Historical Events on February 23

Treaty signed on February 16, 1267 between King Alfonso X of Castile and King Afonso III of Portugal

1554 battle of the Arauco War in present-day central Chile

Engagement of the Great Northern War (1706)

Treaty of Masulipatam

1809 battle between a French Navy squadron of three frigates and a larger British squadron of ships of the line.

1819 military battle

Treaty 23 February 1854

1885 battle of the Sino-French War in northern Vietnam

11th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1938

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima — photograph taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II

1950 United Kingdom general election — general election held in the United Kingdom

Battle fought in February 1979 during the Uganda-Tanzania War

1979 initial phase of the battle of Lạng Sơn during the Sino–Vietnamese War

1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt — February 1981 coup d'état attempt in Spain

2016 level crossing collision in the Netherlands

Terrorist attack by Boko Haram

A riot in Wamena, Indonesia