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What happened in history on this day: February 22?
On February 22 in ...
- 1989 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 31st Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry Be Happy";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry Be Happy";
Best Rock vocal Performance, Male: Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "Desire".
- 1990 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Bette Midler for "Wind Beneath My Wings";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Bonnie Raitt for "Nick Of Time";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Bolton for "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Don Henley for "The End Of The Innocence";
Best Hard Rock Performance: Living Colour for "Cult Of Personality";
Best Metal Performance: Metallica for "One";
Best Rap Performance: Young MC for "Bust A Move".
- 1992 - The NBC TV network airs the last Walter and Emily show.
- 2001 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: U2 for "Beautiful Day";
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Macy Gray for "I Try";
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Sting for "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)";
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Steely Dan for "Cousin Dupree";
Best Dance Recording: Baha Men for "Who Let The Dogs Out";
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "There Goes The Neighborhood";
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Lenny Kravitz for "Again".
- 2004 - Home Box Office airs the final episode of TV show Sex and the City in the US after its six-season run.
- 2009 - In Los Angeles, California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its Oscar awards ceremony.
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for Wicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Actor: Sean Penn for Milk
Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Screenwriter: Dustin Lance Black for Milk
Best Foreign-language Film: Departures.
Births on February 22
- 1883 - Birth of Marguerite Clark; voice of Snow White - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- 1891 - Birth of "Chico" Marx in New York City, New York, USA; actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers).
- 1896 - Birth of Enid Markey in Dillon, Colorado, USA; actress (Aunt Violet - Bringing Up Buddy).
- 1899 - Birth of Dwight Frye in Salina, Kansas, USA; actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein).
- 1900 - Birth of Luis Bruñel in Calanda, Spain; director (Tristana, Phantom of Liberty).
- 1907 - Birth of Robert Young in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby M.D.).
- 1907 - Birth of Sheldon Leonard in New York City, New York, USA; actor/director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie).
- 1908 - Birth of John Mills in England; actor (The Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace).
- 1915 - Birth of Dan Seymour in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (We the People, Sing it Again).
- 1920 - Birth of Giulietta Masina in Italy; actress (La Strada, Swindle, White Sheik).
- 1925 - Birth of Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernick] in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor/singer (Red Garters, Three Redheads from Seattle).
- 1926 - Birth of Bud Yorkin; producer (All in the Family, Emmy award 1959, 1960).
- 1927 - Birth of Donald May in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Adam - Edge of Night, Colt .45).
- 1928 - Birth of Paul Dooley in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA; actor (Sixteen Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding).
- 1930 - Birth of Allison Hayes in Washington, USA; actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman).
- 1932 - Birth of Piper Laurie in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Days of Wine and Roses, Carrie).
- 1940 - Birth of Julian Chagrin in London, England; mime/actor (Golddiggers).
- 1944 - Birth of E J Peaker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (That's Life).
- 1944 - Birth of Jonathan Demme in Baldwin, New York, USA; actor/director (Caged Heat, Swing Shift).
- 1949 - Birth of Leslie Charleson in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actress (Monica - General Hospital).
- 1950 - Birth of Ellen Greene in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors, One Fine Day).
- 1950 - Birth of Julie Walters in England; actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears).
- 1950 - Birth of Sylvette "Miou-Miou" Hery in Paris, France; actress (Bottom Line, Menage, Dog Day, My Other Husband).
- 1958 - Birth of Kyle MacLachlan in Yakima, Washington, USA; actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Twin Peaks, The Hidden).
- 1959 - Birth of Susan Benjamin; actress (Tracy - Accidental Family).
- 1961 - Birth of Debbie Linden in Glasgow, Scotland; actress (Kenny Everett Show).
- 1964 - Birth of James Wlcek in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Trent - Walker Texas Ranger, Linc - As the World Turns).
- 1966 - Birth of Thorsten Kaye; soap actor (Patrick - One Life to Live, Silencers).
- 1968 - Birth of Jeri Ryan; actress (7 of 9 - Star Trek: Voyager).
- 1971 - Birth of Lea Salonga in Manila, Philippines; singer/actress (Miss Saigon).
- 1973 - Birth of Kimberly Davies in Melbourne, Australia; actress (Baywatch).
- 1975 - Birth of Drew Barrymore in Los Angeles, California; actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy, Altered States).
- 1979 - Birth of David Lopez in Queens, New York; actor (And God Created Women, Ghostwriter).
Deaths on February 22
- 1949 - Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies.
- 1957 - Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer - Buck Rogers), dies at age 72.
- 1959 - Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at age 36.
- 1964 - Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at age 84.
- 1967 - Joe Forte, actor (Horwitz - Life With Luigi), dies at age 70.
- 1971 - Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at age 81.
- 1971 - Matt McHugh, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast), dies at age 77.
- 1972 - Walter Sande, actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at age 65.
- 1973 - Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at age 72.
- 1976 - Angela Baddeley, actress (Mrs Kate Bridges - Upstairs, Downstairs), dies from pneumonia at age 71.
- 1977 - Edith Barrett, actress (Molly and Me, Ghost Ship), dies at age 64.
- 1980 - Richard Kallman, actor (Verboten, Hell Canyon Outlaws), dies at age 46.
- 1985 - Alexander Scourby, actor (Victory at Sea, Ransom), dies at age 71.
- 1987 - Death of David Susskind at age 66; host (Open End TV show, The David Susskind Show, producer (The Ages of Man, Death of a Salesman, Eleanor and Franklin, Blind Ambition, Circle Theatre, Dupont Show of the Month, Alice).
- 1989 - Joan Woodbury, actress (Super Sleuth, Northwest Trail), dies.
- 1990 - Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies.
- 1995 - Death of Ed Flanders of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 60; actor (Dr. Westphal - St. Elsewhere (Emmy award 1983)).
- 1998 - Sandy Hume, correspondent (Fox News), commits suicide at age 28.
- 2016 - Death of Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer (born 1913).
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