476 Historic Events for February 22
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| 1918 |
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Robert Wadlow, Alton Ill, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1")
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| 1918 |
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Don Pardo, Westfield Mass, TV announcer (Jeopardy, SNL)
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| 1919 |
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Jiri Pauer, composer
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| 1920 |
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1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville Calif)
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| 1920 |
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Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer
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| 1920 |
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Giulietta Masina, Italy, actress (La Strada, Swindle, White Sheik)
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| 1920 |
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Del Wood, singer
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| 1921 |
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Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator
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| 1922 |
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Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin
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| 1922 |
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Felix Werder, composer
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| 1922 |
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Andre Asriel, composer
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| 1923 |
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Transcontinental airmail service begins
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| 1923 |
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1st successful chinchilla farm in US (LA Calif)
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| 1924 |
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1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)
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| 1925 |
Death |
Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, dies at 72
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| 1925 |
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Edward Gorey, Chicago, author/artist (Curious Sofa)
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| 1925 |
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Guy Mitchell, Detroit MI, actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle)
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| 1925 |
Death |
Nina David, [Mrs Radcliffe N Salomon], poet/author, dies
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| 1925 |
Death |
Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, dies at 88
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| 1925 |
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Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect
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| 1925 |
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Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician
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| 1926 |
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Bud Yorkin, producer (All in the Family, 1959, 1960 Emmy)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Donald May, Chicago Ill, actor (Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45)
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| 1927 |
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Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum
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| 1927 |
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ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine
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