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February 23rd Happy Birthday Josh Gad, Emily Blunt, & Dakota Fanning


Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2012. There are 312 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, Calif., causing little damage.

On this date:
In 303, Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
In 1455, Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
In 1685, composer George Frideric Handel was born in Germany.
In 1739, Richard Palmer is identified at York Castle, by his former schoolteacher, as the outlaw Dick Turpin.
In 1778, American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
In 1820, Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.
In 1821, Alexander Ypsilantis starts the Greek War of Independence in Iași, Wallachia, modern-day Romania.
In 1836, The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1847, Mexican-American War: Battle of Buena Vista, In Mexico, American troops under General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
In 1848, the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, died in Washington, D.C., at age 80.
In 1854, The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.
In 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1870, In the United States, post-Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
In 1883, Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law.
In 1886, Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.
In 1887, The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
In 1896, The Tootsie Roll is invented.
In 1898, Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J'accuse", a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
In 1900, In South Africa, Boers and British troops fight in the Battle of Hart's Hill.
In 1903, Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
In 1905, Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
In 1909, The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
In 1917, First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution.
In 1918, First victory of Red Army over the Kaiser's German troops near Narva and Pskov. In honor of this victory, the date is celebrated from 1923 onward as "Red Army Day"; it is renamed Defender of the Fatherland Day after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and is colloquially known as "Men's Day".
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
In 1927, German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
In 1934, Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
In 1941, Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
In 1943, A fire breaks out at St. Joseph's Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, killing 36 people (35 of whom are children).
In 1944, The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
In 1945, World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag.
In 1945, World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free the captives of the Los Baños internment camp.
In 1945, World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
In 1945, World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.
In 1945, World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is completely destroyed in a raid by 379 British bombers.
In 1947, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
In 1954, The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
In 1955, First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
In 1958, Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
In 1965, film comedian Stan Laurel, 74, died in Santa Monica, Calif.
In 1966, In Syria, Baath party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin Hafiz, also a Baathist.
In 1970, Guyana became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 1974, The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
In 1980, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
In 1981, an attempted coup began in Spain as 200 members of the Civil Guard invaded Parliament, taking lawmakers hostage. (However, the attempt collapsed 18 hours later.)
In 1983, The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
In 1987, Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
In 1991, Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.
In 1991, In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
In 1992, the XVI Winter Olympic Games ended in Albertville, France.
In 1997, A small fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.
In 1998, In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42.
In 1998, Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and "Crusaders"; the latter term is commonly interpreted to refer to the people of Europe and the United States.
In 1999, Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
In 1999, An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtür, killing 31.
In 2005, The controversial French law on colonialism is passed, requiring teachers to teach the "positive values of colonialism". After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of 2006.
In 2007, A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
In 2008, A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit crashes on Guam. It is the first operational loss of a B-2.
In 2010, Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in Northern Italy, causing an environmental disaster.

Ten years ago: Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by a rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. (She was rescued along with 14 other hostages in July 2008.) Penn State pole vaulter Kevin Dare, 19, died after landing on his head during the Big Ten indoor championships in Minneapolis.

Five years ago: A Mississippi grand jury refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager who was beaten and shot after whistling at a white woman, declining to indict the woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, for manslaughter. Democrat Tom Vilsack abandoned his bid for the presidency. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport became the first in the United States to begin testing new X-ray screening technology that could see through people's clothes. Forty-six countries attending a conference in Oslo, Norway, agreed to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs.

One year ago: In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said it would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Peter Fonda is 72. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 69. Author John Sandford is 68. Singer-musician Johnny Winter is 68. Country-rock musician Rusty Young (Poco) is 66. Actress Patricia Richardson is 61. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 60. Singer Howard Jones is 57. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 50. Country singer Dusty Drake is 48. Actress Kristin Davis is 47. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 47. Actor Marc Price is 44. Actress Niecy Nash is 42. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 41. Country singer Steve Holy is 40. Rock musician Lars-Olof Johansson (The Cardigans) is 39. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 36. Actress Emily Blunt is 29. Actor Aziz Ansari is 29. Actress Dakota Fanning is 18.

