22 Februari

22 Februari adalah hari ke-53 dalam kalender Gregorian.

Peristiwa

• 1495 - Raja Charles VIII dari Perancis memasuki Naples untuk mengklaim kota di bawah tahtanya.
• 1632 - Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems oleh Galileo dipublikasikan.
• 1744 - Perang Suksesi Austria: Pertempuran Toulon dimulai.
• 1797 - Invasi Terakhir Britania mulai mendekat Fishguard, Wales.
• 1819 - Melalui Perjanjian Adams-Onís, Spanyol menjual Florida ke Amerika Serikat dengan harga lima juta Dolar Amerika.
• 1847 - Perang Mexico-Amerika: Pertempuran Buena Vista – 5.000 tentara amerika mengusir 15.000 orang Mexico.
• 1853 - Universitas Washington di St. Louis didirikan sebagai Seminari Eliot di St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1855 - Universitas Negeri Pennsylvania didirikan di State College, Pennsylvania (sebagai Sekolah Tinggi Petani Pennsylvania)
• 1856 - Partai Republik (Amerika Serikat) membuka pertemuan nasional pertama di Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 1862 - Jefferson Davis secara resmi dilantik untuk masa enam tahun sebagai Presiden Konfederasi Amerika Serikat di Richmond, Virginia. Sebelumnya dia dilantik sebagai Presiden sementara pada 18 Februari 1861.
• 1876 - Universitas Johns Hopkins didirikan.
• 1882 - Kerajaan Serbia didirikan kembali.
• 1889 - Presiden Grover Cleveland menandatangani pengakuan North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana dan Washington sebagai Negara-negara bagian Amerika Serikat.
• 1904 - Inggris menjual stasiun meteorologi di Kepulauan South Orkney kepada Argentina, Pulau-pulau yang kemudian diklaim oleh Britania Raya pada tahun 1908.
• 1915 - Perang Dunia I: Jerman memulai perang kapal selam terbatas.
• 1922 - Kerajaan Inggris secara sepihak menyatakan kemerdekaan Mesir.
• 1924 - Presiden Amerika Serikat Calvin Coolidge menjadi presiden pertama yang memberikan siaran radio dari Gedung Putih.
• 1942 - Perang Dunia II: Presiden Franklin D. Roosevelt memerintahkan Jenderal Douglas MacArthur keluar dari Filipina karena kemenangan Jepang.
• 1943 - Perang Dunia II: Anggota Mawar Putih dieksekusi Nazi Jerman.
• 1944 - Perang Dunia II: Kekeliruan bom pesawat Amerika di kota-kota Belanda seperti Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede, dan Deventer, menyebabkan 800 mati hanya di Nijmegen saja.
• 1948 - Revolusi Cekoslowakia dimulai.
• 1957 - Ngo Dinh Diem dari Vietnam Selatan selamat dari upaya pembunuhan penembakan oleh komunis Vietkong di Ban Me Thuot.
• 1958 - Presiden Mesir Gamal Abdel Nasser dan Presiden Suriah Shukri al-Quwatli menandatangani pakta persatuan yang membentuk Republik Arab Bersatu.
• 1959 - Lee Petty memenangi Daytona 500 pertama.
• 1972 - Tentara Republik Irlandia meledakkan sebuah bom mobil di barak Aldershot, menewaskan tujuh orang dan melukai sembilan belas lainnya.
• 1973 - Perang Dingin: Setelah Presiden Amerika Serikat Richard Nixon mengunjungi Republik Rakyat Tiongkok, kedua negara sepakat untuk mendirikan kantor penghubung (liaison).
• 1974 - Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi Organisasi Konferensi Islam yang kedua diselenggarakan di Lahore, Pakistan. Dihadiri 37 Negara dan 22 Kepala Negara dan Pemerintahaan ikut berpartisipasi. Pertemuan juga mengakui Bangladesh.
• 1974 - Samuel Byck mencoba membunuh Presiden Amerika Serikat Richard Nixon, namun gagal.
• 1979 - Kemerdekaan Saint Lucia dari Inggris.
• 1980 - Miracle on Ice: Di Lake Placid, New York, tim Hoki Amerika Serikat mengalahkan tim Uni Soviet 4-3, dalam apa yang dianggap sebagai salah satu gangguan terbesar dalam sejarah olahraga.
• 1986 - Dimulainya Revolusi EDSA di Filipina.
• 1994 - Aldrich Ames dan istrinya ditugaskan oleh Departemen Kehakiman Amerika Serikat menjadi mata-mata bagi Uni Soviet.
• 1995 - Program satelit pengintai Corona, yang telah ada sejak 1959 hingga 1972, diungkap.
• 1997 - Pengumuman keberadaan domba Dolly, mamalia pertama yang merupakan hasil kloning.
• 2002 - Politisi dan pemimpin pemberontak Angola Jonas Savimbi tewas dalam serangan militer.
• 2006 - Setidaknya enam orang Inggris melancarkan perampokan terbesar yang pernah ada, mencuri £53m (sekitar $92.5 juta atau € 78 juta) dari depot Sekuritas di Tonbridge, Kent.
• 2012 - Kevin Rudd, Menteri Luar Negeri Australia mengundurkan diri dari jabatannya.
• 2013 - Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi menetapkan Anas Urbaningrum (ketua umum Partai Demokrat) sebagai tersangka dalam kasus proyek pembangunan kompleks olahraga Hambalang, Citeureup, Bogor.

