Top 10 February 23 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 23, 1960: Emperor Naruhito of Japan. The grandson of Hirohito, he is a purely ceremonial leader. And, like most world leaders, he doesn't like Donald Trump, either. 10. February 23, 1925: Louis Stokes. The brother of Carl Stokes, the 1st black Mayor of a large American city, he represented that same city, Cleveland, in the U.S. House of Representatives, the 1st black one from Ohio. He became the 1st person on the House Appropriations Committee, and eventually chaired the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Intelligence Committee. 9. February 23, 1633: Samuel Pepys. A member of England's Parliament during the reign of King Charles II, he kept a diary that provided great detail on the events of that period, including the Great Plague of London in 1665 and the Great Fire the next year. Honorable Mention: February 23, 1904: William L. Shirer . Nearly as important a historian, he wrote the greatest chronicle thus far of Nazi Germany, T...