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February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 312 days remaining until the end of the year (313 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the
• 1632 - Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems ( Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo) was a 1632 book by Galileo, comparing the
• 1744 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon begins. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe The naval Battle of Toulon or Battle of Cape Sicié took place on February 22 and 23 February 1744 (New Style between 130 p
• 1797 - Last Invasion of Britain: 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain by the French, begins near Fishguard, Wales. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Last Invasion of Britain was a French attack on Britain in 1797
• 1819 - By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The history of Florida can be traced back to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14000 years ago The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• 1847 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista - 5,000 American troops drive off 15,000 Mexicans. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Buena Vista ( 23 February 1847) also known as the Battle of Angostura saw the United States Army use heavy artillery to repulse The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1856 - The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• 1862 - Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. Franklin Winfield Woolworth ( April 13 1852 &ndash April 8 1919) was the founder of F The F W Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's) was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores
• 1882 - The Serbian kingdom is refounded. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler
• 1889 - President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1904 - The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina, the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• 1915 - World War I: Germany institutes unrestricted submarine warfare. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of Naval warfare in which Submarines sink merchant ships without warning as opposed to attacks per prize regulations
• 1923 - The United States begins the first transcontinental air mail route. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Airmail (or air mail) is Mail that is transported by Aircraft.
• 1924 - Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Calvin Coolidge Jr (July 4 1872 January 5 1933 was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929 Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1942 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1943 - Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also see Die weiße Rose (opera and Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage The White Rose (die Weiße Rose was a non-violent Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1944 - American aircraft bombard the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer by mistake, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Deventer is a Municipality and City in the Salland region of the Dutch Province of Overijssel. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French
• 1948 - Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• 1958 - Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The United Arab Republic ( الجمهورية العربية المتحدة al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah / al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah
• 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Arnold Petty ( March 14, 1914 near Randleman North Carolina – April 5, 2000) was an American Stock car driver in The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida.
• 1973 - Cold War: Following United States President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The 1972 Nixon visit to China was the first step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1974 - Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit conference starts in Lahore, Pakistan. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC is an International organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC is an International organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Thirty-seven countries are attending. Twenty-two heads of state and government participate.
• 1974 - Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U. Samuel Joseph Byck ( January 30, 1930 &ndash February 22, 1974) was a former tire salesman who attempted to hijack a plane flying S. President Richard Nixon.
• 1979 - Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1980 - Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1986 - Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1994 - Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency Counter-intelligence officer and analyst who in 1994 was convicted For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department
• 1997 - In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Roslin (sometimes spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, to the south of the Scottish capital city Edinburgh Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects
• 2002 - Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central Jonas Malheiro Savimbi ( August 3, 1934 &ndash February 22, 2002) led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against
• 2005 - Pop-punk band Blink 182 announce their hiatus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blink-182 was an American Pop
• 2006 - At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery ever, stealing £53m (about $92. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Securitas depot robbery was a Robbery which took place in the early hours of 22 February 2006, between 0100 and 0215 5 million or 78€ million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a Market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30340 in 2007 KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format

Births

• 1040 - Rashi, French rabbi and commentator (d. For the astrological concept see Rāshi (Jyotiṣa. Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, (רבי שלמה יצחקי better known by the acronym Rashi 1105)
