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 this day in history.   

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

1936  On February - 22 construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins   

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

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  Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island on February - 22.   

1940  On February - 22 german air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578   

1941  On February - 22 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 February - 22.   

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

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

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

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

1943  HMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks on February - 22.   

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

1943  On February - 22 christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies   

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

1945  On February - 22 arab League forms (Cairo)   

1945  On this day in history british troops take Ramree Island, Burma   

1945  Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland on February - 22.   

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  Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) on February - 22.   

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

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  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  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on this day in history.   

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on this day in history.   

1071  On February - 22 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 February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

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