Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on this day in history.  

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on February - 22.  

1071  On this day in history arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle  

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on February - 22.  

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

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on this day in history.  

1213  On this day in history wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies  

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

1478  On this day in history hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies  

1512  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 on February - 22.  

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1627  On February - 22 death of olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558)  

1674  On this day in history john Wilson, composer, dies at 78  

1680  Death of Catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640) on February - 22.  

1687  On February - 22 death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer  

1690  On February - 22 charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70  

1727  Francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58 on February - 22.  

1731  On February - 22 frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92  

1732  Death of Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663) on this day in history.  

1742  Death of Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) on this day in history.  

1750  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history death of christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution  

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on February - 22.  

1797  On this day in history death of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720)  

1799  On this day in history death of heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750)  

1816  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 on February - 22.  

1822  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1824  John Davy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1829  On February - 22 adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53  

1832  On February - 22 death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany  

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on February - 22.  

1838  Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77  

1849  On February - 22 alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28  

1875  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on February - 22.  

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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 this day in history.  

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on February - 22.  

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

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on February - 22.  

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on this day in history.  

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer