Page 7: Historical Events In February - 22

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

1934  Willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1936  Construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins on this day in history.   

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

1936  On this day in history johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74   

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

1940  Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history german assault on El Agheila Libya   

1941  On February - 22 i G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

1941  On this day in history nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam   

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

1941  On February - 22 roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres   

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

1943  HMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  Arab League froms (Cairo) on February - 22.   

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

1955  On February - 22 british aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail   

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

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

1957  Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win on February - 22.   

1957  Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1403  On February - 22 birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

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

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer   

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

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  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on this day in history.   

1078  On February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

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

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on this day in history.   

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