Other notable birthdays, Feb. 23:
1937, Tom Osborne, American football coach and politician
1938, Paul Morrissey, American film director
1941, Ron Hunt, baseball player
1951, Ed (Too Tall) Jones, American football player
1955, Tom Bodett, American voice actor, radio personality, and writer
1955, Flip Saunders, American basketball coach
1963, Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player
1966, Neal McDonough, American actor
1967, Chris Vrenna, American musician, producer and sound engineer (Nine Inch Nails and Tweaker)
1972, Rondell White, American baseball player
1976, Scott Elarton, American baseball player
1981, Charles Tillman, American football player
1983, Courtney Culkin, American Playboy Playmate
1986, Jerod Mayo, American football player

Born on this day, Feb. 23, passed away:
1417, Pope Paul II (d. 1471)
1685, George Frideric Handel, German/British Baroque composer (d. 1759)
1868, W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights leader (d. 1963)
1889, Victor Fleming, American director (d. 1949)
1915, Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General and pilot of B-29 "Enola Gay" over Hiroshima (d. 2007)
1918, Richard G. Butler, founder of Aryan Nations (d. 2004)
1929, Elston Howard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
1932, Majel Barrett, American actress (d. 2008)
1938, Diane Varsi, American actress (d. 1992)
1947, John McWethy, American journalist (d. 2008)

Notable deaths, Feb. 23:
1821, John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
1848, John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
1965, Stan Laurel, British actor and comedian (b. 1890)
1969, King Saud of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902)
1995, Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1942)
1995, James Herriot, English writer (b. 1916)
1997, Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (b. 1945)
2003, Howie Epstein, American bass guitarist (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (b. 1955)

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Today is Saturday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2013. There are 311 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1863, British explorers John H. Speke and James A. Grant announced they had found the source of the Nile River to be Lake Victoria. (This finding was disputed by Speke's colleague, Richard F. Burton, who felt that proof was lacking, but the lake is now considered the Nile's source.)

One year ago: President Barack Obama, speaking in Miami, sought to confront public anxiety over rising gasoline prices as he promoted the expansion of domestic oil and gas exploration, as well as the development of new forms of energy. Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan was appointed the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Peter Fonda is 73. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 70. Author John Sandford is 69. Singer-musician Johnny Winter is 69. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 67. Actress Patricia Richardson is 62. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 61. Singer Howard Jones is 58. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 51. Country singer Dusty Drake is 49. Actress Kristin Davis is 48. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 48. Actor Marc Price is 45. Actress Niecy Nash is 43. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 42. Country singer Steve Holy is 41. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 40. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 37. Actress Emily Blunt is 30. Actor Aziz Ansari is 30. Actress Dakota Fanning is 19.

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Today is Sunday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2014. There are 311 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated.

Ten years ago: The Army canceled its Comanche helicopter program after sinking $6.9 billion into it over 21 years. Education Secretary Rod Paige likened the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, to a "terrorist organization" during a private White House meeting with governors. (Paige later called it a poor choice of words, but stood by his claim the NEA was using "obstructionist scare tactics.")

Five years ago: President Barack Obama pledged to dramatically slash the skyrocketing annual budget deficit as he started to dole out the record $787 billion economic stimulus package he'd signed the previous week.

One year ago: Some 30 NASCAR fans were injured when rookie Kyle Larson's car was propelled by a crash into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, and large chunks of debris — including a tire — flew into the grandstands. The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first women's bout as Ronda Rousey beat Liz Carmouche on an armbar, her signature move, with 11 seconds left in the first round of their bantamweight title fight at UFC 157 in Anaheim, Calif.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Peter Fonda is 74. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 71. Author John Sandford is 70. Singer-musician Johnny Winter is 70. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 68. Actress Patricia Richardson is 63. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 62. Singer Howard Jones is 59. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 52. Country singer Dusty Drake is 50. Actress Kristin Davis is 49. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 49. Actor Marc Price is 46. Actress Niecy Nash is 44. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 43. Country singer Steve Holy is 42. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 41. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 38. Actor Josh Gad (Film: "Jobs") is 33. Actress Emily Blunt is 31. Actor Aziz Ansari is 31. Actress Dakota Fanning is 20.