• 1403 - Charles VII of France (d. Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 1461)
• 1440 - Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (d. Ladislaus the Posthumous ( February 22, 1440 &ndash November 23, 1457) ruled Bohemia as Ladislav I Hungary as László 1457)
• 1500 - Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. Rodolfo Pio da Carpi ( February 22, 1500 &ndash May 2, 1564) was an Italian Cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts 1564)
• 1612 - George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677)
• 1705 - Peter Artedi, Swedish naturalist (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius ( February 22, 1705 &ndash September 27, 1735) was a Swedish naturalist and 1735)
• 1714 - Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis-Georges-Oudard-Feudrix de Bréquigny ( February 22, 1714 &ndash July 3, 1795) French scholar was born at Gainneville near 1795)
• 1732 - George Washington, First President of the United States (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1799)
• 1756 - Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georg Friedrich von Martens (February 22 1756 in Hamburg, Germany – February 21 1821 in Frankfurt, Germany was a German Jurist 1821)
• 1778 - Rembrandt Peale, American artist (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Rembrandt Peale ( February 22, 1778 – October 3, 1860) was a 19th century American artist that received critical acclaim for his 1860)
• 1788 - Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 1860)
• 1796 - Alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Reverend Alexis John Augustine Bachelot, SSCC PA ( February 22, 1796 - December 5, 1837) was a member of the Congregation of the Sacred 1837)
• 1796 - Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, Belgian mathematician (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet ( 22 February 1796 &ndash 17 February 1874) was a Belgian Astronomer, Mathematician 1874)
• 1806 - Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Józef Kremer ( February 22, 1806, Kraków - June 2, 1875 Kraków was a Polish historian of art a philosopher an aesthetician and 1875)
• 1817 - Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Wilhelm Borchardt ( 22 February, 1817 &ndash 27 June, 1880) was a German mathematician. 1880)
• 1819 - James Russell Lowell, American poet and essayist (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year James Russell Lowell (February 22 1819 – August 12 1891 was an American Romantic poet critic editor and Diplomat. 1891)
• 1824 - Pierre Janssen, a French astronomer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pierre Jules César Janssen ( February 22, 1824 &ndash December 23, 1907) was a French astronomer who along with the English 1907)
• 1825 - Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Salpointe ( February 22, 1825 &ndash July 15, 1898) was the first Bishop of Arizona and the second Archbishop The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico 1898)
• 1839 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Francis Pharcellus Church ( February 22 1839 &ndash April 11 1906) was an American publisher and editor 1906)
• 1840 - August Bebel, German politician (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year August Ferdinand Bebel ( February 22 1840 &ndash August 13 1913) was a German social democrat and one of the founders of the 1913)
• 1849 - Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin ( February 22, 1849 - February 27, 1915) was a Russian mathematician. 1915)
• 1857 - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English founder of the Boy Scouts (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1941)
• 1857 - Heinrich Hertz, German physicist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory 1894)
• 1864 - Jules Renard, French author (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard ( February 22, 1864 - May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie 1910)
• 1874 - Bill Klem, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball 1951)
• 1878 - Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walther Ritz (b February 22, 1878 in Sion, Switzerland - d 7 July, 1909 in Göttingen) was a Swiss theoretical 1909)
• 1879 - Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted born in Varde ( February 22, 1879 – December 17, 1947) was a Danish physical chemist 1947)
• 1880 - Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Frigyes Riesz ( January 22, 1880 &ndash February 28, 1956) was a Mathematician who was born in Győr, Hungary 1956)
• 1881 - Joseph B. Ely, 52^nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Buell Ely ( February 22, 1881 &ndash June 13, 1956) was the 52nd governor of the U The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1956)
• 1882 - Eric Gill, British sculptor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Eric Rowton Gill ( 22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, 1940)
• 1883 - Marguerite Clark, American silent film actress (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marguerite Clark ( February 22, 1883 - September 25, 1940) was an American stage and Silent film Actress 1940)
• 1886 - Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugo Ball ( February 22, 1886 – September 14, 1927) was a German author poet and was one of the leading Dada artists 1927)
• 1887 - Ksawery Tartakower, Polish chess player (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ksawery Tartakower (Russian Савелий Григорьевич Тартаковер generally known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English less often 1956)
• 1888 - Owen Brewster, U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ralph Owen Brewster ( February 22, 1888 &ndash December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. S. Senator from Maine (d. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean 1961)
• 1889 - Olave Baden-Powell, English Chief Girl Guide (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Olave St Clair Baden-Powell Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE ( February 22, 1889 – June 25, 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames 1977)
• 1891 - Vlas Chubar, Soviet politician (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vlas Yakovlevich Chubar (Влас Яковлевич Чубарь ( February 22, 1891, Fedorivka near Ekaterinoslav - February 26, 1939)
