Historical Events In February - 22

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

1996  On this day in history sTS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit   

1998  On February - 22 "King & I," closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances   

1998  On February - 22 18th Winter Olympics games close at Nagano Japan   

2005  On this day in history 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.   

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

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  The 1 billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store on February - 22.   

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

2011  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 on this day in history.   

2011  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 29 people are killed and 150 are injured by by 3 Syrian army missiles in Aleppo   

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

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

2017  On February - 22 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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 22 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   

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

2021  Luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma on February - 22.   

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1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on February - 22.   

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  Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia was born on February - 22.   

1500  On this day in history birth of cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564)   

1514  On this day in history birth of tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)   

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0606  On February - 22 sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies   

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

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 this day in history death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  On February - 22 wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

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