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Today is Monday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2015. There are 311 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23rd, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised the American flag. (There were actually two flag-raisings, the second of which was captured in the iconic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of The Associated Press.)

Ten years ago: A jury was selected in Santa Maria, California, to decide Michael Jackson's fate on charges that he'd molested a teenage boy at his Neverland Ranch. (Jackson was later acquitted.) President George W. Bush and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (GEHR'-hahrd SHROH'-dur) agreed to turn down the volume on their disagreements about Iraq and Iran. French film star Simone Simon, 94, died in Paris.

Five years ago: The House Energy and Commerce Committee, looking into cases of sudden, unintended acceleration of Toyota automobiles, heard tearful testimony from Rhonda Smith of Sevierville, Tennessee, who said her Lexus had raced out of control to speeds up to 100 miles an hour. Dutch skater Sven Kramer lost the Olympic gold medal to Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea when coach Gerard Kemkers sent him the wrong way on a changeover during the 10,000-meter speedskating race at Vancouver, causing Kramer to be disqualified.

One year ago: The Sochi Olympics completed a 17-day run with Canada's 3-0 victory over Sweden in the men's hockey final, the last of 98 gold medal events. Dale Earnhardt Jr. persevered through rain and wrecks to win the Daytona 500 for the second time, a decade after his first victory in the "Great American Race." Alice Herz Sommer, 110, believed to be the oldest survivor of the Holocaust, died in London. Samuel Sheinbein, 33, who'd fled from the U.S. to Israel after murdering and dismembering a Maryland man in 1997, was killed in a shootout at an Israeli prison.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Peter Fonda is 75. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 72. Author John Sandford is 71. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 69. Actress Patricia Richardson is 64. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 63. Singer Howard Jones is 60. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 53. Country singer Dusty Drake is 51. Actress Kristin Davis is 50. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 50. Actor Marc Price is 47. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: "Shark Tank") is 46. Actress Niecy Nash is 45. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 44. Country singer Steve Holy is 43. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 42. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 39. Actor Josh Gad is 34. Actress Emily Blunt is 32. Actor Aziz Ansari is 32. Actress Dakota Fanning is 21.

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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2016. There are 312 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.

Ten years ago: The snow-covered roof of a Moscow market collapsed, killing 66 people. A United Arab Emirates company volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the White House more time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal posed no increased risks from terrorism. Japan's Shizuka Arakawa (shih-ZOO'-kuh ah-rah-KAH'-wah) stunned favorites Sasha Cohen of the United States and Irina Slutskaya (sloot-SKY'-yah) of Russia to claim the ladies' figure skating gold medal at the Turin Winter Olympics.

Five years ago: In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said it would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage.

One year ago: A jury in New York found the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization liable for their roles in terrorist attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004 in which Americans were killed or injured; the Palestinians said later they would appeal the ruling. Tapping the anxieties of aging baby boomers, President Barack Obama called for tougher standards on brokers who manage retirement savings accounts. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized for misstating during a "CBS Evening News" segment that he had served in the military's special forces.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Peter Fonda is 76. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 73. Author John Sandford is 72. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 70. Actress Patricia Richardson is 65. Former NFL player Ed "Too Tall" Jones is 65. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 64. Singer Howard Jones is 61. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 54. Country singer Dusty Drake is 52. Actress Kristin Davis is 51. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 51. Actor Marc Price is 48. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: "Shark Tank") is 47. Actress Niecy Nash is 46. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 45. Country singer Steve Holy is 44. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 43. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 40. Actor Josh Gad is 35. Actress Emily Blunt is 33. Actor Aziz Ansari is 33. Actress Dakota Fanning is 22.

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Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2017. There are 311 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, Calif., causing little damage.