Hari raya dan peringatan

• 2002 - Idul Adha 1422 Hijriah.
• 2004 - Tahun Baru Hijriyah 1425.
• Hari Istiqlal
• Hari Nyan Nyan Nyan atau Hari Kucing.

Kelahiran

• 1040 – Rashi, seorang rabbi Perancis (d. 1105)
• 1403 – Charles VII dari Perancis (d. 1461)
• 1440 – Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1457)
• 1500 – Kardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Humanis Italia (d. 1564)
• 1612 – George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Negarawan ahli Bahasa Inggris (d. 1677)
• 1705 – Peter Artedi, Naturalis Swedia (d. 1735)
• 1714 – Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, Sejarawan Perancis (d. 1795)
• 1732 – George Washington, Presiden Pertama Amerika Serikat (d. 1799)
• 1756 – Georg Friedrich von Martens, Diplomat Jerman (d. 1821)
• 1778 – Rembrandt Peale, artis Amerika (d. 1860)
• 1788 – Arthur Schopenhauer, filsuf Jerman (d. 1860)
• 1796 – Alexis Bachelot, misionaris Perancis (d. 1837)
• 1796 – Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, matematikawan Belgia (d. 1874)
• 1806 – Józef Kremer, filsuf messianistik Polandia (d. 1875)
• 1817 – Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, matematikawan Jerman (d. 1880)
• 1819 – James Russell Lowell, penyair dan essais Amerika (d. 1891)
• 1824 – Pierre Janssen, astronom Perancis (d. 1907)
• 1825 – Jean Baptiste Salpointe, Uskup Agung Santa Fe kedua (d. 1898)
• 1839 – Francis Pharcellus Church, penerbit dan editor Amerika (d. 1906)
• 1840 – August Bebel, politikus Jerman (d. 1913)
• 1849 – Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, matematikawan Rusia (d. 1915)
• 1857 – Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, pendiri Gerakan Pramuka (Inggris) (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Heinrich Hertz, Fisikawan Jerman (d. 1894)
• 1864 – Jules Renard, penulis Perancis (d. 1910)
• 1874 – Bill Klem, wasit baseball Amerika (d. 1951)
• 1878 – Walter Ritz, fisikawan Swiss (d. 1909)
• 1879 – Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist (d. 1947)
• 1880 – Frigyes Riesz, matematikawan Hungaria (d. 1956)
• 1881 – Joseph B. Ely, politisi Amerika (d. 1956)
• 1881 – Albin Prepeluh, penulis dan politisi Slovenia (d. 1937)
• 1882 – Eric Gill, pemahat/pematung Inggris (d. 1940)
• 1883 – Marguerite Clark, aktris Amerika (d. 1940)
• 1886 – Hugo Ball, penyair dan penulis Jerman (d. 1927)
• 1887 – Ksawery Tartakower, pemain catur Polandia (d. 1956)
• 1888 – Owen Brewster, politikus Amerika (d. 1961)
• 1889 – Olave Baden-Powell, Pendiri Girl Guide (Inggris) (d. 1977)
• 1890 – Beatriz Michelena, bintang film bisu Amerika Latin (d. 1942)
• 1891 – Vlas Chubar, politisi Soviet (d. 1939)
• 1892 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, penulis Amerika (d. 1950)
• 1895 – Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, politisi Peru (d. 1979)
• 1897 – Karol Świerczewski, jenderal Polandia (d. 1947)
• 1899 – Dwight Frye, aktor Amerika (d. 1943)
• 1899 – George O'Hara, aktor Amerika (d. 1966)
• 1899 – Dechko Uzunov, pelukis Bulgaria (d. 1986)
• 1900 – Luis Buñuel, sutradara film kelahiran Spanyol (d. 1983)
• 1900 – Seán Ó Faoláin, penulis Irlandia (d. 1991)
• 1902 – Fritz Strassmann, Fisikawan Jerman (d. 1980)
• 1903 – Morley Callaghan, penulis Kanada (d. 1990)
• 1903 – Ain-Ervin Mere, Nazi Estonia (d. 1969)
• 1903 – Robert Weede, bariton Amerika (d. 1972)
• 1906 – Humayun Kabir, pendidik dan politikus India (d. 1969)
• 1907 – Sheldon Leonard, aktor Amerika (d. 1997)
• 1907 – Robert Young, aktor Amerika (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Sir John Mills, aktor Inggris (d. 2005)
• 1908 – Rómulo Betancourt, presiden Venezuela (d. 1981)
• 1911 – Bill Baker, pemain baseball Amerika (d. 2006)
