Page 3: Historical Events In 1922

Feb 06   US, UK, France, Italy and Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation   

Feb 07   John Willard's "Cat and the Canary," premieres in NYC.   

Feb 07   Reader's Digest magazine goes on sale for the inaugural time   

Feb 08   Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster.   

Feb 08   Radio arrives at the White House.   

Feb 08   Radio arrives in the White House.   

Feb 09   Italian government of Bonomi falls   

Feb 09   Italian govt of Bonomi falls.   

Feb 09   James C "Jim" Laker, Bradford England, cricket off spinner.   

Feb 09   Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii   

Feb 10   Harold Hughes, (Gov-D-NJ).   

Feb 11   "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1.   

Feb 11   Gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67.   

Feb 11   US intervention army leaves Honduras   

Feb 13   Lord Pym of Sandy, British minister of foreign affairs.   

Feb 15   Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36.   

Feb 15   Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex   

Feb 18   Eric Gairy, premier (Grenada).   

Feb 18   Kenesaw Mountain Landis steps down his judgeship to work for baseball   

Feb 19   Beant Singh, politiician   

Feb 19   Ed Wynn is recorded as becoming 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer.   

Feb 20   Marc Connelly and George Kaufman's "To the Ladies," premieres in NYC.   

Feb 20   Vilnius, Lithuania, agrees to separate from Poland   

Feb 21   Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die   

Feb 21   Great Britain grants Egypt independence   

Feb 21   Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle).   

Feb 22   Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin   

Feb 24   Dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies.   

Feb 24   Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)   

Feb 25   Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52   

Feb 27   Commerce Sec Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National Radio Conference   

Feb 27   Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes inaugural National Radio Conference   

Feb 27   G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in New York NY   

Feb 27   The US Supreme Court unanimously upholds a woman's right to vote.   

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Jan 01   Ernest f hollings: (sen-d-sc, 1966- )   

Jan 02   Jason evers: Nyc, actor (wrangler, channing)   

Jan 02   Nico schuyt: Composer   

Jan 02   Renata tebaldi: Pesaro italy, lyric soprano   

Jan 03   Bill travers: Newcastle-on-tyne england, actor (born free, gorgo)   

Jan 03   Jacques wildberger: Swiss composer (in my end is my beginning)   

Jan 03   Morten nielsen: Denmark, poet/resistance fighter   

Jan 04   Frank wess: Flutist/saxophonist/composer   

Jan 05   Ernest h shackleton: Brit south pole explorer (endurance),    

Jan 06   Jakob rosanes: German mathematician (b. 1842)   

Jan 07   Antonio scontrino: Composer,   

Jan 08   Charles r young: Colonel,   

Jan 10   Frank tudor: Australian labor opposition leader (b. 1866)   

Jan 15   John kirk barry: Dr/explorer david livingstone's companion,    

Jan 22   Benedictus xv: [giacomo markies d chiesa], pope (1914-22),   

Jan 23   Arthur nikisch: Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)