1889
Jul 22
| 1889 • Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885 – 1889) is succeeded by Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893). |
1921
Age: 31y
birth of childHelen Steere |
| 1921 • George Melford's wildly successful silent film The Sheik, which will propel its leading actor Rudolph Valentino to international stardom, is premiered in Los Angeles. |
1940
Feb 26
Age: 50y
| 1940 • WWII: The Dunkirk evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force starts. |