Ten years ago: A Mississippi grand jury refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager who was beaten and shot for supposedly whistling at a white woman, declining to indict the woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, for manslaughter. Democrat Tom Vilsack abandoned his bid for the presidency. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport became the first in the United States to begin testing new X-ray screening technology that could see through people's clothes. Forty-six countries attending a conference in Oslo, Norway, agreed to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama, speaking in Miami, sought to confront public anxiety over rising gasoline prices as he promoted the expansion of domestic oil and gas exploration, as well as the development of new forms of energy. Sandra Fluke (rhymes with "look"), a Georgetown University law student, spoke about the need for health coverage that included birth control during an unofficial Democratic-sponsored hearing on Capitol Hill; her comments drew a savage verbal assault from radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who accused Fluke of being a "slut" (Limbaugh later apologized).

One year ago: Donald Trump won the Nevada Republican caucuses; Marco Rubio finished second while Ted Cruz placed third. A 26-year-old gunman killed four family members and torched their house in Phoenix before being shot dead by authorities.

Today's Birthdays — Feb. 23: Actor Peter Fonda is 77. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 74. Author John Sandford is 73. Country-rock musician Rusty Young (Poco) is 71. Actress Patricia Richardson is 66. Former NFL player Ed "Too Tall" Jones is 66. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 65. Singer Howard Jones is 62. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 55. Country singer Dusty Drake is 53. Actress Kristin Davis is 52. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 52. Actor Marc Price is 49. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: "Shark Tank") is 48. Actress Niecy Nash is 47. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 46. Country singer Steve Holy is 45. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 44. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 41. Actor Josh Gad is 36. Actress Emily Blunt is 34. Actor Aziz Ansari is 34. Actress Dakota Fanning is 23.

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Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2018. There are 311 days left in the year.



Today's Highlight in History:

On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags (the second flag-raising was captured in the iconic Associated Press photograph.)

Ten years ago: Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other U.S. officials held daylong meetings with Australian leaders in Canberra. Former United Auto Workers president Douglas A. Fraser died in Southfield, Mich., at age 91.



Five years ago: Some 30 NASCAR fans were injured when rookie Kyle Larson's car was propelled by a crash into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, and large chunks of debris flew into the grandstands. The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first women's bout as Ronda Rousey beat Liz Carmouche on an armbar, her signature move, with 11 seconds left in the first round of their bantamweight title fight at UFC 157 in Anaheim, Calif.



One year ago: Seeking to tamp down growing unease in Latin America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged during a visit to Mexico City that the United States would not enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there would be "no mass deportations." Lottery officials said the sole winning ticket for an estimated $435 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a Lafayette, Indiana, convenience store.



Today's Birthdays — Feb. 23: Actor Peter Fonda is 78. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 75. Author John Sandford is 74. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 72. Actress Patricia Richardson is 67. Former NFL player Ed "Too Tall" Jones is 67. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 66. Singer Howard Jones is 63. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 56. Country singer Dusty Drake is 54. Actress Kristin Davis is 53. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 53. Actor Marc Price is 50. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: "Shark Tank") is 49. Actress Niecy Nash is 48. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 47. Country singer Steve Holy is 46. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 45. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 42. Rapper Residente (Calle 13) is 40. Actor Josh Gad is 37. Actress Emily Blunt is 35. Actor Aziz Ansari is 35. Actor Tye White (TV: "Greenleaf") is 32. Actress Dakota Fanning is 24.

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1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags (the second flag-raising was captured in the iconic Associated Press photograph.)

Today's Birthdays — Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019: Actor Peter Fonda is 79. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 76. Author John Sandford is 75.. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 73.

Actress Patricia Richardson is 68. Former NFL player Ed "Too Tall" Jones is 68. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 67. Singer Howard Jones is 64..

Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 57. Country singer Dusty Drake is 55. Actress Kristin Davis is 54. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 54. Actor Marc Price is 51. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: "Shark Tank") is 50.

Actress Niecy Nash is 49. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 48. Country singer Steve Holy is 47. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 46. Film and theater composer Robert Lopez is 44. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 43. Rapper Residente (Calle 13) is 41.

Actor Josh Gad is 38. Actress Emily Blunt is 36. Actor Aziz Ansari is 36. Actor Tye White (TV: "Greenleaf") is 33. Actress Dakota Fanning is 25.

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In 2003 - Norah Jones won five Grammy Awards for the album "Come Away With Me."

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