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 this day in history.   

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

1936  On this day in history construction on Ypenburg Neth airport begins   

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

1939  On this day in history netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

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  On this day in history arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal   

1941  On this day in history german assault on El Agheila Libya   

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

1941  Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam on February - 22.   

1941  Paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  On February - 22 members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany.   

1943  Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history arab League forms (Cairo)   

1945  British troops take Ramree Island, Burma on this day in history.   

1945  Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 22 arab League froms (Cairo)   

1948  On February - 22 arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die   

1949  Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies on February - 22.   

1950  On this day in history brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)   

1955  British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail on February - 22.   

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 February - 22.   

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  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 February - 22.   

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1440  On this day in history 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  Santino Garsi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0606  On February - 22 sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies   

0965  On February - 22 death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1213  On this day in history wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

1371  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 on this day in history.