Page 7: Historical Events In February - 22

1934  On February - 22 "It Happened One Night," opens at NY's Radio City Music Hall   

1934  Willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78 on February - 22.   

1935  Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House on February - 22.   

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

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

1936  On February - 22 johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74   

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

1940  On this day in history finnish troops vacate Koivisto island   

1940  German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578 on February - 22.   

1941  Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal on February - 22.   

1941  On February - 22 german assault on El Agheila Libya   

1941  I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 22 nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam   

1941  On February - 22 paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres   

1941  Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 22 world War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses.   

1943  On this day in history hMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks   

1943  On February - 22 royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Weyburn strikes mine and sinks near Gibraltar.   

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

1943  Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany on February - 22.   

1943  On this day in history christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies   

1944  US 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die on this day in history.   

1945  Arab League forms (Cairo) on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 22 british troops take Ramree Island, Burma   

1945  On February - 22 canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland   

1945  Arab League froms (Cairo) on this day in history.   

1948  Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 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  On this day in history elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel"   

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

1957  On February - 22 jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win   

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  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English was born on February - 22.   

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  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  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  On this day in history arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

1078  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on February - 22.   

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

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on February - 22.   

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