February 22
February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 313 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On February 22 the Sun's declination is approximately -10.9°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 22.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1819 — Spain ceded Florida to the United States in the Adams-Onís Treaty. ↗(207 years ago)more
The Adams–Onís Treaty was an agreement between Spain and the United States, signed February 22, 1819 by John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onís respectively. The US acquired Florida while renouncing claims to Spanish Texas and establishing its first transcontinental boundary.
1924 — Calvin Coolidge made the first U.S. presidential radio address from the White House. ↗(102 years ago)more
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
1980 — "Miracle on Ice": the U.S. ice hockey team upset the heavily-favoured Soviet team at the Lake Placid Olympics. ↗(46 years ago)more
The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's ice hockey tournament.
1997 — Scientists in Roslin, Scotland announced the cloning of Dolly the sheep. ↗(29 years ago)more
Dolly was a female Finn-Dorset sheep and the first mammal that was cloned from an adult somatic cell. She was cloned by associates of the Roslin Institute in Scotland, using the process of nuclear transfer from a cell taken from a mammary gland. Her cloning proved that a cloned organism could be produced from a mature cell from a specific body part.
Notable births
1732 — George Washington, 1st U.S. President. ↗(294 years ago)more
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.
1857 — Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting. ↗(169 years ago)more
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association.
1857 — Heinrich Hertz, German physicist. ↗(169 years ago)more
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves proposed by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
Notable deaths
1987 — Andy Warhol, American pop artist. ↗(39 years ago)more
Andrew Warhol was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, Warhol's work spanned various media, including painting, filmmaking, photography, publishing, and performance art.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (53) | 53 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (313) | 313 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 22022026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -10.87° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 64 days |