What Happened Today in History Enter your email address     What Historical Events Happened On My Birthday? See what happened Today in History Do you want to memorialize special event on a special date on DatesInHistory.com? Add your own Personal Historic listing HERE for free! Tell the world when you were born, engaged, married, .... See what makes February 22 special at Famous Daily. History, birthdays, holiday, and a quote! What happened on February 22 February 22, 1071 Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I February 22, 1281 Martin IV becomes Pope. February 22, 1281 Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV February 22, 1288 Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV February 22, 1288 Nicholas IV becomes Pope. February 22, 1295 "BC - The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the sun's rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple." February 22, 1300 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree February 22, 1495 French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim the crown February 22, 1495 King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. February 22, 1561 William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais February 22, 1630 "Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving" February 22, 1632 Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published. February 22, 1656 New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site February 22, 1732 George Washington's birthday February 22, 1744 Battle at Toulon English-French & Spanish fleet February 22, 1746 French troops conquer Brussels February 22, 1746 Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen February 22, 1774 English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright February 22, 1775 First US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at ś10 February 22, 1775 Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland February 22, 1784 "First US ship to trade with China, ""Empress of China,"" sails from New York" February 22, 1797 "UK hist French invade Fishguard, Wales; last time UK invaded; all captured 2 days later" February 22, 1813 "Ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British" February 22, 1813 Lt. Col. 'Red George' Macdonnell c1779-1871 leads 400 Prescott regular militia and Glengarry Light Infantry in a pre-dawn raid on US Fort Ogdensburg across the frozen St. Lawrence February 22, 1819 "By the Adams-Ons Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars." February 22, 1821 Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million February 22, 1825 Britain and Russia set inland boundaries of Alaska/BC at first mountain range and 141st meridian February 22, 1825 Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary February 22, 1828 Russia & Persia sign Peace of Turkmantsjai February 22, 1836 Dutch garrison evacuates fort Du Bus New Guinea February 22, 1847 Battle of Buena Vista US troops beat Mexican army February 22, 1851 "The Kirkwood runs aground in New Jersey, mistaking the Smith Hotel for a vessel that refused to return its signal." February 22, 1853 The Washington University is founded in St. Louis as Eliot Seminary. February 22, 1854 "First meeting of the Republican Party, Michigan" February 22, 1855 The Pennsylvania State University is founded. February 22, 1856 First national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh) February 22, 1856 "The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." February 22, 1858 "Dion Boucicault's ""Jessie Brown,"" premieres in New York NY" February 22, 1860 Organized baseball played in San Francisco for the first time February 22, 1860 "Shoe-making workers of Lynn MS, strike successfully for higher wages" February 22, 1861 On a bet Edward Weston leaves Boston to walk to Lincoln's inauguration February 22, 1862 "Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861." February 22, 1864 2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona MS February 22, 1864 "Battle at Dalton, Georgia" February 22, 1864 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee February 22, 1865 Battle of Wilmington NC (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals February 22, 1865 The U.S. state of Tennessee makes slavery illegal. February 22, 1872 First national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH) February 22, 1872 Labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH February 22, 1876 "Johns Hopkins University is founded in Baltimore, Maryland." February 22, 1878 Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) February 22, 1879 "Frank W. Woolworth opens his first store in Utica, New York." February 22, 1879 "In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores." February 22, 1882 Serbian kingdom refounded. February 22, 1887 Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati February 22, 1888 John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY) February 22, 1889 "Dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to the union" February 22, 1889 "President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states." February 22, 1889 "U.S. President Grover Cleveland signs a bill to admit North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington (state) to the Union." February 22, 1892 """Lady Windermere's Fan"" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James Theater (London)" February 22, 1892 Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms February 22, 1898 "Black postmaster lynched, his wife & 3 daughters shot in Lake City SC" February 22, 1900 "Battle at Wynne's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)" February 22, 1900 Hawaii became a US territory February 22, 1903 Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water February 22, 1904 "UK recognises the South Orkney Islands as part of Argentina, in 1908 claims them again." February 22, 1906 Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in Los Angeles CA February 22, 1907 Cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London February 22, 1909 "Great White Fleet, first US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia" February 22, 1912 J Vedrines makes first airplane flight over 100 mph-161.29 kph February 22, 1913 "Lowell High School, San Francisco opens (on it's first campus)" February 22, 1915 "Germany begins ""unrestricted"" submarine war" February 22, 1917 German Navy torpedoes 7 Dutch ships February 22, 1918 "Germany claims Baltic states, Finland & Ukraine from Russia" February 22, 1920 "In Emeryville, New York, the first dog race track to employ an imitation rabbit opens." February 22, 1920 The first artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville CA) February 22, 1922 Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin February 22, 1923 First successful chinchilla farm in US (Los Angeles CA) February 22, 1923 The United States begins the first transcontinental air mail route. February 22, 1923 Transcontinental airmail service begins February 22, 1932 Purple Heart award re-instituted February 22, 1933 "G”ring forms SA/SS-police, shoots 40-50" February 22, 1934 "It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City." February 22, 1935 Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House February 22, 1936 Construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins February 22, 1940 Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island February 22, 1940 "German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578" February 22, 1941 "Arthur T ""Bomber"" Harris becomes British Air Marshal" February 22, 1941 German assault on El Agheila Libya February 22, 1941 I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp February 22, 1941 Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam February 22, 1941 "Paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres" February 22, 1941 "Roy Harris' ""Ballad of a Railroad Man,"" premieres" February 22, 1943 HMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks February 22, 1943 Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany. February 22, 1943 Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Weyburn strikes mine and sinks near Gibraltar. February 22, 1943 "The Bulgarian government signs an agreement with the Germans to allow deportations from Macedonia and Thrace. 