Historical Events In February - 22

1996  Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice on this day in history.   

1996  STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history "King & I," closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances   

1998  18th Winter Olympics games close at Nagano Japan on this day in history.   

2005  More than 50 people were killed and over 1,00 injured after entire villages werere flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran on February - 22.   

2006  On February - 22 a bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq.   

2006  On this day in history over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom.   

2006  On this day in history the 1 billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store.   

2007  On February - 22 a Large fire causes 26 fatalities in care center "Regi" which is located in Alsunga, Latvia.   

2011  On this day in history uncertainty over Libyan oil output causes crude oil prices to rise 20% over a two-week period following the Arab Spring,[14] causing the 2011 energy crisis.   

2011  On February - 22 an earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude strikes Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 181 people   

2012  On February - 22 train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 50 and injures hundreds   

2013  29 people are killed and 150 are injured by by 3 Syrian army missiles in Aleppo on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history matteo Renzi becomes Prime Minister of Italy   

2017  On February - 22 discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting star Trappist-1 announced in Journal "Nature" - raises possibility of alien life   

2017  On this day in history jay-Z becomes 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis   

2017  US President Donald Trump overturns Obama directive on Transgender rights to use toilets on this day in history.   

2018  Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stirs up controversy by declaring he prefers quinoa to rice, the national dish on February - 22.   

2019  Robert Kraft , owner of NFL team the New England Patriots, charged with soliciting prostitution, as part of human-trafficking sting operation in Jupiter, Florida on February - 22.   

2020  Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo marks his 1,000th senior appearance by scoring in Juventus' 2-1 Serie A win over SPAL; 725 career goals in 836 club games and 164 internationals on this day in history.   

2021  Wife of drug cartel boss " El Chapo " Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in the US on drug trafficking charges and conspiring to free her husband from prison on this day in history.   

2021  On February - 22 cOVID-19 pandemic: The United States becomes the first country to surpass 500,000 deaths from the virus.   

2021  On this day in history luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma.   

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1040  On this day in history birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)   

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1440  On February - 22 birth of ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia   

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer   

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on February - 22.   

0965  On February - 22 death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

1071  On February - 22 arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle   

1076  On February - 22 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

1078  On this day in history johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on February - 22.   

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on February - 22.   

1371  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 on this day in history.