Births on February 22

David Axelrod

Born on February 22, 1955

David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser

David Axelrod may refer to:

David Axelrod (musician) (1931–2017), American composer, arranger and producer

David Axelrod (political consultant), (born 1955) senior advisor to former U.S. President Barack Obama.

David Jason Axelrod Ha'ivri (born 1967), an Israeli settler, political activist

David Axelrod (physician) (1935–1994), a medical doctor and New York State Commissioner of Health in the 1980s and 1990s; drafted the Libby Zion Law

David Axelrod, a character from Scott Spencer's novel Endless Love

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Events on 1955

7 Jan

Metropolitan Opera
Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
13 Feb

Dead Sea Scrolls
Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
18 Feb

Nevada Test Site
Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
14 May

Warsaw Pact
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
23 Oct

State of Vietnam referendum, 1955
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.

Births on February 22

David Axelrod

Born on February 22, 1955

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Events on 1955

Metropolitan Opera

Dead Sea Scrolls

Nevada Test Site

Warsaw Pact

State of Vietnam referendum, 1955