Birthdays
1732 - George Washington, First U.S. President, American Political Leader, Military General, Statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of His Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.
1817 - Niels Gade, Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. He is considered the most important Danish musician of his day. Among Gade's works are eight symphonies, a violin concerto, chamber music, organ and piano pieces and a number of large-scale cantatas, Comala and Elverskud among them, which he called "concert pieces" (koncertstykker). Gade's music works, embraced post-1848 as works of Romantic nationalism, are sometimes based on Danish folklore. Apparently Gade never rated "The Bridal Waltz" (Brudevalsen). It was rescued by August Bournonville in his ballet A Folk Tale (Et folkesagn) and became an essential part of Danish weddings. (Niels Wilhelm Gade - Frühlings-Phantasie, Op.23 (1852). Uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng4. Accessed February 22, 2021.)
1857 - Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell), OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL), British Army Officer, writer, founder and First Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1908 - Sir John Mills, CBE, (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills), English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Ryan's Daughter in 1970. Sir Mill's climb to stardom began with his lead role in We Dive at Dawn, a film about submariners. He was top billed in This Happy Breed, directed by David Lean and adapted from a Noël Coward play. Also popular was Waterloo Road, in which Mills played a man who goes AWOL to retrieve his wife from a draft-dodger (played by Stewart Granger). Mills played a pilot in The Way to the Stars, directed by Asquith from a script by Terence Rattigan, and another big hit in Britain. He did Duet for Two Hands (1945) on stage. Considered his greatest was his role as the adult Pip in Great Expectations, directed by David Lean. It was the third biggest hit at the British box office that year and Mills was voted the sixth most popular star. (Great Expectations Official Trailer #1 - John Mills Movie (1946) HD. MovieClips Classic Thrillers. Accessed February 22, 2016.)
1950 - Dame Julie Walters, DBE (Julia Mary Walters), English actress, comedian, and author. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Fellowship, and a Golden Globe. Walters has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, once for Best Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress. She rose to prominence for playing the title role in Educating Rita. On stage, she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons. On television, Walters collaborated with Victoria Wood; they appeared together on several television shows. She has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress four times, more than any other actress. Walters and Helen Mirren are the only actresses to have won this award three consecutive times, and Walters is tied with Judi Dench for the most nominations in the category with seven. In 2006, the British public voted Walters fourth in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. She starred in A Short Stay in Switzerland, which won her an International Emmy for Best Actress. Walters was made a Dame (DBE) in 2017 for services to drama.
1950 - Dame Julie Walters, DBE (Julia Mary Walters), English actress, comedian, and author. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Fellowship, and a Golden Globe. Walters has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, once for Best Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress. She rose to prominence for playing the title role in Educating Rita. On stage, she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons. On television, Walters collaborated with Victoria Wood; they appeared together on several television shows. She has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress four times, more than any other actress. Walters and Helen Mirren are the only actresses to have won this award three consecutive times, and Walters is tied with Judi Dench for the most nominations in the category with seven. In 2006, the British public voted Walters fourth in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. She starred in A Short Stay in Switzerland, which won her an International Emmy for Best Actress. Walters was made a Dame (DBE) in 2017 for services to drama.
1962 - Steve Robert Irwin, Australian herpetologist, zookeeper, television personality, environmentalist, and conservationist. He achieved worldwide fame from the TV series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife Terri. The couple also hosted the series Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and New Breed Vets. They also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, Queensland. Irwin died in 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Numerous parks, zoos, streets, and an asteroid have been named in his honour. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society named its island-class patrol vessel MY Steve Irwin after Irwin. His widow Terri Irwin, with whom he had two children, continues to operate Australia Zoo.
1975 - Drew Blythe Barrymore, American actress, film producer and director, talk show host and entrepreneur, recipient of awards, including a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA nomination. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. Barrymore achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 1995, Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films. Barrymore also launched a range of cosmetics under the Flower banner, which has grown to include lines in makeup, perfume and eyewear. Her other business ventures include a range of wines and a clothing line. In 2015, Dutton published a collection of Barrymore's autobiographical essays in a book titled, Wildflower. Barrymore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
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Boy Scouts Founder Lord Baden-Powell
More birthdays and historical events, February 22 - On This Day
Boy Scouts Founder Lord Baden-Powell
More birthdays and historical events, February 22 - On This Day
Feature:
The work of Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade - Symphony No.1 in C-minor, Op.5 "On Sjoland's Fair Plains" (1842). Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890). Gade is considered the most important Danish musician of his day. Work: Symphony No.1 in C-minor, Op.5 "Paa Sjølunds fagre Sletter" / "On Sjoland's Fair Plains" (1842). Scored for Piccolo, Flutes, oboes, clarinets in B♭, bassoons, horns in E♭ and C, trumpets in C, trombones (alto, tenor, bass), bass tuba or contrabassoon, timpani, strings
Performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Hogwood
(YouTube, uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng4. Accessed February 22, 2021.)
1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many five-and-ten-cent Woolworth stores.
1940 - Five-year-old Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned in Tibet as His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.
1945 - Virgil Thomson conducts the first performance of his "Symphony on a Hymn Tune" in New York City.
1956 - Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel."
1958 - Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
1997 - In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce than an adult sheep named "Dolly" has been successfully cloned.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
(YouTube, uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng4. Accessed February 22, 2021.)
Historical Events
1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many five-and-ten-cent Woolworth stores.
1940 - Five-year-old Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned in Tibet as His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.
1945 - Virgil Thomson conducts the first performance of his "Symphony on a Hymn Tune" in New York City.
1956 - Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel."
1958 - Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
1997 - In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce than an adult sheep named "Dolly" has been successfully cloned.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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