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February 23rd, 2008	Event	a B-2 Spirit of the USAF crashes at Guam. The crew survived but the aircraft was written off, making it the most expensive air crash in human history (the aircraft alone cost $1.2Bn). The B-2 had a perfect saftey record before the crash; not one B-2 ever crashed.
February 23rd, 2008	Death	Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian prime minister and president (born in 1950)
February 23rd, 2008	Death	Paul Frere, Belgian race car driver and motorsport journalist (born in 1917)
February 23rd, 2008	Death	Douglas Fraser, Scottish pilot, first to land at Newfoundland Airport on January 11, 1938 (born in 1916)
February 23rd, 2007	Event	Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
February 23rd, 2007	Event	A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, United Kingdom, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
February 23rd, 2007	Death	Donnie Brooks, American singer (born in 1936)
February 23rd, 2007	Death	John Ritchie, British footballer (born in 1941)
February 23rd, 2006	Event	Dubai Ports World agrees to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.
February 23rd, 2006	Death	Benno Besson, Swiss actor and film director (born in 1922)

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