• 1892 - Edna St. Vincent Millay, American writer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first 1950)
• 1895 - Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician, founder of APRA party (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre ( 22 February 1895 &ndash 2 August 1979) was a Peruvian political leader who founded the American The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a Left wing Peruvian Political party. 1979)
• 1897 - Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Karol Świerczewski (callsign Walter) (born on 22 February 1897 in Warsaw, died on 28 March 1947 at Jabłonki 1947)
• 1899 - Dwight Frye, American actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dwight Iliff Frye ( February 22 1899 – November 7 1943) was an American stage and screen Actor, noted for his appearances 1943)
• 1899 - George O'Hara, American actor (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George O'Hara ( February 22, 1899 - October 16, 1966) was an American motion picture Actor and Screenwriter of 1966)
• 1899 - Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Dechko Uzunov (Дечко Узунов ( February 22, 1899 &ndash April 26, 1986) was a Bulgarian painter. 1986)
• 1900 - Luis Buñuel, Spanish-born film director (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico 1983)
• 1900 - Seán Ó Faoláin, Irish author (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Seán Proinsias Ó Faoláin (22 February 1900 &ndash 20 April 1991 was an Irish Short story writer 1991)
• 1902 - Fritz Strassmann, German physicist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Strassman ( February 22, 1902 - April 22, 1980) was a German chemist who with 1980)
• 1903 - Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Edward Morley Callaghan CC, LLB, LLM, LLD, FRSC ( September 22, 1903 &ndash 1990)
• 1903 - Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Nazi (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ain-Ervin Mere (from birth to Estification Ain-Ervin Martson, also known as Ain Mere) February 22, 1903 &ndash April 5, 1969 1969)
• 1903 - Robert Weede, American baritone (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Weede (né Wiedefeld in Baltimore Maryland on February 22 1903 died in Walnut Creek California on July 9 1972 was one of the most esteemed of American operatic Baritones 1972)
• 1907 - Sheldon Leonard, American actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sheldon Leonard ( February 22 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American Film and Television producer 1997)
• 1907 - Robert Young, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Robert George Young ( February 22 1907 - July 21 1998) was an American Actor, best known for his leading roles of Jim Anderson 1998)
• 1908 - Sir John Mills, English actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English 2005)
• 1911 - Bill Baker, baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Presley (Bill Baker ( February 22, 1911 - April 13, 2006) was a Catcher in Major League Baseball who played with 2006)
• 1913 - Buddy Tate, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Holmes "Buddy" Tate ( February 22 1913, Sherman Texas – February 10 2001, Chandler Arizona) was a jazz 2001)
• 1914 - Renato Dulbecco, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
• 1917 - Jane Bowles, American writer and playwright (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Renato Dulbecco (born February 22, 1914) is an Italian virologist who won a 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on Reverse transcriptase The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jane Bowles, born Jane Auer ( February 22, 1917 – May 4, 1973) was an American Writer and Playwright. 1973)
• 1918 - Sid Abel, Canadian hockey player (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sidney "Sid" Gerald Abel ( February 22, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was a Canadian professional hockey player and 2000)
• 1918 - Charlie Finley, American sports entrepreneur (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Charles Oscar Finley ( February 22 1918 - February 19 1996) nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American 1996)
• 1918 - Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer
• 1918 - Robert Wadlow, tallest person in history (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dominick George "Don" Pardo (born February 22, 1918) is an American radio and television Announcer. Robert Pershing Wadlow ( February 22, 1918 &ndash July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable 1940)
• 1921 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Republic (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jean-Bédel Bokassa (ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa 22 February 1921 &ndash 3 November 1996) also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa 1996)
• 1921 - Wayne Booth, American literary critic (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Wayne Clayson Booth ( February 22, 1921 &ndash October 10, 2005) was an American Literary critic. 2005)
• 1921 - David Greene, British television director (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other persons named David Greene see David Greene (disambiguation David Greene ( February 22 1921 &ndash 2003)
• 1921 - Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Giulia Anna (Giulietta Masina ( February 22 1921 &ndash March 23 1994) was a famous Italian Film actress who 1994)
• 1922 - Jesús Iglesias, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jesús Ricardo Iglesias (born 22 February 1922 in Pergamino - died July 11, 2005 in Pergamino) was a racing driver from 2005)
• 1925 - Edward Gorey, American illustrator (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward St John Gorey ( ca February 22, 1925 &ndash April 15, 2000) was an American Writer and Artist 2000)
• 1926 - Kenneth Williams, English actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 1988)
• 1926 - Bud Yorkin, American film director
• 1928 - Paul Dooley, American actor
• 1928 - Bruce Forsyth, British entertainer
