February 22nd (2012) was a Wednesday. It's the 50th day of the year (51st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 22nd February, 2012
» A 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster known as train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
February 22nd Famous Deaths for 2012
» Sukhbir (writer) called Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (b. 1925)
» Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (b. 1926)
» Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956)
» Lyudmila Kasatkina, Russian actress (b. 1925)
» Thabang Lebese, South African footballer (b. 1973)
» Mike Melvoin, American pianist and composer (The Wrecking Crew (music) e.g The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1937)
» Rémi Ochlik, French photographer (b. 1983)
» Billy Strange, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Wrecking Crew (music) named The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1930)
February 22nd Holidays in History
» Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance:
» World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
» Scientology holidays known as Celebrity Day (Church of Scientology)
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Baradates
» Eric Liddell (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Cathedra Petri or Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Roman Catholic Church)