1653
1653 Izmir earthquake
Natural disaster · Middle East
On this day
229 events in the atlas are dated to 23 February, from 128 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
1653
Natural disaster · Middle East
1802
Battle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
1981
Rebellion · Europe
1982
Election · North America
2003
Attack · North Africa · 2003 – 2008
2014
War · Europe
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