11,000 Jews are deported." February 22, 1944 "American aircraft bombard the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer by mistake, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone." February 22, 1944 "US 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die" February 22, 1945 Arab League forms (Cairo) February 22, 1945 "British troops take Ramree Island, Burma" February 22, 1945 Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland February 22, 1948 "Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die" February 22, 1948 Communist coup in Czechoslovakia February 22, 1955 British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail February 22, 1956 "Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 ""Heartbreak Hotel""" February 22, 1958 Egypt & Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR) February 22, 1958 Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic. February 22, 1958 "Indonesian air force bombs Padang, Sumatra/Menado, Celebes" February 22, 1959 Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. February 22, 1962 Number one hit on UK music charts - Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love With You February 22, 1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) February 22, 1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their first US visit February 22, 1965 "Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, dies." February 22, 1965 "The Beatles begin filming scenes on location in the Bahamas for their second movie, Help!" February 22, 1965 USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test) February 22, 1966 "Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, first 2-dog crew" February 22, 1967 "25,000 US & S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border" February 22, 1968 "Rock group Genesis release their first record ""The Silent Sun""" February 22, 1969 The last time all four Beatles were together for a recording session. February 22, 1971 Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria February 22, 1972 Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani becomes Amir & Prime Minister of Qatar February 22, 1972 "President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing" February 22, 1973 "Cold War: Following United States President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices." February 22, 1973 Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan commercial airliner (106 die) February 22, 1973 US & China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing & Washington DC February 22, 1974 Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators February 22, 1974 "Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit conference starts in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries are attending. Twenty-two heads of state and government participate." February 22, 1974 Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon. February 22, 1975 Number one hit on UK music charts - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) February 22, 1978 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly TN February 22, 1979 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate & Cat Building is dedicated February 22, 1979 Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom. February 22, 1979 St Lucia gains independence from Britain February 22, 1980 Afghanistan declares martial law February 22, 1980 "The United States ice hockey team defeats the Soviet Union team at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in an upset dubbed the ""Miracle on Ice""." February 22, 1980 USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal February 22, 1982 NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) February 22, 1983 Harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary February 22, 1983 "Hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India" February 22, 1984 Brothers Anton & Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Qu‚bec February 22, 1986 Start of the 1986 EDSA Revolution in the Philippines. February 22, 1987 Pop artist Andy Warhol dies in New York City at age 58. February 22, 1989 "31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman" February 22, 1989 Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress February 22, 1989 New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) February 22, 1989 The first Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) February 22, 1989 "UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a ""deliberate fraud""" February 22, 1989 "US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of ""Satanic Rituals""" February 22, 1990 "First day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps" February 22, 1990 "Grain carrier collides with Polish fishing vessel in Vancouver Harbour; spilling 40,000 litres of diesel fuel" February 22, 1991 Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32) February 22, 1991 Bush & US Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal February 22, 1991 "Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA" February 22, 1992 Barry Diller resigns as CEO of Fox February 22, 1992 "Ed McMahon, 69, weds Pamela Hurn, 37" February 22, 1992 "Rockers Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) & Courtney Love (Hole), wed" February 22, 1993 "Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours" February 22, 1994 Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union. February 22, 1994 Health Canada project finds traces of cigarette smoke compounds in fetal hair; first biochemical proof that even offspring of non-smoking mothers are affected by passive smoke Ladies there is a reason to quit smoking February 22, 1994 Paul Martin tables his first Budget as Finance Minister; wants to cut deficit from $45 to 39 billion; cuts tobacco taxes to curb smuggling; announces four military bases to close. February 22, 1995 Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters February 22, 1995 Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard returns to the House of Commons where MPs give him a standing ovation; he had lost part of his leg to the so-called flesh-eating disease in late 1993 February 22, 1996 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice February 22, 1996 "STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit" February 22, 1997 "In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned." February 22, 1998 """King & I,"" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances" February 22, 2002 "A MH-47E Chinook helicopter crashes into the ocean near the Philippines, killing all 10 aboard." February 22, 2002 Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. February 22, 2002 UK hist Millennium Bridge over the Thames in London finally opens February 22, 2006 "At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery ever, stealing 53m Pounds (about $92.5 million or 78 million Euros) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent." February 22, 2011 "A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred very close to Christchurch, New Zealand causing extensive damage. 65 people confirmed dead."   Visitors' Postings February 22, 1948 Visitor posting - clairvoyant & philanthropist John Andrew Novotny was born. - USA February 22, 1948 "Visitor posting - Juan In A Million...aka...Johnny B Goode.....John Novotny is born......Clairvoyant, Time Traveler, Genius - USA" February 22, 1977 Visitor posting - JENNIFER LYNN WAS BORN - United States February 22, 1989 "Visitor posting - Holli N Lalonde was born, daughter of Kristi C Lyday - USA" February 22, 1989 "Visitor posting - Spencer Laine Key, American writer, was born." February 22, 1991 "Visitor posting - Jillian Fuerman was born - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - USA" February 22, 1992 "Visitor posting - Feb 22, James Cody Gesell was born. Dayton Ohio - USA" February 22, 1994 Visitor posting - Chanakya Nag was born - India chanakyanag.ganji@gmail.com February 22, 1995 Visitor posting - A.C. 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