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 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  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 February - 22 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  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  Death of Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558) on this day in history.  

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

1680  On this day in history death of catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640)  

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

1731  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1732  Death of Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663) on February - 22.  

1742  On February - 22 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 this day in history.  

1788  On February - 22 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

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

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 February - 22.  

1824  On February - 22 john Davy, composer, dies at 60  

1829  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53 on February - 22.  

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

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

1849  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

1875  On February - 22 charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

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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  On February - 22 birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)  

1440  Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.  

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.  

1514  On this day in history birth of tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)  

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer  

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