• 1928 - Clarence 13X, founder of the Nation of Gods and Earths (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Bud Yorkin (born in Washington Pennsylvania on February 22, 1926 as Alan David Yorkin) is an American film producer director writer Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Dooley (born February 22, 1928) is an American Actor. Biography Personal life Dooley was born Paul Brown Bruce Forsyth, CBE (born Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson on 22 February 1928) is a British BAFTA award-winning Clarence 13X, born Clarence Jowars Smith ( February 22 1928, Danville Virginia, USA &ndash June 13 1969, The Nation of Gods and Earths, sometimes referred to as the Five-Percent Nation, the Five-Percent Nation of Islam, or the Five Percenters was founded in 1969)
• 1929 - James Hong, Chinese American actor
• 1929 - Rebecca Schull, American actress
• 1930 - Marni Nixon, American singer
• 1930 - James McGarrell, American painter
• 1932 - Ted Kennedy, U. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the co-founder of the online ratings site see Hot or Not. Rebecca Schull (born February 22, 1929) is an American film and television actress Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marni Nixon (born February 22 1930) is an American Soprano whose renown for dubbing the singing voices of featured actresses in well known Movie James McGarrell (born February 22, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an important American painter known for painting Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic S. senator from Massachusetts
• 1933 - Katharine, Duchess of Kent
• 1933 - Bobby Smith, English footballer
• 1934 - Sparky Anderson, American baseball manager
• 1936 - J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
• 1936 - Ernie K-Doe, American singer (d. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katharine Duchess of Kent (Katharine Lucy Mary née Worsley 22 February 1933 is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward Duke of Kent, Robert Alfred Smith (born 22 February 1933, Lingdale, North Yorkshire, England) was an English footballer Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Michael Bishop (born February 22, 1936) is an American Immunologist and Microbiologist who won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Ernie K-Doe ( February 22, 1936 - July 5, 2001) was an African American Rhythm and blues Singer. 2001)
• 1938 - Steve Barber, American baseball player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen David Barber ( February 22 1938 - February 4 2007) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 2007)
• 1938 - Ishmael Reed, American writer
• 1938 - Pierre Vallières, founding member of the Front de libération du Québec (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ishmael Scott Reed ( February 22, 1938) is an American Poet, essayist and novelist Pierre Vallières ( &ndash) was a Québécois Journalist, and Writer. The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois 1995)
• 1940 - Johnson Mlambo, South African politician
• 1940 - Billy Name, American photographer and Andy Warhol archivist
• 1941 - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic
• 1942 - Christine Keeler, English model and showgirl
• 1943 - Terry Eagleton, British theorist
• 1943 - Horst Köhler, President of Germany
• 1944 - Jonathan Demme, American director
• 1944 - Robert Kardashian, American lawyer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnson P Mlambo (born February 22, 1940) is a South African politician from Johannesburg. Billy Linich, known as Billy Name and Billy Goat, (born 22 February 1940 in Poughkeepsie New York) is an American For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elected in 2000 as the candidate of the nominally Socialist Dominican Revolutionary Party, Hipólito Mejía was lauded as a gregarious folksy leader well known for This page contains a list of presidents of the Dominican Republic. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is an English former model and Showgirl. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Francis Eagleton (born 22 February, 1943, Salford then in Lancashire) is regarded by many as Britain's most influential living Literary Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Robert George Kardashian ( February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003) was an American lawyer best known as one of the lawyers for 2003)
• 1944 - Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player
• 1945 - Leslie Charleson, American actress
• 1945 - Oliver, American singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Okker (born February 22 1944) nicknamed The Flying Dutchman and Tom the Twitch, is a former Dutch Tennis player Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Leslie Charleson (born February 22, 1945 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Actress most famous for her work in Daytime William Oliver Swofford ( February 22, 1945  &ndash February 12, 2000) known professionally as Oliver, was an American 2000)
• 1947 - Carol Burns, Australian actress
• 1948 - John Ashton, American actor
• 1949 - Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver, three-time F1 world champion and airline entrepreneur
• 1949 - Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player
• 1950 - Julius Erving, American basketball player
• 1950 - Ellen Greene, American actress
• 1950 - Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer
• 1950 - Miou-Miou, French actress
• 1950 - Genesis P-Orridge, English performer, musician and artist
• 1950 - Julie Walters, English actress
• 1952 - Bill Frist, U. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Burns (born 1947 has worked in film television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Olga Vasilyevna Morozova (Ольга Васильевна Морозова (born February 22, 1949 in Moscow, USSR) is a retired female tennis Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22 1950 and raised in Roosevelt New York) commonly known by the nickname Dr Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American Singer and actress. Lenny Kuhr (born February 22, 1950 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch singer-songwriter Miou-Miou (born Sylvette Héry, 22 February 1950 in Paris, France) is a French actress. "Neil Megson" redirects here For the soccer player see Neil Megson (soccer. Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Harrison "Bill" Frist S. senator from Tennessee