• 1913 – Buddy Tate, musisi jazz Amerika (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Henry Reed, penyair Inggris (d. 1986)
• 1914 – Renato Dulbecco, pemenang Nobel
• 1917 – Jane Bowles, dramawan Amerika (d. 1973)
• 1918 – Sid Abel, pemain hoki es Kanada (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Charlie Finley, pengusaha olahraga Amerika (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Don Pardo, penyiar Amerika
• 1921 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Pemimpin Republik Afrika Tengah (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Wayne Booth, kritikus sastra Amerika (d. 2005)
• 1921 – David Greene, sutradara Inggris (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Giulietta Masina, aktris Italia (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Jesús Iglesias, pembalap Argentina (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Edward Gorey, ilustrator Amerika (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Kenneth Williams, aktor Inggris (d. 1988)
• 1926 – Bud Yorkin, sutradara film Amerika
• 1928 – Paul Dooley, aktor Amerika
• 1928 – Bruce Forsyth, pengusaha Inggris
• 1928 – Clarence 13X, pemimpin agama Amerika (d. 1969)
• 1928 – Axel Strøbye, aktor Denmark (d. 2005)
• 1929 – James Hong, aktor Amerika
• 1929 – Rebecca Schull, aktris Amerika
• 1930 – Marni Nixon, penyanyi Amerika
• 1930 – James McGarrell, pelukis Amerika
• 1932 – Ted Kennedy, politisi Amerika (d. 2009)
• 1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent
• 1933 – Bobby Smith, pemain sepak bola Inggris
• 1934 – Sparky Anderson, manajer baseball Amerika
• 1935 – Sven Inge, artis Swedia (d. 2008)
• 1936 – J. Michael Bishop, pemenang Nobel
• 1936 – Ernie K-Doe, penyanyi Amerika (d. 2001)
• 1938 – Steve Barber, pemain baseball Amerika (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Ishmael Reed, penulis Amerika
• 1938 – Pierre Vallières, politisi Kanada-Perancis (d. 1995)
• 1940 – Johnson Mlambo, politisi Afrika Selatan
• 1940 – Billy Name, fotografer Amerika
• 1941 – Hipólito Mejía, politikus Dominika
• 1941 – Giorgos Arvanitis, sinematografer Yunani
• 1942 – Christine Keeler, model Inggris
• 1943 – Terry Eagleton, teoritisi Inggris
• 1943 – Horst Köhler, President of Germany
• 1944 – Jonathan Demme, American director
• 1944 – Robert Kardashian, American lawyer (d. 2003)
• 1944 – Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player
• 1945 – Leslie Charleson, American actress
• 1945 – Oliver, American singer (d. 2000)
• 1947 – Carol Burns, Australian actress
• 1947 – Harvey Mason, Jazz drummer
• 1947 – Frank P. Tomasulo, American film professor and critic
• 1947 – Maurizio De Angelis, Italian musician
• 1948 – John Ashton, American actor
• 1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver and entrepreneur
• 1949 – Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player
• 1950 – Julius Erving, American basketball player
• 1950 – Ellen Greene, American actress
• 1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer
• 1950 – Miou-Miou, French actress
• 1950 – Genesis P-Orridge, English musician and performer
• 1950 – Julie Walters, English actress
• 1952 – Cyrinda Foxe, American model (d. 2002)
• 1952 – Bill Frist, American politician
• 1953 – Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire)
• 1953 – Nigel Planer, British actor
• 1955 – David Axelrod, American political consultant
• 1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 – Gordon Banks, American guitarist
• 1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
• 1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
• 1960 – Charles Cullen, American serial killer
• 1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist
