February 1922 calendar

Events

• 02 Feb 1922 It was 2:22:22 on 2 / 2 / 22
• 04 Feb 1922 WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions
• 05 Feb 1922 Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV as the 259th pope.
• 06 Feb 1922 US, UK, France, Italy and Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation
• 08 Feb 1922 Radio arrives at the White House
• 09 Feb 1922 Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
• 11 Feb 1922 US intervention army leaves Honduras.
• 15 Feb 1922 Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex.
• 18 Feb 1922 WOC-AM in Davenport IA begins radio transmissions
• 19 Feb 1922 Ed Wynn becomes first talent to sign as a radio entertainer.
• 20 Feb 1922 WOR-AM in New York City begins radio transmissions
• 21 Feb 1922 WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
• 22 Feb 1922 Following intense nationalist agitation after World War I, Great Britain proclaims Egypt formally independent but continues to occupy the country militarily and control its politics.
• 25 Feb 1922 Murderer Henri Désiré Landru is beheaded by the guillotine.
• 27 Feb 1922 Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes first National Radio Conference.
• 28 Feb 1922 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions

Famous Birthday

• Patrick Macnee

  British and American actor, known for his role as the dapper secret agent, John Steed, in the cult TV series "The Avengers" (1961−69).

• Renata Tebaldi

  Italian operatic singer, called one of the greatest Italian lyrico spinto sopranos since World War II, who made her debut in "Rovigo" in...

• Renata Tebaldi

  Italian operatic singer, called one of the greatest Italian lyrico spinto sopranos since World War II, who made her debut in "Rovigo" in...

• Jacques Lallement
• André Famechon
• Mick Micheyl

  French singer and sculptor.

• Kathryn Grayson

  American singer and actress who has appeared onscreen from 1940.

• Helen Gurley Brown
• Colette Brosset

  French actress, writer and choreographer.

• Herman Kahn

  American mathematician, military strategist and author who tried to justify nuclear war; a true Dr. Strangelove.

• Louise Carletti

  French actress active from 1937 to 1965.

• Denis Norden

  English actor screenwriter and television host.

• Steven Hill

  Seattle, Washington -- Actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law & Order).

• Hélie de Saint Marc
• Hazy Osterwald

  Swiss musician, singer and bigband director.

• John Bayard Anderson
• Karl Ludwig Arnold
• Margaret Leighton

  British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at age 53.

• Roger K Rhodarmer
• Oliver van Petten
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Famous Deaths

• William Desmond Taylor

  American silent film actor and director; his murder remains unsolved.

• Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

  Croatian inventor (Born 1871).

• Albert Victor Backlund

  Swedish physicist (Born 1845).

• James William Tate composer

  dies at age 46.

• Gerardus J P Bolland Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)

  dies at age 67.

• John Butler Yeats

  Northern Irish artist (Born 1839).

• Dmitri B Shostakovich father of Russian composer Dmitri D S

  dies.

• Vicente Lleo composer

  dies at age 51.

• Henri Desire Landru

  French serial killer (Born 1869).

• Heikki Ritavuori

  Finnish lawyer and politician Finnish Minister of the Interior (d. 1922).

• Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann German/Dutch anarchist/feminist

  dies at age 36.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - April Showers
2. Ted Lewis & His Band - Everybody Step
3. John McCormack - Rose of My Heart
4. Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra - Sally - Medley
5. Fanny Brice - My Man