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Sunday, 22 February 2026
1918 SS Carpathia. One of the more well known names, more from assisting the Titanic than from her own sinking, she was of 13603 tons and built for Cunard by Swan and Hunter on the Tyne in 1902. She was attacked by the German submarine U55, 170 miles west of Bishops Rock, while outward bound to Boston, USA, from Liverpool, a service which had been decided would continue to be maintained in wartime conditions. She was hit by three torpdeoes. Five engine room staff were killed directly by the impact and explosions but 215 crew and all 57 passengers were saved and rescued by the sloop HMS Snowdrop 
1918 Longest errorless game, Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 21 innings.
1918 Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13.
1919 In this year, Finland formally adopts constitution.
1919 Alex Moir, cricketer (New Zealand leg-spinner in 17 Tests 1950-59)
1920 Bill Monroe, New Orleans La, newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report)
1921 Acquanetta, [Mildred Davenport], Wyo, actress (Tarzan and Leopard Woman).
1922 Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto
1922 Donald Alfred Davie, poet/critic
1922 Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57
1923 Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians
1924 St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
1925 Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3000 hits.
1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:11.4)
1926 Édouard Carpentier, French-born professional wrestler
1928 Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker.
1928 Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated
1929 USSR drops diplomatic relations with China.
1929 Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician
1930 Ryohei Hirose, composer.
1932 Niccolo Castiglioni, composer.
1933 After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances.
1933 Tony Pithey, cricketer (brother of David, S African batsman in 17 Tests).
1934 Babe Ruth draws his 2000th base on balls at Cleveland.
1934 Donald Sutherland, St John NB, actor (M*A*S*H, Body Snatchers)
1935 Donald Sutherland, American actor is born
1935 Variety's famous headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix"
1935 Diahann Carroll, Bronx, actress (Julia, Claudine, Dominique-Dynasty).
1936 North African detachments of the Spanish Army led by Generalissimo Franco, and supported by Italy and the Nazis, begin civil war agaist the five year old republic.
1936 Carl Hubbell begins winning streak, beating Pittsburgh 6-0
1937 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer
1937 Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73
1938 Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland
1938 Stan Bronstein, rocker.
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