Born on 22 February 2001

At A Glance

22 February 2001 at a glance

Day of the week

22 February 2001 was a Thursday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Whole Again” by Atomic Kitten.

Top Film of 2001

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Star sign

The star sign for 22 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 22 February 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 22 February 2001 was New Moon.

On this day: 22 February

• 1994 Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
• 1995 The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
• 1997 In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
• 2006 At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.
• 2006 The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.

Famous people born on 22 February

• George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (1732–1799)
• James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1974)
• Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (1962–2006)
• Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)

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