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23 February
- 🇮🇳 In India
- 1897 Hem Singh Pruthi, entomologist who served as Imperial Entomologist, being the first native Indian in that position, was born.
- 🌎 Elsewhere
- 1455 Traditionally the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
- 1821 John Keats, English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, died at Rome, Italy. His poems were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death.
- 1898 French novelist Emile Zola was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
- 1904 Having occupied Korea, Japan signs a treaty with Korea under which it becomes a Japanese protectorate in return for Japanese protection from other powers.
- 1940 Walt Disney's animated movie Pinocchio released.
- 1965 British-born comedian Stan Laurel, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy, died at the age of 74.
- 1995 James Herriot, British veterinary surgeon and author, died at Thirlby, United Kingdom. He is known for his autobiographical books, like All Things Bright and Beautiful.
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