ON THIS DAY: 22nd FEBRUARY

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 312 days remaining until the end of the year (313 in leap years ).

Births

1732 – George Washington , British-American general and politician, 1st President of the United States

1933 – Bobby Smith, English footballer (d. 2010)

1974 – James Blunt, English singer-songwriter

1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer

1973 – Juninho Paulista , Brazilian footballer

1988-- Ximena Navarrete, Mexican model and actress, Miss Universe 2010

1987 – Sergio Romero , Argentinian footballer