476 Historic Events for February 22
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| 1882 |
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Eric Gill, England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua)
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| 1883 |
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Marguerite Clark, voice (Snow White)
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| 1883 |
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Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps)
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| 1883 |
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Jaroslav Kocian, composer
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| 1884 |
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Abraham "Abe" Attell, boxing hall of famer
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| 1886 |
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Hugo Ball, German playwright/co-founder Flametti
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| 1887 |
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Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)
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| 1887 |
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Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati
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| 1888 |
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John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY)
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| 1889 |
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Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to union
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| 1889 |
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Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain)
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| 1889 |
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Pres Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state
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| 1891 |
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Lucien Cailliet, composer
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| 1891 |
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"Chico" Marx, NYC, actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers)
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| 1891 |
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Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium)
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| 1892 |
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David Dubinsky, labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom)
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| 1892 |
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"Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James (London)
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| 1892 |
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Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms
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| 1892 |
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Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)
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| 1894 |
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Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer
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| 1895 |
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V¡ctor Ra£l Haya de la Torre, founder (Peruvian Aprista Party)
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| 1896 |
Death |
Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton
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| 1896 |
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Paul Van Ostaijen, Flemish poet/writer/critic (Occupied City)
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| 1896 |
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Nacio Herb Brown, US composer
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| 1896 |
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Enid Markey, Dillon Colo, actress (Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy)
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