February 23rd (1955) was a Wednesday. It's the 51st day of the year (52nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd February, 1955
» First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
Famous Birthdays on February 23 in 1955
» Tom Bodett, American voice actor, radio host, and author
» Howard Jones (musician) named Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter
» Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach
» Francesca Simon, American author
February 23rd Famous Deaths for 1955
» Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
February 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Polycarp of Smyrna
» Serenus the Gardener
» February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
» National Day (Brunei)
» Red Army known as Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics:
» Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
» Public holidays in Belarus known as Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)