Davis, Black Eye).
- 1892 - Birth of Kathleen Harrison; actress (Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11).
- 1895 - Birth of Richard Goolden in London, England; actor (School for Husbands).
- 1929 - Birth of Eduard W "Ed" Bauer [Eddy Evers]; Dutch actor (Bluejackets).
- 1930 - Birth of Johnny Seven in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss).
- 1930 - Mabel Normand, actress/director (Extra Girl), dies at age 35.
- 1938 - Birth of Diane Varsi in San Mateo, California, USA; actress (Peyton Place).
- 1938 - Birth of Sylvia Chase in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20).
- 1939 - Birth of Majel Barrett in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (Christine Chapel - Star Trek).
- 1940 - Birth of Peter Fonda; actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip, Supernova, Capital City).
- 1943 - Birth of Jada Rowland in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Penny - Hamptons, Amy - Secret Storm, As the World Turns, The Doctors).
- 1947 - Birth of Shakira Caine in Guyana; actress (The Man Who Would be King)/Miss Guyana (1967).
- 1951 - Birth of Patricia Richardson in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; actress (Home Improvement, Double Trouble).
- 1956 - Birth of Maren Jensen in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Battlestar Galactica).
- 1965 - Birth of Kristin Davis; actress (Melrose Place, Sex and the City).
- 1966 - Birth of Marc Price; actor/comedian (Skippy - Family Ties).
- 1968 - Birth of Marc Price; actor (Hearts are Wild, Family Ties).
- 1971 - Birth of Shane Keller in Scarsdale, New York, USA; actor (Shane - Out of the Blue).
- 1975 - Birth of Michael Tricario; actor (Randy - The Wonder Years).
- 1994 - Birth of Dakota Fanning; American actress (Taken).
Deaths on February 23
- 1965 - Death of Stan Laurel at age 74 of a heart attack in California, USA; US film comedian (Laurel and Hardy).
- 1974 - Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at age 63.
- 1976 - Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at age 74.
- 1985 - Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at age 71.
- 1987 - Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at age 61.
- 1993 - Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at age 33.
- 1998 - Death of Philip Abbott at age 74 of cancer; actor (Arthur Ward - The FBI).
- 2023 - Death of John Motson at age 77; announcer (UK BBC TV football for over 50 years).
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