Page 7: Historical Events In February - 22

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

1934  On February - 22 willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78   

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

1936  On February - 22 construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins   

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

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

1939  Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain on February - 22.   

1940  On February - 22 finnish troops vacate Koivisto island   

1940  German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal   

1941  On February - 22 german assault on El Agheila Libya   

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

1941  Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam on February - 22.   

1941  On this day in history paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres   

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

1942  On this day in history world War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses.   

1943  On this day in history hMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks   

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

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 February - 22.   

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

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

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

1945  On this day in history british troops take Ramree Island, Burma   

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

1945  On February - 22 arab League froms (Cairo)   

1948  Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die on this day in history.   

1949  Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies on February - 22.   

1950  Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) on February - 22.   

1955  On February - 22 british aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel"   

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  Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on this day in history.   

1403  On February - 22 birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)   

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 February - 22.   

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on February - 22.   

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on February - 22.   

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on February - 22.   

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on this day in history.   

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on February - 22.   

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

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on February - 22.   

1078  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on February - 22.   

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  On this day in history david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46