• 1953 - Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire)
• 1953 - Nigel Planer, British actor
• 1955 - Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 - Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
• 1959 - Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
• 1961 - Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist
• 1962 - Steve Irwin, Australian herpetologist (d. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Graham Lewis (born 22 February 1953 in Grantham, Lincolnshire) is an English Musician. Wire are an English rock band formed in London in October 1976 (and intermittently active to the present by Colin Newman (vocals guitar Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Michael Young (born February 22, 1955 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jiří Čunek (born February 22 Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006 known simply as Steve Irwin and Nicknamed " The Crocodile Hunter " was an iconic 2006)
• 1962 - Lenda Murray, American bodybuilder
• 1962 - Les Wallace, Scottish darts player
• 1963 - Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer
• 1964 - Gigi Fernandez, Puerto Rican tennis player
• 1965 - Pat Lafontaine, American ice hockey player
• 1965 - Dean Karr, American director and photographer
• 1965 - Chris Dudley, American basketball player
• 1966 - Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedienne
• 1966 - Brian Greig, Australian politician
• 1966 - Aiden Shaw, English pornographic actor
• 1967 - Alf Poier, Austrian comedian
• 1968 - Shawn Graham, Canadian politician
• 1968 - Jayson Williams, American basketball player
• 1968 - Bradley Nowell, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lenda Murray (born February 22 1962) is a champion female bodybuilder from the United States. Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive Bodybuilding. Les Wallace (born February 22, 1962 in Forres) is a Scottish, former World Champion darts player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22 1964, in San Juan) is a former professional Puerto Rican / American Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pat LaFontaine (born February 22 1965 in St Louis, Missouri) is a former Ice hockey center in the National Hockey League, who played Life and work Dean Karr was raised in Seattle. He attended Washington State University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree For the keyboardist for Underoath see Christopher Dudley. Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966) is an American Actress and Comedian, perhaps best known as a cast member of Brian Andrew Greig (born 22 February 1966) Australian politician was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate from Aiden Shaw (born 22 February 1966, Harrow London, United Kingdom) is a British -born Pornographic actor (porn star who Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Alf Poier (born February 22, 1967 in Styria) is an Austrian artist and stand-up Comedian Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shawn Graham MLA (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968 in Ritter, South Carolina) is a former American NBA Basketball player Bradley James "John" Nowell ( February 22 1968 – May 25 1996) was an American musician who served as Lead 1996)
• 1968 - Jeri Ryan, American actress
• 1969 - Thomas Jane, American actor
• 1969 - Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer
• 1969 - Hans Klok, Dutch illusionist
• 1969 - Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer
• 1969 - Byron Stroud, American bassist
• 1969 - Clinton Kelly, Co-host of TLC's What Not to Wear
• 1970 - Dominic Roussel, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Lea Salonga, Filipina actress and singer
• 1972 - Michael Chang, American tennis player
• 1972 - Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
• 1973 - Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
• 1973 - Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Southampton F.C.
• 1973 - Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
• 1974 - James Blunt, English musician
• 1974 - Chris Moyles, English DJ
• 1975 - Drew Barrymore, American actress
• 1976 - Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player
• 1977 - Timo Rose, German filmmaker
• 1977 - Hakan Yakin, Swiss Footballer
• 1979 - Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
• 1979 - Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
• 1981 - Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 - Jenna Haze, American pornographic actress
• 1982 - Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
• 1985 - Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
• 1985 - Sean Garballey, American politician
• 1986 - Miko Hughes, American actor
• 1986 - Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
• 1988 - Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer
• 1989 - Alia Sabur, world's youngest professor

Deaths

• 965 - Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Jeri Lynn Ryan (born February 22 1968 is an American actress known for her roles in Movies and Television. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Jane (born February 22, 1969) is an American Actor, known for his roles in the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea, the Joaquín Cortés (born February 22, 1969) is a classically trained ballet and Flamenco dancer from Spain of Roma origin Hans Klok (born February 22, 1969, Purmerend) is a Dutch Illusionist and Actor. Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won Byron Stroud (born February 12, 1969 in New Westminster British Columbia, Canada) is the bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Clinton Kelly (born February 22, 1969) is an American fashion consultant media personality and co-host on the Makeover reality program Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970 in Hull, Quebec) is a retired professional Ice hockey Goaltender. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Lea Salonga-Chien KL (born Maria Ligaya Carmen Imutan Salonga on February 22, 1971 in the Philippines is a multi-awarded Filipino American Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Te-Pei Chang ( Chinese: 張[[wikt 德|德]] 培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken Claudia Pechstein (born 22 February 1972 in East Berlin) is a German speed skater. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "Juninho", full name Oswaldo Giroldo Jr, nicknamed Juninho Paulista, (born February 22, 1973 in São Paulo) is a Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Claus Lundekvam (born February 22, 1973 in Austevoll) is a Norwegian ex- footballer, who spent most of his career at English side Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A footballer is a person who plays in various games known as " Football " &ndash especially Association football, although the term is also used to refer Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Einar Kristian Tveitå (born 22 February 1973) is a retired Norwegian Discus thrower He represented IL i BUL. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, 22 February 1974 is an English Acoustic / Folk rock Singer-songwriter whose debut album Christopher Moyles (born 22 February 1974 is an English broadcaster from Leeds. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Faan Rautenbach (born 22 February 1976) is a Rugby union footballer who plays at prop for London Irish. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Timo Rose (born February 22, 1977) is a German horror and Science fiction filmmaker rapper, and founder of the production company Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brett Michael Emerton (born February 22, 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football player who plays for Lee Na-young (born in Seoul, South Korea on February 22, 1979) is one of the Korean film and TV industry's most visible up-and-coming Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Fredson Câmara Pereira or simply Fredson (born 22 February, 1981 in Monçoes-MA is a Brazilian midfielder. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jenna Haze (born February 22 1982 is an American Pornographic actress. Robert Weiner Jr (born February 22, 1982, Newport Beach, California) is an international Water polo player for the United Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Hameur Bouazza ( هامور بوعزة) (born 22 February 1985 in Evry, France) is a French-born Algerian footballer who is currently Sean Garballey (born February 22, 1985) is the current Massachusetts State Representative for the 23rd Middlesex District representing Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Miko John Hughes (born February 22, 1986) is an American Actor. Rajon Pierre Rondo (born February 22, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional Basketball player with Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Przemysław 'Przemek' Kazimierczak ( pron pʂɛˈmɨswaf kaʑiˈmʲɛrtʂak in Łódź, Poland) is a young Polish goalkeeper who plays for Darlington Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alia Sabur (born February 22 1989 in New York City, New York) is currently the world's youngest Professor. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies 965 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe The Khazar fortress of Sarkel falls For the king of the Franks (888 - 898 please see Odo Count of Paris. 944)
• 1071 - Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (killed in battle) (b. This article is about the year 944 For the Porsche sports car see Porsche 944. Arnulf III (c 1055 &ndash February 22 1071, in battle was Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut, as Arnulf I from 1070 to his c. 1055)
• 1111 - Roger Borsa, King of Sicily
• 1371 - King David II of Scotland (b. Roger Borsa (1060/1061&ndash February 22, 1111) was the son and successor of Robert Guiscard, the Norman conqueror of Southern Italy Daibhidh a Briuis ( Modern Gaelic: Dàibhidh Bruis) anglicised as David II ( 5 March 1324 &ndash 22 February 1324)
• 1512 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian merchant and explorer (b. The Explorer and Cartographer Amerigo Vespucci ( March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was the first person to demonstrate 1454)
• 1627 - Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. Olivier van Noort ( 1558 - 22 February 1627) was the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world 1558)
• 1674 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (b. Jean Chapelain ( December 4, 1595 - February 22, 1674) was a French Poet and Writer. 1595)
• 1680 - Catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. Catherine Monvoisin, known as " La Voisin " (c 1640 &ndash February 22, 1680) French Sorceress, whose maiden name was Catherine c. 1640)
• 1690 - Charles Le Brun, French artist (b. Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 - 22 February 1690 was a French painter and art theorist, one of the dominant artists in 17th century France. 1619)
• 1727 - Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francesco Gasparini (1668 &ndash February 22 1727 was an Italian Baroque composer and teacher 1661)
• 1731 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederik Ruysch ( March 23, 1638 — February 22, 1731) was a Dutch botanist and anatomist, remembered for 1638)
• 1732 - Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francis Atterbury ( March 6 1663 &ndash February 22 1732) was an English Man of letters, Politician and 1663)
• 1742 - Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Rivington ( 1688 - February 22, 1742) British Publisher, eldest son of Thurston Rivington and brought out an edition 1688)
• 1797 - Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen ( 11 May 1720 &ndash 22 February 1797) (sometimes spelled Munchausen 1720)
• 1799 - Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Heshen ( ( 1750 - February 22, 1799) from the Manchu Niohuru clan was a Manchu official of Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China 1750)
• 1816 - Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Adam Ferguson, also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 ( O 1723)
• 1875 - Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot ( July 17, 1796 &ndash February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter and Printmaker 1796)
• 1875 - Sir Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Charles Lyell 1st Baronet, KT, FRS (14 November 1797 &ndash 22 February 1875 was a Scottish Lawyer, Geologist, and protagonist 1797)
