On this day: February 22
Events
Great Northern WarFebruary 22, 1700 – September 10, 1721 · Wars & Conflicts
French Revolution of 1848February 22, 1848 – December 2, 1848 · Wars & Conflicts
People's Committee of North KoreaFebruary 22, 1947 – September 9, 1948 · World History- Release of The Rolling Stones, Now!February 22, 1965 · Music
- Release of The Ultimate SinFebruary 22, 1986 · Music
People's Democratic Republic of EthiopiaFebruary 22, 1987 – May 28, 1991 · World History
Release of Pablo HoneyFebruary 22, 1993 · Music
Release of Ray of LightFebruary 22, 1998 · Music
Founding of TuentiFebruary 22, 2006 · Companies
February 2011 Christchurch earthquakeFebruary 22, 2011 · Geography
Release of Killzone 3February 22, 2011 · Gaming- Release of BulletstormFebruary 22, 2011 · Gaming
- Release of AnthemFebruary 22, 2019 · Gaming
Born on this day
George WashingtonFebruary 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799 · Politics
Johann Nikolaus ForkelFebruary 22, 1749 – March 20, 1818 · Music
Rembrandt PealeFebruary 22, 1778 – October 1860 · Art
Jean Charles Athanase PeltierFebruary 22, 1785 – October 27, 1845 · Science
Arthur SchopenhauerFebruary 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860 · Culture
Adolphe QueteletFebruary 22, 1796 – February 17, 1874 · Science
Antoine WiertzFebruary 22, 1806 – June 18, 1865 · Art
Oskar KolbergFebruary 22, 1814 – June 3, 1890 · Music
Niels GadeFebruary 22, 1817 – December 21, 1890 · Music
Pierre JanssenFebruary 22, 1824 – December 23, 1907 · Technology
Heinrich HertzFebruary 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894 · Science
Maurice CostelloFebruary 22, 1877 – October 1950 · Film
Walther RitzFebruary 22, 1878 – July 7, 1909 · Science
Johannes Nicolaus BrønstedFebruary 22, 1879 – December 17, 1947 · Science
Sergei BernsteinFebruary 22, 1880 – October 26, 1968 · Science
Eric GillFebruary 22, 1882 – November 17, 1940 · Art
Hugo BallFebruary 22, 1886 – September 14, 1927 · Culture
R. G. CollingwoodFebruary 22, 1889 – January 9, 1943 · Culture
Hamza Hakimzade NiyaziFebruary 22, 1889 – March 18, 1929 · Music
Luis BuñuelFebruary 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983 · Film
Evald AavFebruary 22, 1900 – March 21, 1939 · Music- Fritz StrassmannFebruary 22, 1902 – April 22, 1980 · Science
Frank P. RamseyFebruary 22, 1903 – January 19, 1930 · Science
Sheldon LeonardFebruary 22, 1907 – January 1997 · Film
John MillsFebruary 22, 1908 – April 23, 2005 · Film
Renato DulbeccoFebruary 22, 1914 – February 19, 2012 · Science- Norman SmithFebruary 22, 1923 – March 3, 2008 · Music
- Bud YorkinFebruary 22, 1926 – August 18, 2015 · Film
James HongFebruary 22, 1929 – present · Film
Giuliano MontaldoFebruary 22, 1930 – September 6, 2023 · Film
Sheila HancockFebruary 22, 1933 – present · Film
J. Michael BishopFebruary 22, 1936 – March 20, 2026 · Science
Artavazd PeleshyanFebruary 22, 1938 – present · Film
Paolo SalvatiFebruary 22, 1939 – June 24, 2014 · Art
Jon ElsterFebruary 22, 1940 – present · Culture
Jonathan DemmeFebruary 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017 · Film
James P. BagianFebruary 22, 1952 – present · Space
Steve IrwinFebruary 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006 · Exploration
Princess Delphine of BelgiumFebruary 22, 1968 – present · Art
Thomas JaneFebruary 22, 1969 – present · Film
Joaquín CortésFebruary 22, 1969 – present · Film
Nicole OliverFebruary 22, 1970 – present · Film
James BluntFebruary 22, 1974 – present · Music
Drew BarrymoreFebruary 22, 1975 – present · Film
Sébastien TellierFebruary 22, 1975 – present · Music
Jeanette BiedermannFebruary 22, 1981 – present · Music
Élodie YungFebruary 22, 1981 – present · Film
Jennifer KetchamFebruary 22, 1983 – present · Art