Famous Deaths In February - 22

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

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

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

1076  On February - 22 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]  

1078  On this day in history johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies  

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  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1478  Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies on this day in history.  

1512  On this day in history amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60  

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1627  Death of Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558) on this day in history.  

1674  On February - 22 john Wilson, composer, dies at 78  

1680  On February - 22 death of catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640)  

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

1690  Charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70 on February - 22.  

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

1731  On this day in history 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  Death of Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on this day in history.  

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1797  Death of Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) on this day in history.  

1799  Death of Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) on this day in history.  

1816  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1822  On February - 22 johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66  

1824  On this day in history john Davy, composer, dies at 60  

1829  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1836  On February - 22 john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65  

1838  On February - 22 friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

1846  On February - 22 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 February - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1440  On February - 22 birth of ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia  

1500  On February - 22 birth of cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564)  

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on February - 22.  

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer  

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on February - 22.