February 23rd (1954) was a Tuesday. It's the 51st day of the year (52nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd February, 1954
» The first mass inoculation of children against Poliomyelitis or polio with the Jonas Salk named Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
Famous Birthdays on February 23 in 1954
» Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Neuronium) (d. 2012)
» Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 1989)
» Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian politician, 3rd President of Ukraine
February 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Polycarp of Smyrna
» Serenus the Gardener
» February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
» National Day (Brunei)
» Red Army known as 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 Day (Russia)
» Public holidays in Belarus known as Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)