Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  On February - 22 sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies  

0965  On February - 22 death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)  

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

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  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on February - 22.  

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

1371  On this day in history 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.  

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

1674  John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on February - 22.  

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

1687  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer  

1690  On this day in history charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70  

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

1731  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92 on February - 22.  

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  On February - 22 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71  

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

1788  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

1797  Death of Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) on February - 22.  

1799  Death of Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) on February - 22.  

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

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

1824  John Davy, composer, dies at 60 on February - 22.  

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

1832  Death of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany on this day in history.  

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

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1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on February - 22.  

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

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.