• 1962 – Steve Irwin, Australian herpetologist (d. 2006)
• 1962 – Lenda Murray, American bodybuilder
• 1962 – Les Wallace, Scottish darts player
• 1963 – Devon Malcolm, English Cricketer
• 1963 – Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer
• 1964 – Gigi Fernandez, Puerto Rican tennis player
• 1964 – Agus Rochdianto, Jepara, Indonesia, Writer, Journalist
• 1964 – Ed Boon, video game programmer and Mortal Kombat co-creator
• 1965 – Chris Dudley, American basketball player
• 1965 – Dean Karr, American director and photographer
• 1965 – Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player
• 1966 – Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedienne
• 1966 – Brian Greig, Australian politician
• 1966 – Thorsten Kaye, German actor
• 1966 – Aiden Shaw, English pornographic actor
• 1967 – Alf Poier, Austrian comedian
• 1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician
• 1968 – Bradley Nowell, American musician (d. 1996)
• 1968 – Elna Reinach, South African tennis player
• 1968 – Jeri Ryan, American actress
• 1968 – Jayson Williams, American basketball player
• 1969 – Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer
• 1969 – Thomas Jane, American actor
• 1969 – Clinton Kelly, American TV personality
• 1969 – Hans Klok, Dutch illusionist
• 1969 – Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer
• 1970 – Dominic Roussel, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Ravi Vakil, Canadian-American mathematician
• 1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipina actress and singer
• 1972 – Michael Chang, American tennis player
• 1972 – Laurence Leboucher, French cyclist
• 1973 – Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer
• 1973 – Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
• 1973 – Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
• 1974 – James Blunt, English musician
• 1974 – Chris Moyles, English DJ
• 1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress
• 1976 – Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player
• 1977 – Timo Rose, German filmmaker
• 1977 – Hakan Yakin, pemain sepak bola Swiss
• 1978 – Jenny Frost, British singer/presenter/model/DJ (Atomic Kitten)
• 1978 – Peter Madsen, Danish football player
• 1979 – Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
• 1979 – Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
• 1981 – Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 - Adrienne Pickering, aktris Australia
• 1982 – Dichen Lachman, Australian Actress
• 1982 – Jenna Haze, American pornographic actress
• 1982 – Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
• 1982 – Shawntae Spencer, American football player
• 1983 – Penny Flame, American pornographic actress
• 1983 – Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
• 1984 – VenetianPrincess, YouTube celebrity
• 1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
• 1984 – Giorgos Printezis, Greek basketball player
• 1984 – Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player
• 1984 - Branislav Ivanović, pemain sepak bola Serbia
• 1985 – Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
• 1985 – Sean Garballey, American politician
• 1986 – Miko Hughes, American actor
• 1986 – Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
• 1987 – Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
• 1988 – Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete
• 1988 – Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer
• 1989 – Alia Sabur, American college educator

Meninggal

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• Toeti Adhitama - Jurnalis Senior TVRI di era 1980-an. (l. 1935-silam)

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