February 22nd (2002) was a Friday. 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, 2002
» Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
February 22nd Famous Deaths for 2002
» Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (b. 1916)
» Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
» Daniel Pearl, American journalist (b. 1963)
» Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (b. 1934)
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)