On this day: 22 February

Selected events and births on 22 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1371 – Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Read more: Robert II of Scotland List of Scottish monarchs House of Stuart
• 1959 – Lee Petty won the first edition of the Daytona 500, a NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Read more: Lee Petty 1959 Daytona 500 NASCAR
• 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. Read more: 1980 Winter Olympics Lake Placid, New York United States men's national ice hockey team
• 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. Read more: Roslin Institute Dolly (sheep) Cloning
• 1998 – The cherry-throated tanager, a critically endangered bird which had not been definitively sighted in over a century, was rediscovered in Conceição do Castelo, Brazil. Read more: Cherry-throated tanager Critically endangered Conceição do Castelo
• 2006 – Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom. Read more: Securitas depot robbery Securitas AB Tonbridge

Born on this day

• 1941 – Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic Read more: Hipólito Mejía President of the Dominican Republic
• 1960 – Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Read more: Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1963 – Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Read more: Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Secretary of State for Transport
• 1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick Read more: Shawn Graham Premier of New Brunswick
• 1992 – Dixon Machado, Venezuelan baseball player Read more: Dixon Machado
• 1994 – Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actor Read more: Nam Joo-hyuk
• 1994 – Elfrid Payton, American basketball player Read more: Elfrid Payton
• 1995 – Devonte' Graham, American basketball player Read more: Devonte' Graham
• 1996 – Kia Nurse, Canadian basketball player Read more: Kia Nurse
• 1997 – Jerome Robinson, American basketball player Read more: Jerome Robinson
• 1997 – Ilya Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player Read more: Ilya Samsonov
• 1999 – Harry Brook, English cricketer Read more: Harry Brook

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