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Notable Births

Harry Brook

Harry Brook

b. 1999

English cricketer (born 1999)

Jerome Robinson

Jerome Robinson

b. 1997

American basketball player (born 1997)

Ilya Samsonov

Ilya Samsonov

b. 1997

Russian ice hockey player (born 1997)

Kia Nurse

Kia Nurse

b. 1996

Canadian basketball player (born 1996)

Devonte' Graham

Devonte' Graham

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk

b. 1994

South Korean actor and model (born 1994)

Elfrid Payton

Elfrid Payton

b. 1994

American basketball player (born 1994)

Dixon Machado

Dixon Machado

b. 1992

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1992)

Khalil Mack

Khalil Mack

b. 1991

American football player (born 1991)

Franco Vázquez

Franco Vázquez

b. 1989

Argentine football player

Jonathan Borlée

Jonathan Borlée

b. 1988

Belgian sprinter (born 1988)

Han Hyo-joo

Han Hyo-joo

b. 1987

South Korean actress (born 1987)

Sergio Romero

Sergio Romero

b. 1987

Argentine footballer (born 1987)

Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Hamer Bouazza

Hamer Bouazza

b. 1985

Algeria international footballer (born 1985)

Georgios Printezis

Georgios Printezis

b. 1985

Greek professional basketball player (born 1985)

Zach Roerig

Zach Roerig

b. 1985

American actor (born 1985)

Tommy Bowe

Tommy Bowe

b. 1984

Ireland international rugby union player

Branislav Ivanović

Branislav Ivanović

b. 1984

Serbian footballer (born 1984)

Brian Duensing

Brian Duensing

b. 1983

American baseball pitcher (born 1983)

Notable Deaths

El Mencho

El Mencho

d. 2026

Mexican drug lord (1966–2026)

John Lowe (musician)

John Lowe (musician)

d. 2024

English pianist (1942–2024)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

d. 2021

American poet (1919–2021)

Brody Stevens

Brody Stevens

d. 2019

American comedian (1970–2019)

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

d. 2019

American actor (1925–2019)

Chris Rainbow

Chris Rainbow

d. 2015

Scottish pop rock singer and musician

Charlotte Dawson

Charlotte Dawson

d. 2014

New Zealand–Australian television personality

Leo Vroman

Leo Vroman

d. 2014

Dutch poet

Atje Keulen-Deelstra

Atje Keulen-Deelstra

d. 2013

Dutch speed skater (1938–2013)

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wolfgang Sawallisch

d. 2013

German conductor and pianist (1923–2013)

Sukhbir (writer)

Sukhbir (writer)

d. 2012

Indian Writer

Frank Carson

Frank Carson

d. 2012

Northern Irish comedian and actor (1926–2012)

Marie Colvin

Marie Colvin

d. 2012

American war correspondent (1956–2012)

Rémi Ochlik

Rémi Ochlik

d. 2012

French photojournalist (1983 – 2012)

George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe

George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe

d. 2007

British army officer, politician and businessman (1918–2007)

Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson

d. 2007

American basketball player (1954–2007)

S. Rajaratnam

S. Rajaratnam

d. 2006

Singaporean politician (1915–2006)

Lee Eun-ju

Lee Eun-ju

d. 2005

South Korean actress (1980–2005)

Simone Simon

Simone Simon

d. 2005

French actress (1910–2005)

Andy Seminick

Andy Seminick

d. 2004

American baseball player (1920–2004)

On This Day in History

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2022

Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.

Twosday

2018 United States embassy attack in Podgorica

2018

A man throws a grenade at the U.S. embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt.

2018 United States embassy attack in Podgorica

Sinking of ML Mostofa-3

2015

A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people.

Sinking of ML Mostofa-3

Viktor Yanukovych

2014

President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.

Viktor Yanukovych

2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster

2012

A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.

2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster

2011 Christchurch earthquake

2011

New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people.

2011 Christchurch earthquake

2011 Bahraini uprising

2011

Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.

2011 Bahraini uprising

UTC+03:00

2006

At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.

UTC+03:00

Securitas depot robbery

2006

The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.

Securitas depot robbery

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2005

The 6.4 Mw  Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.

2005 Zarand earthquake

Angola

2002

Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.

Angola

Roslin, Midlothian

1997

In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.

Roslin, Midlothian

CORONA (satellite)

1995

The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.

CORONA (satellite)

Aldrich Ames

1994

Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.

Aldrich Ames

People Power Revolution

1986

Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.

People Power Revolution

Broadway theatre

1983

The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Broadway theatre

Miracle on Ice

1980

Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.

Miracle on Ice

Saint Lucia

1979

Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Saint Lucia

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

1974

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Samuel Byck

1974

Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but commits suicide after being wounded by police.

Samuel Byck