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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 22.  

1478  On February - 22 hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies  

1512  On February - 22 amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60  

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1627  On this day in history death of olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558)  

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

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

1687  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on February - 22.  

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

1727  On this day in history francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58  

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 February - 22.  

1742  On this day in history death of charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688)  

1750  On this day in history pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71  

1770  Death of Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on February - 22.  

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

1797  On February - 22 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  On this day in history adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92  

1822  On this day in history johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66  

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

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

1832  On this day in history death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany  

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

1838  On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

1846  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28  

1875  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1403  On February - 22 birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English  

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

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

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on this day in history.