Birthday February 22, 1403 Charles VII, king of France (1422-61) - drove out English
Birthday February 22, 1732 George Washington is born
Birthday February 22, 1732 George Washington, Father figure & President (1789-1796)
Birthday February 22, 1749 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist & 1st biographer of Bach
Birthday February 22, 1778 Rembrandt Peale, U.S. portrait & historical painter
Birthday February 22, 1788 Arthur Schopenhauer, (the Great Pessimist) German philosopher
Birthday February 22, 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer
Birthday February 22, 1819 James Russell Lowell, poet & critic & diplomat & abolitionist
Birthday February 22, 1857 Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts & Girl Guides
Birthday February 22, 1857 Heinrich Hertz, physicist & 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
Birthday February 22, 1864 Jules Renard, French writer
Birthday February 22, 1876 Pauline Musters, became shortest adult known (58.9 cm 1' 11.2")
Birthday February 22, 1892 David Dubinsky, labor leader
Birthday February 22, 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet & dramatist
Birthday February 22, 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay is born
Birthday February 22, 1900 Giorgios Seferis, Greek poet (Nobel 1963)
Birthday February 22, 1900 Luis Bu¤uel, Spanish film director (Exterminating Angel & Viridiana)
Birthday February 22, 1907 Robert Young, Actor (Father Knows Best & Marcus Welby)
Birthday February 22, 1907 Sheldon Leonard, Actor & producer
Birthday February 22, 1908 R¢mulo Betancourt, president of Venezuela (1945-48 & 1958-64)
Birthday February 22, 1908 John Mills, English Actor
Birthday February 22, 1918 Charles O. Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)
Birthday February 22, 1918 Robert Wadlow, became tallest known human (2.72 m 8' 11.1")
Birthday February 22, 1932 Edward M. Kennedy ,(D) senator from Mass
Birthday February 22, 1934 Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds manager
Birthday February 22, 1950 Julius (Dr. J) Erving, NBA player
Birthday February 22, 1975 Actress Drew Barrymore born
History February 22, 1777 Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances
History February 22, 1819 The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
History February 22, 1847 Battle of Buena Vista begins
History February 22, 1864 Battle of West Point, Mississippi
History February 22, 1917 Mussolini wounded by mortar bomb
History February 22, 1918 Montana passes law against sedition
History February 22, 1942 President Roosevelt to MacArthur: Get out of the Philippines
History February 22, 1946 George Kennan sends long telegram to State Department
History February 22, 1959 Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500
History February 22, 1965 Westmoreland asks for Marines
History February 22, 1967 Operation Junction City begins
History February 22, 1967 Suharto takes full power in Indonesia
History February 22, 1968 Tet Offensive ends
History February 22, 1980 U.S. hockey pulls off Miracle on Ice
History February 22, 1990 Milli Vanilli win the Best New Artist Grammy
History February 22, 1998 Deadly tornadoes rip through central Florida
History February 22, 2006 Gang commits largest robbery in British history
History February 22, 2014 World's most-wanted drug kingpin is captured in Mexico
February 22, 1403 Charles VII, king of France (1422-61) - drove out English
February 22, 1732 George Washington is born
February 22, 1732 George Washington, Father figure & President (1789-1796)
February 22, 1749 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist & 1st biographer of Bach
February 22, 1778 Rembrandt Peale, U.S. portrait & historical painter
February 22, 1788 Arthur Schopenhauer, (the Great Pessimist) German philosopher
February 22, 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer
February 22, 1819 James Russell Lowell, poet & critic & diplomat & abolitionist
February 22, 1857 Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts & Girl Guides
February 22, 1857 Heinrich Hertz, physicist & 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
February 22, 1864 Jules Renard, French writer
February 22, 1876 Pauline Musters, became shortest adult known (58.9 cm 1' 11.2")
February 22, 1892 David Dubinsky, labor leader
February 22, 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet & dramatist
February 22, 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay is born
February 22, 1900 Giorgios Seferis, Greek poet (Nobel 1963)
February 22, 1900 Luis Bu¤uel, Spanish film director (Exterminating Angel & Viridiana)
February 22, 1907 Robert Young, Actor (Father Knows Best & Marcus Welby)
February 22, 1907 Sheldon Leonard, Actor & producer
February 22, 1908 R¢mulo Betancourt, president of Venezuela (1945-48 & 1958-64)
February 22, 1908 John Mills, English Actor
February 22, 1918 Charles O. Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)
February 22, 1918 Robert Wadlow, became tallest known human (2.72 m 8' 11.1")
February 22, 1932 Edward M. Kennedy ,(D) senator from Mass
February 22, 1934 Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds manager
February 22, 1950 Julius (Dr. J) Erving, NBA player
February 22, 1975 Actress Drew Barrymore born
February 22, 1777 Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances
February 22, 1819 The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
February 22, 1847 Battle of Buena Vista begins
February 22, 1864 Battle of West Point, Mississippi
February 22, 1917 Mussolini wounded by mortar bomb
February 22, 1918 Montana passes law against sedition
February 22, 1942 President Roosevelt to MacArthur: Get out of the Philippines
February 22, 1946 George Kennan sends long telegram to State Department
February 22, 1959 Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500
February 22, 1965 Westmoreland asks for Marines
February 22, 1967 Operation Junction City begins
February 22, 1967 Suharto takes full power in Indonesia
February 22, 1968 Tet Offensive ends
February 22, 1980 U.S. hockey pulls off Miracle on Ice
February 22, 1990 Milli Vanilli win the Best New Artist Grammy
February 22, 1998 Deadly tornadoes rip through central Florida
February 22, 2006 Gang commits largest robbery in British history
February 22, 2014 World's most-wanted drug kingpin is captured in Mexico