Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people. Date: February 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
An avalanche buries the town of Galtür, Austria, killing 31. Date: February 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. Date: February 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre carrying Intelsat 904. Date: February 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents. Date: February 23, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…
The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched. Date: February 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. Date: February 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: February 23, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)