February 22

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on February 22, include:

• Be Humble Day
• European Day for Victims of Crime 
• Founders Day - (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
• National California Day 
• National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
• National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day 
• National Margarita Day
• National Wildlife Day - (In 2018 this date was permanently changed from September 4 in honor of Steve Irving's Birthday)
• Recreational Sports & Fitness Day 
• Single Tasking Day
• Tex Avery Day
• Walking the Dog Day 
  
• Washington's Birthday - (but observed as a U.S. Federal Holiday on the Third Monday in February (February 16, 2026)
• Woolworth's Day 
• World Thinking Day

2026 Weekly Holidays that include February 22, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include February 22, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our February Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of February.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 22 is Pisces.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for February are:

• Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
  
• Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
  
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Famous Birthdays

• 1732 – George Washington, First President of the United States (d. 1799)
• 1907 – Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby. MD) (d. 1998)
• 1918 – Robert Wadlow, World's tallest ever human at 8 ft 11.1 inches (d. 1940)
• 1974 - James Blunt
  
• 1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress (E.T.)

Famous Deaths

• 1984 - David, the boy who spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12
• 1987 – Andy Warhol, American artist, director, and writer (b. 1928)
• 1994 - "Papa" John Creach, US jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76
• 2007 – Howard Verne Ramsey, oldest U.S. veteran of WWI (b. 1898)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1992 - Ed McMahon, 69, weds Pamela Hurn, 37
• 1996 - Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
• 2008 - Actress Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) divorces Rick Salomon after only two months of marriage

Quote of the Day

George Washington was born on this day in 1732, and was the first President of the United States!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the day for February 22, is a bunch of different healthy Roasted Vegetables Recipes from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits.  Pictured is Oven Roasted Salad-Green Base, oven roasted Brussels sprouts, Cauliflower and Kale, with organic baby tomatoes, and peanuts drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette!

Just a side note: Eating a big meal of vegetables today, will save some calories, so that you can indulge in a Margarita in honor of February 22, being National Margarita Day.

Season

February 22nd falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1630 - Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving
• 1821 - Spain sells Eastern Florida to United States for $5 million
• 1856 – The Republican Party has its first national organized meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1862 – Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six year term as the President of the Confederate States of America
• 1872 – The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio
• 1876 - Johns Hopkins University opens
• 1879 – Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and dime Woolworth stores, in Utica, New York
  
• 1889 – US President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states
• 1900 - Hawaii became a US territory
• 1903 - Due to drought, the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
• 1907 - 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London
• 1915 - Germany begins unrestricted submarine war
• 1920 - 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track in Emeryville California
• 1924 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House
• 1932 - Purple Heart award reinstituted
• 1935 - Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
• 1942 -US President Franklin Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapse
• 1958 – Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic
• 1974 – Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon.

This Day in Music

• 1975 - Average White Band's Pick Up the Pieces hits #1.
  
• 1989 - Jethro Tull wins the first Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance a new category that was included for the first time
• 1989 - Bobby McFerrin won Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for Don't Worry, Be Happy at the Grammy's
• 1997 - No Doubt went to #1 on the UK singles chart with Don't Speak
• 1997 - The Spice Girls hit #1 on the US singles chart with Wannabe, and it stays on top for four weeks
• 2001 - U2 wins record of the year and song of the year with Beautiful Day at the 43rd Grammy Awards
  
• 2002 - Little Richard gets the NAACP Image Award
• 2004 - Norah Jones hits #1 on the US album chart with Feels Like Home
• 2008 - The U2 concert film U2 3D is released worldwide.
• 2011 - Adele releases her second album, 21, in the US

It was hard not to sing along with the Spice Girls....they always had such catchy tunes! Wannabe hit #1 on the US charts in 1997.

This Day in Sports

• 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 Race
• 1860 - Organized baseball played in San Francisco for the 1st time
• 1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans in Yonkers, New York
• 1958 - Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days
• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts
• 1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's
• 1980 – In the Lake Placid, New York, Olympics, the U.S. hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, on their way to Gold
• 1998 - 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!