Historical Events In February - 22

1934  "It Happened One Night," opens at NY's Radio City Music Hall on February - 22.   

1934  Willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78 on February - 22.   

1935  On this day in history airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House   

1936  Construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins on this day in history.   

1936  On February - 22 construction on Ypenburg Neth airport begins   

1936  On this day in history johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74   

1939  On February - 22 netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

1940  On this day in history finnish troops vacate Koivisto island   

1940  On this day in history german air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578   

1941  Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal on February - 22.   

1941  On this day in history german assault on El Agheila Libya   

1941  I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp on February - 22.   

1941  On February - 22 nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam   

1941  Paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres on February - 22.   

1941  Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 22 world War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses.   

1943  On February - 22 hMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks   

1943  Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Weyburn strikes mine and sinks near Gibraltar on this day in history.   

1943  The Bulgarian government signs an agreement with the Germans to allow deportations from Macedonia and Thrace. 11,000 Jews are deported on this day in history.   

1943  Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany on this day in history.   

1943  Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history uS 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die   

1945  On this day in history arab League forms (Cairo)   

1945  British troops take Ramree Island, Burma on February - 22.   

1945  On this day in history canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland   

1945  Arab League froms (Cairo) on February - 22.   

1948  Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die on February - 22.   

1949  On February - 22 russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies   

1950  Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history british aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail   

1956  Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel" on this day in history.   

1956  1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United on this day in history.   

1957  Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72   

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1040  On February - 22 birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)   

1403  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English was born on this day in history.   

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

1440  Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.   

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on February - 22.   

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 February - 22.   

1573  On this day in history 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  Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1078  On February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

1111  On February - 22 death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on this day in history.   

1371  On February - 22 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46