• 1890 - John Jacob Astor III, American businessman (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Jacob Astor III ( June 10, 1822 &ndash February 22, 1890) was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor Sr 1822)
• 1890 - Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Carl Heinrich Bloch ( May 23, 1834 &ndash February 22, 1890) was a Danish painter 1834)
• 1892 - Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Herman Koeckemann, formally Bernard Hermann Koeckemann, SSCC ( January 10, 1828 - February 22, 1892) served as the second 1828)
• 1903 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Hugo Wolf (March 13 1860 – February 22 1903 was an Austrian Composer of Slovene origin particularly noted for his art songs or Lieder. 1860)
• 1904 - Leslie Stephen, English writer and critic (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB (28 November 1832 &ndash 22 February 1904 was an English author critic and mountaineer and the father of Virginia Woolf and 1832)
• 1913 - Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferdinand de Saussure (fɛʁdinɑ̃ də soˈsyːʁ ( November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Swiss linguist 1857)
• 1921 - Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sheikh Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah CSI, ( 1864 - February 22, 1921) was the ninth 1864)
• 1923 - Théophile Delcassé, French statesman (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Théophile Delcassé ( 1 March 1852 – 22 February 1923) was a French Statesman. 1852)
• 1934 - Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willem Kes ( February 16, 1856 &ndash February 22, 1934) was a Dutch conductor and Violinist. 1856)
• 1939 - Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado ( July 26, 1875 &ndash February 22, 1875)
• 1942 - Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Zweig ( November 28, 1881, Vienna, Austria &ndash February 22, 1942, Petrópolis, Brazil) 1881)
• 1943 - Hans Scholl, German resistance fighter (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Scholl ( 22 September 1918 - 22 February 1943) was a core and founding member of the White Rose resistance movement 1918)
• 1943 - Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christoph Probst (born November 6 1919 in Murnau am Staffelsee: Executed February 22 1943 in Munich) was a student of Medicine and a member 1919)
• 1943 - Sophie Scholl, German resistance fighter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sophia Magdalena Scholl ( 9 May 1921 - 22 February 1943) was a member of the White Rose Non-violent resistance 1921)
• 1944 - Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kastürbā Gāndhi ( April 11, 1869 – 22 February, 1944) affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1869)
• 1945 - Osip Brik, Russian writer (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Osip Maksimovich Brik (Осип Максимович Брик ( January 16 1888 &ndash February 22[[ 945]] Russian avant garde Writer 1888)
• 1960 - Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec painter (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul-Émile Borduas ( November 1, 1905 - February 22, 1960) was a Canadian painter known for his abstract paintings 1905)
• 1961 - Nick LaRocca, American jazz musician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominic James "Nick" La Rocca (born April 11, 1889 in New Orleans Louisiana &ndash died February 22 1961 in 1889)
• 1965 - Felix Frankfurter, Justice of the U. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Felix Frankfurter ( November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court S. Supreme Court (b. 1882)
• 1968 - Peter Arno, American cartoonist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Arno ( January 8, 1904 &ndash February 22, 1968) was a U 1904)
• 1973 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Quebec politician, Premier of Quebec (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Jacques Bertrand ( June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the premiers 1916)
• 1973 - Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Katina Paxinou ( 17 December, 1900 - 22 February, 1973) was an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Greek 1900)
• 1974 - Samuel Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Samuel Joseph Byck ( January 30, 1930 &ndash February 22, 1974) was a former tire salesman who attempted to hijack a plane flying 1930)
• 1976 - Angela Baddeley, English actress (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Baddeley, CBE (born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley; 4 July 1904 &ndash 22 February 1976) was an English 1904)
• 1976 - Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman, nicknamed "Flo" or "Blondie" ( June 30 1943 – February 22 1976 The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes 1943)
• 1980 - Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian artist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980 was an Austrian Artist, Poet and Playwright, best known for his intense expressionistic 1886)
• 1982 - Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Josh Malihabadi ( Urdu: جوش ملیح آبادی) (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; Urdu شبیر حسن خان) ( December 5, Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1898)
• 1983 - Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH ( 8 April 1889 1889)
• 1983 - Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romain Maes ( 18 August 1913 in Zerkegem &ndash 22 February 1983 in Groot-Bijgaarden) was a Belgian cyclist who 1913)
• 1984 - Jessamyn West, American writer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Mary Jessamyn West ( July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American Quaker who wrote numerous stories and Novels, 1902)
• 1985 - Salvador Espriu, Spanish poet (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Salvador Espriu i Castelló ( July 10, 1913 – February 22, 1985) was a Spanish Catalan poet writing in the Catalan 1913)
• 1985 - Alexander Scourby, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Scourby ( November 13, 1913 &ndash February 22, 1985) was an American Actor and Voice actor noted 1913)
• 1985 - Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Efrem Zimbalist Sr ( 9 April, 1890 - February 22, 1985) was one of the world's most prominent concert Violinists as well as a 1889)
