FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

James Herriot

James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (born 1916)

Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (born 1857)

Horst Wessel

Horst Wessel, German SA officer (born 1907)

Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (born 1723)

Al-Walid I

Al-Walid I, Umayyad caliph (born 668)

The Emperor's Birthday

The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan)

Mashramani

Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)

Public holidays in Belarus

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 and Armed Forces day (Belarus)

National Day (Brunei)

Serenus the Gardener

Christian feast day: Serenus the Gardener

February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)

Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics: Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan) (Tajikistan)

Willigis

Christian feast day: Willigis

James Herriot

James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (born 1916)

The Emperor's Birthday

The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan)