Page 7: 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 February - 22 airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House   

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

1936  Construction on Ypenburg Neth airport begins on February - 22.   

1936  Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74 on February - 22.   

1939  Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history finnish troops vacate Koivisto island   

1940  On February - 22 german air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578   

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

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  Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1941  Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres on February - 22.   

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

1943  HMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  On this day in history members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany.   

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  On February - 22 arab League forms (Cairo)   

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

1945  Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland on February - 22.   

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  On February - 22 brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)   

1955  British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  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 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 this day in history.   

0965  On this day in history death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

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

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on this day in history.   

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

1111  On this day in history death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  On this day in history wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

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