Did you know
Up to 2025, she specialized in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 and 2025 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder.
Famous Birthdays on February 23
2000 — Femke Broeders-Bol
Dutch hurdler and sprinter
February 23 has 151 recorded notable births across history, from 1133 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
By thisDay.info Editorial Team · — Wikipedia
Famous Birthdays
151 source records
1133 – 2002
Pisces
Today in history
Major events on February 23
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1763 Berbice slave uprising in Guyana: The first major slave revolt in South America. Source
- 1954 The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. Source
- 1927 U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. Source
- 1847 Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Source
Did you know
Matthias Corvinus was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I.
Did you know
Radosław Sikorski was a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2023.
Did you know
Steve Stricker's most successful season on tour came at age 42 in 2009, with three victories and a runner-up finish on the money list.
Did you know
With an 80-year career, Legrand is one of the most recognized entertainment figures in Argentina.
More major people born on February 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1443
Matthias Corvinus
Hungarian king (died 1490)
Matthias Corvinus was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just".
1963
Radosław Sikorski
Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski is a Polish politician, journalist and statesman who is the longest-serving Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2023, previously holding the office between 2007 and 2014, since 2025…
1967
Steve Stricker
American golfer
Steven Charles Stricker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
1927
Mirtha Legrand
Argentine actress and television presenter
Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez, known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand, is an Argentine actress and television presenter.
1899
Norman Taurog
American director and screenwriter (died 1981)
Norman Rae Taurog was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films.
1989
Evan Bates
American ice dancer
Evan Bates is an American ice dancer. With his wife and skating partner, Madison Chock, he is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the team event, the 2026 Winter Olympics silver medalist, a three-time World champion,…
1949
Marc Garneau
Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician (died 2025)
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician. Garneau served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group.
1923
Dante Lavelli
American football player (died 2009)
Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli, nicknamed "Gluefingers", was an American professional football player.
1986
Ola Svensson
Swedish singer-songwriter
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson is a Swedish artist and songwriter, known professionally by the mononym Ola until 2014, and as Brother Leo from 2018 to present.
1927
Régine Crespin
French soprano and actress (died 2007)
Régine Crespin was a French soprano who had a major international career in opera and on the concert stage between 1950 and 1989.
1947
Anton Mosimann
Swiss chef and author
Anton Mosimann is a Swiss chef and restaurateur who was Maitre Chef des Cuisines at the Dorchester Hotel for thirteen years, during which time its restaurant achieved a rating of two stars in the Michelin Guide.
1944
Johnny Winter
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
John Dawson Winter III was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.
1874
Konstantin Päts
Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia (died 1956)
Konstantin Päts was an Estonian statesman and the country's president from 1938 to 1940.
1915
Jon Hall
American actor and director (died 1979)
Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, and later when contracted to Universal Pictures, including Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man's Revenge,…
1868
W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, and activist (died 1963)
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, writer, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
1956
Sandra Osborne
Scottish politician
Sandra Currie Osborne is a Scottish Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock from the 2005 to 2015 general elections.
1997
Jamal Murray
Canadian basketball player
Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
1889
John Gilbert Winant
American captain, pilot, and politician, 60th Governor of New Hampshire (died 1947)
John Gilbert Winant was an American diplomat and politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire.
1925
Louis Stokes
American lawyer and politician (died 2015)
Louis Stokes was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician.