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Born on Sunday February 22, 1976
- Matthew John Schipma
- Albert Fokke Jacob Orsel, Stadskanaal(Gr) († 1995)
- Sjoukje Postma, Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
- Estelle de La Croix de Ravignan, Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France († 1991)
Died on Sunday February 22, 1976
- Christian TerMaat (84), Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
- Alberdina Cornelia de ROO (77), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Scholte (79), Purmerend
- Adriana Huijzers (78), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
- Anna Bartelds (79)
- Cornelis van der Woerdt (61), Nijmegen
- Cornelis Johannes Brandes (66)
- Andries Albertus Hoeben (69), Benidorm, Alicante, Spain
- Cornelius Antonius Muijs (81), Oud Gastel
- Burtis Pickens Abston (86), Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Born on February 22
- 1973 » Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 » Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist († 2013)
- 1973 » Scott Phillips, American drummer and producer
- 1974 » Chris Moyles, English radio and television host
- 1974 » James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1975 » Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1977 » Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
- 1977 » Timo Rose, German actor, director, and producer
- 1978 » Jenny Frost, English singer and dancer
- 1979 » Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
Died on February 22
- 1971 » Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (b. 1883)
- 1973 » Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author (b. 1899)
- 1973 » Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (b. 1916)
- 1973 » Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (b. 1900)
- 1973 » Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)
- 1976 » Angela Baddeley, English actress (b. 1904)
- 1976 » Florence Ballard, American singer (b. 1943)
- 1980 » Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886)
- 1982 » Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1898)
- 1983 » Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1976
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- January 12 » The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
- February 6 » In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
- March 16 » British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.
- April 2 » Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
- June 27 » Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
- October 6 » Dozens are killed by the Thai army in the Thammasat University massacre.
Weather February 22, 1976
The temperature on February 22, 1976 was between 4.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.