Page 4: Historical Events In 1922

Feb 28   Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain   

Feb 28   English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles   

Feb 28   Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51   

Mar 02   Eric Feldbush, composer.   

Mar 02   WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting   

Mar 03   Italian fascists occupy Fiume and Rijeka.   

Mar 04   Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC.   

Mar 05   "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin.   

Mar 05   Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952)   

Mar 06   Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52000 a year NY Yankee contract   

Mar 07   Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 1-2.   

Mar 07   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard   

Mar 07   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin Badger.   

Mar 08   Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953).   

Mar 09   Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape," premieres in NYC   

Mar 09   Herbert P Douglas Jr, Pitts, long jumper (Olympic-bronze-1948)   

Mar 10   Adam Kennedy, Lafayette Ind, actor (Dion-Californian)   

Mar 10   Arthur Hervey, composer, dies at 67.   

Mar 10   KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions   

Mar 10   State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg South Africa.   

Mar 11   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77)   

Mar 11   Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games.   

Mar 13   Brun Smith, cricketer (NZ right-handed batsman of late 1940's).   

Mar 13   George Bernard Shaws "Back to Methusaleh V," premieres in NYC.   

Mar 14   Colin Fletcher, author (Walking Through Time)   

Mar 14   KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions.   

Mar 15   1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia).   

Mar 16   Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer   

Mar 16   Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt.   

Mar 16   WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions.   

Mar 17   Megan Bull, British head mistress (Holloway Jail).   

Mar 18   1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale).   

Mar 18   British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience   

Mar 18   Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician   

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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)