On this day in sports: February 23

1. 1958 Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. Source
2. 1996 Born: D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player Source
3. 1997 Born: Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball player Source
4. 2016 Died: Jacqueline Mattson, American baseball player (born 1928) Source

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