Historical Events
- Arthur "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal
- German assault on El Agheila Libya
- IG Farben company decides to build its Buna-Werke (rubber factory) adjacent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp to have easy access to slave labor and safe cover from Allied bombing
- Nazi police raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation to be sent to Buchenwald and Mauthausen concentration camps
- Paul Creston's 1st Symphony premieres
- Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man" premieres
Famous Birthdays
- Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- Jürgen Nöldner, German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany; ASK Vorwärts Berlin 285 games), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
Famous Weddings
William J. Casey
Future CIA Director William J. Casey (27) weds Sophia Kurz
Died in 1941 1941 Highlights
About February 22, 1941
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 83 years, 2 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Pisces
