Page 7: Historical Events In February - 22

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

1934  On this day in history willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78   

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  Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1939  On February - 22 netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

1940  On this day in history finnish troops vacate Koivisto island   

1940  On this day in history german air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578   

1941  Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal on this day in history.   

1941  German assault on El Agheila Libya on February - 22.   

1941  I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp on February - 22.   

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

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

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

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

1943  On February - 22 hMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks   

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

1943  On February - 22 the Bulgarian government signs an agreement with the Germans to allow deportations from Macedonia and Thrace. 11,000 Jews are deported.   

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

1943  Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies on February - 22.   

1944  On February - 22 uS 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die   

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  On this day in history arab League froms (Cairo)   

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 February - 22.   

1956  Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel" on February - 22.   

1956  On February - 22 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United   

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

1957  On February - 22 harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72   

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1040  On this day in history birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)   

1403  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English was born on this day in history.   

1403  On February - 22 birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)   

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 this day in history.   

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on February - 22.   

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on February - 22.   

1071  On this day in history arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle   

1076  On February - 22 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

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

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on this day in history.   

1213  On February - 22 wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

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