Famous Birthdays In February - 22

1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on this day in history.   

1403  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English was born on February - 22.   

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)   

1440  On this day in history birth of ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia   

1500  On this day in history birth of cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564)   

1514  On February - 22 birth of tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)   

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on February - 22.   

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer   

1599  On this day in history birth of anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter   

1612  George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677) was born on February - 22.   

1634  On this day in history birth of petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect   

1684  William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist   

1714  Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

1732  George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On February - 22 birth of joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer   

1749  Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born on February - 22.   

1756  On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821)   

1761  On February - 22 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer   

1761  On February - 22 birth of jacob Kimball, composer   

1764  On this day in history birth of alexander Campbell, composer   

1770  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

1772  On February - 22 birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer   

1773  On this day in history birth of matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter   

1778  On February - 22 birth of rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)   

1779  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) was born on February - 22.   

1796  Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician was born on this day in history.   

1796  Alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837) was born on this day in history.   

1797  William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88) was born on February - 22.   

1798  On this day in history birth of charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873   

1806  On February - 22 birth of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)   

1810  On this day in history birth of frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]   

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0606  On this day in history sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies   

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on this day in history.   

1071  Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle on February - 22.   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

1078  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on this day in history.   

1111  On February - 22 death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on February - 22.   

1371  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 on February - 22.