February 22nd, 1902

Born on February 22nd, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 375 days, exactly on May 7th, 2025, people who were born on February 22nd, 1902 will be 45,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 22nd?

February 22nd, 2019

A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices.

February 22nd, 2012

A train failed to apply its brakes and crashed through a buffer stop at Once railway station in Buenos Aires, resulting in 51 deaths and more than 700 injuries.

February 22nd, 2011

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

February 22nd, 2006

Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom.

February 22nd, 1997

Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced the existence of Dolly, a female sheep who was the first mammal to have successfully been cloned from an adult cell.

February 22nd, 1983

The play Moose Murders opened and closed on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, becoming the standard of "awfulness" against which all Broadway failures are judged.

February 22nd, 1980

At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.

February 22nd, 1959

Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway (pictured) in Daytona Beach, Florida.

February 22nd, 1944

World War II: U.S. forces carried out a bombing raid on the Nazi-occupied Dutch city of Nijmegen, killing hundreds of civilians by accident.

February 22nd, 1921

The Bogd Khan was reinstalled as emperor after White Russian forces under Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (pictured) drove the Chinese out of Mongolia.

February 22nd, 1909

The sixteen United States Navy battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Connecticut (pictured), completed a circumnavigation of the globe.

February 22nd, 1876

The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, named after philanthropist Johns Hopkins, opened.

February 22nd, 1371

Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart.

February 22nd, 1316

The Catalan forces of Ferdinand of Majorca defeated troops loyal to Princess Matilda of Hainaut at the Battle of Picotin on the Peloponnese peninsula in modern-day Greece.

February 22nd, 1974

Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 22nd

Born on February 22nd, 1902

76

Józef Chwedczuk

Polish organist and music educator

*February 22nd, 1902, Warsaw †January 9th, 1979, Kraków

78

Fritz Strassmann

German chemist

*February 22nd, 1902, Boppard †April 22nd, 1980, Mainz

84

Herma Szabo

Austrian figure skater

*February 22nd, 1902, Vienna †May 7th, 1986, Rottenmann

75

Otis Halbert Holmes

American politician (1902-1977)

*February 22nd, 1902, Cresco †July 27th, 1977, Yakima

88

Bruno Arno

German actor

*February 22nd, 1902, Hamburg †May 10th, 1990, Berlin

55

Louis Muller

Born 22 February 1902, in Vénissieux (Rhône). French, Medallist.

*February 22nd, 1902, Vénissieux †May 23rd, 1957, Antony

78

Renée Brand

German writer (1902-1980)

*February 22nd, 1902, Berlin †November 5th, 1980

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75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

101

Ernst Jakob Henne

German car and motorcycle racer

*February 22nd, 1904, Weiler-Simmerberg †May 23rd, 2005, Gran Canaria

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

83

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

*February 22nd, 1900, Calanda †July 29th, 1983, Mexico City

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

29

Lexa

Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer

*February 22nd, 1995, Rio de Janeiro

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

39

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849)

*February 22nd, 1810, Żelazowa Wola †October 17th, 1849, Paris

88

Olave Baden-Powell

World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

39

Evald Aav

Estonian composer and choirmaster

*February 22nd, 1900, Tallinn †March 21st, 1939, Tallinn

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

83

Baltasar Lobo

Spanish artist

*February 22nd, 1910, Zamora †September 4th, 1993, Paris

26

Frank P. Ramsey

British mathematician, philosopher, and economist

*February 22nd, 1903, Cambridge †January 19th, 1930, London

65

Kyle MacLachlan

American actor

*February 22nd, 1959, Yakima

91

Robert Young

American actor (1907-1998)

*February 22nd, 1907, Chicago †July 21st, 1998, Westlake Village

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39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

72

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

90

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

85

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer（1902-1988）

*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

65

Langston Hughes

(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

66

Roberto Noble

Argentine politician, journalist and publisher, founder of Argentinian newspaper Clarín (1902-1969)

*September 9th, 1902, La Plata †January 12th, 1969, Villa del Totoral

86

Georgy Malenkov

Soviet politician (1902–1988)

*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 22nd

Fixed holidays (Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1902 is a normal year and no leap year.

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