• 1987 - Andy Warhol, American artist, director, and writer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol 1928)
• 1989 - Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese leader, UDT President in the exterior (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Moisés da Costa Amaral ( 19 May 1938 – 22 February 1989) was an East Timorese politician in the Timorese Democratic Union 1938)
• 1994 - Papa John Creach, American musician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Papa John Creach (b John Henry Creach May 28, 1917, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania; d 1917)
• 1995 - Ed Flanders, American actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Edward Paul Flanders ( December 29 1934 – February 22 1995) was an American Actor best known for his role as Dr 1934)
• 1997 - Joseph Aiuppa, American gangster (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Joseph John Aiuppa (pronounced I-U-PA ( December 1, 1907 - February 22, 1997) also known as "Doves" "Mourning Doves" 1907)
• 1998 - Abraham Ribicoff, American politician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Abraham Alexander Ribicoff ( April 9, 1910 February 22, 1998) was an American United States Democratic Party politician 1910)
• 1999 - Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Menno Oosting ( May 17, 1964 &ndash February 22, 1999) was a professional Tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven 1964)
• 2000 - Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Buesa Blanco ( 29 May 1946 – 22 February 2000) was a Spanish Basque politician in the Basque Christian Democracy 1946)
• 2002 - Chuck Jones, American animator (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, 1912)
• 2002 - Jonas Savimbi, Angolan rebel leader (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Jonas Malheiro Savimbi ( August 3, 1934 &ndash February 22, 2002) led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against 1934)
• 2002 - Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat and war hero (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE (24 May 1916 – 22 February 2002 usually known simply as Roden Cutler 1916)
• 2002 - Daniel Pearl, American journalist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American Journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in 1963)
• 2003 - Daniel Taradash, American screenwriter (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Taradash ( January 29 1913 - February 22 2003) was an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter 1913)
• 2004 - Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Roque Gastón Máspoli (October 12 1917 in Montevideo &ndash February 22 2004 in Montevideo was an Uruguayan football player and coach. 1917)
• 2004 - Andy Seminick, American baseball player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Andrew Wasal (Andy Seminick ( September 12 1920 – February 22 2004) was an American Major League Baseball Catcher 1920)
• 2005 - Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish artist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zdzisław Beksiński ( 24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a renowned Polish painter 1929)
• 2005 - Simone Simon, French actress (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon ( April 23 1910 – February 22 2005) was a French Film actress who began 1910)
• 2005 - Lee Eun Ju, Korean actress (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lee Eun-ju ( November 16, 1980  — February 22, 2005) was a South Korean actress. 1980)
• 2006 - Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony John Burger ( June 5, 1961 – February 22, 2006) was an American Musician and Singer, most closely 1961)
• 2007 - Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaPersondata --> Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18 1954 &ndash February 22 2007 nicknamed "DJ" was an American professional Basketball 1954)
• 2007 - Howard Verne Ramsey, oldest U. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Howard Verne Ramsey ( April 2, 1898 - February 22, 2007) was one of the last surviving Veterans of the First World War in S. veteran of WWI (b. 1898)
• 2007 - Samuel Hinga Norman, Sierra Leonean alleged war criminal (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Hinga Norman ( January 1, 1940 – February 22 2007) was a Sierra Leonean Politician from the Mende tribe. 1940)
• 2007 - George Jellicoe, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords & Special Boat Service veteran (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE, DSO, MC, PC, FRS ( 4 April 1918 &ndash The Special Boat Service ( SBS) is the Special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. 1918)

Holidays and observances

• United States — Washington's Birthday. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Washington's Birthday is a United States Federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February
• Saint Lucia — independence (1979). Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Scouting movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrate this day as "World Thinking Day", "B. Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS is a global association supporting the Female -oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 February 22 is World Thinking Day or just Thinking Day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world -P. day", or "Founder's Day", as it is the shared birthday of the Scouts' founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell and his wife, Lady Olave Baden-Powell, the World Chief Guide. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts A Lady is a Woman who is the counterpart of a Lord, as opposed to lady, the counterpart of a Gentleman. Olave St Clair Baden-Powell Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE ( February 22, 1889 – June 25, 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames
• Roman Catholic Church — Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. The Cathedra Petri ( Latin) or Chair of Saint Peter is usually understood of a particular chair preserved in St
• Blessed Saint Isabel of France (died 1270)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Isabel of France (March 1225– 23 February 1270) was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile.

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