Births on February 2

Liz Smith (journalist)

Born on February 2, 1923

Liz Smith, American journalist and author

Mary Elizabeth Smith (February 2, 1923 – November 12, 2017) was an American gossip columnist. She was known as "The Grand Dame of Dish". During her career, she wrote columns for the New York Daily News, The Washington Post, and Cosmopolitan. On television, she worked with Fox, E!, and WNBC. From 1995 to 2005, Smith worked with Newsday.

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Liz Smith (journalist)

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Events on 1923

16 Feb

Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
25 Jun

Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1 Jul

History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
12 Sep

Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
29 Oct

Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Births on February 2

Liz Smith (journalist)

Born on February 2, 1923

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Events on 1923

Tutankhamun

Aerial refueling

History of Chinese immigration to Canada

Zimbabwe

Ottoman Empire