| 20551 | February 22 | Death | 1998 – Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1910) |
| 20552 | February 22 | Death | 1999 – William Bronk, American poet and academic (b. 1918) |
| 20553 | February 22 | Death | 1999 – Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. 1964) |
| 20554 | February 22 | Death | 2002 – Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (b. 1916) |
| 20555 | February 22 | Death | 2002 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912) |
| 20556 | February 22 | Death | 2002 – Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (b. 1934) |
| 20557 | February 22 | Death | 2004 – Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920) |
| 20558 | February 22 | Death | 2005 – Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (b. 1980) |
| 20559 | February 22 | Death | 2005 – Simone Simon, French actress (b. 1910) |
| 20560 | February 22 | Death | 2006 – Atwar Bahjat, Iraqi journalist (b. 1976) |
| 20561 | February 22 | Death | 2006 – Anthony Burger, American pianist and singer (The Kingsmen Quartet) (b. 1961) |
| 20562 | February 22 | Death | 2007 – George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English admiral and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (b. 1918) |
| 20563 | February 22 | Death | 2007 – Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1954) |
| 20564 | February 22 | Death | 2007 – Howard Ramsey, American soldier (b. 1898) |
| 20565 | February 22 | Death | 2008 – Chuck Adamson, American Television producer, screenwriter and police officer (b. 1936) |
| 20566 | February 22 | Death | 2008 – Nunzio Gallo, Italian singer (b. 1928) |
| 20567 | February 22 | Death | 2009 – Candido Cannavò, Italian journalist (b. 1930) |
| 20568 | February 22 | Death | 2010 – Robin Davies, Welsh actor (b. 1954) |
| 20569 | February 22 | Death | 2010 – Steffi Sidney, American actress (b. 1935) |
| 20570 | February 22 | Death | 2011 – Nicholas Courtney, Egyptian-English actor (b. 1929) |
| 20571 | February 22 | Death | 2012 – Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (b. 1925) |
| 20572 | February 22 | Death | 2012 – Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956) |
| 20573 | February 22 | Death | 2012 – Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983) |
| 20574 | February 22 | Death | 2013 – Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938) |
| 20575 | February 22 | Death | 2013 – Mario Ramírez, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1957) |
| 20576 | February 22 | Death | 2013 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (b. 1923) |
| 20577 | February 22 | Death | 2014 – Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand–Australian television host (b. 1966) |
| 20578 | February 22 | Death | 2014 – Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (b. 1915) |
| 20579 | February 22 | Holiday and observance | Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance:Founder's Day or "B.-P. day" (World Organization of the Scout Movement)World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) |
| 20580 | February 22 | Holiday and observance | Celebrity Day (Church of Scientology) |