What Happened In February 1922 In History

Historical Events for February, 1922

• 2nd » 'Ulysses (novel) known as Ulysses' by James Joyce is published.
• 6th » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, British Empire named Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
• 8th » President of the United States known as President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.
• 9th » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works e.g Berne Convention copyright treaty.
• 27th » A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in 'Leser v. Garnett'.
• 28th » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence known as Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1922

• 1st » Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)
• 1st » John Coombs, English racing driver and racing team owner (d. 2013)
• 4th » Bhimsen Joshi, Indian singer (d. 2011)
• 4th » A. R. Shaw, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 5th » Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (d. 1994)
• 6th » Patrick Macnee, English actor
• 6th » Denis Norden, English television host
• 6th » Haskell Wexler, American director, producer, and cinematographer
• 7th » Marion Cunningham (author) called Marion Cunningham, American author (d. 2012)
• 7th » Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)
• 8th » Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
• 9th » Kathryn Grayson, American actress and soprano (d. 2010)
• 9th » Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
• 9th » C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (d. 2014)
• 10th » Árpád Göncz, Hungarian politician, 1st President of Hungary
• 12th » Hussein Onn, Malaysian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
• 12th » Guy F. Tozzoli, American architect (d. 2013)
• 13th » Francis Pym, Baron Pym, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2008)
• 13th » Gordon Tullock, American economist
• 14th » Murray the K, American radio host (d. 1982)
• 15th » John B. Anderson, American lawyer and politician
• 16th » Lilli Promet, Estonian author (d. 2007)
• 16th » Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot (d. 1950)
• 17th » Enrico Banducci, American businessman (d. 2007)
• 17th » Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (d. 1969)
• 17th » Valentino Mazzia, American physician (d. 1999)
• 18th » Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (d. 1997)
• 18th » Helen Gurley Brown, American author and publisher (d. 2012)
• 18th » Allan Melvin, American actor (d. 2008)
• 18th » Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1971)
• 18th » Joe Tipton, American baseball player (d. 1994)
• 18th » Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (d. 1995)
• 22nd » Jesús Iglesias, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2005)
• 22nd » Apostolos Santas, Greek soldier (d. 2011)
• 22nd » Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)
• 22nd » Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2014)
• 24th » Richard Hamilton (artist) named Richard Hamilton, English painter (d. 2011)
• 24th » Steven Hill, American actor
• 24th » Esperanza Magaz, Cuban-Venezuelan actress (d. 2013)
• 25th » Molly Bobak, Canadian painter and educator (d. 2014)
• 26th » Margaret Leighton, English actress (d. 1976)
• 26th » Karl Aage Præst, Danish footballer (d. 2011)
• 27th » Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch historian, author, and scholar (d. 1977)
• 27th » Massinet Sorcinelli, Brazilian basketball player (d. 1971)
• 28th » Joyce Howard, English actress (d. 2010)
• 28th » Yuri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (d. 1993)

Famous Deaths for February 1922

• 1st » William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
• 5th » Christiaan De Wet, South African general (b. 1854)
• 5th » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer (b. 1871)
• 14th » Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (b. 1880)
• 23rd » Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845)
• 25th » Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (b. 1869)

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