CoM Moderators Posted February 22, 2024 Posted February 22, 2024 Historical Events 1882 - The Serbian kingdom is refounded. 1906 - Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in Los Angeles, California 1922 - London issues a unilateral declaration of Egyptian independence 1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's 2003 - Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar bowls the fastest ball recorded in cricket history at 100.2 mph (161.3 km/h) 2014 - Viktor Yanukovych is ousted as President of Ukraine by the parliament following the Euromaidan revolution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1881 - Joseph B. Ely, American politician (d. 1956) 1920 - Del Wood [Adelaide Hazelwood], American country musician, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1989) 1929 - Rebecca Schull [Wattenberg], American actress (Wings, United 93), born in New York City 1949 - Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Soviet Union 1962 - Lenda Murray, American body builder (4X Ms Olympia), born in Detroit, Michigan 1962 - Mark Arm [McLaughlin], American grunge rock singer-songwriter, (Green River; Mudhoney), born at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1213 - Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies 1849 - Alexander Fesca, German pianist and composer, dies at 28 1960 - Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian abstract painter, dies at 54 1983 - Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer and wife of John Kelly, dies at 75 1993 - Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/procureur-general (Aruba), dies at 63 2009 - Günter Kochan, German composer, dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »
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