Famous Birthdays In February - 22

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

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

1500  On this day in history 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  Santino Garsi, composer was born on February - 22.  

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer  

1599  Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter was born on February - 22.  

1612  George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677) was born on February - 22.  

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1634  Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect was born on this day in history.  

1684  William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath) was born on this day in history.  

1705  Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist was born on February - 22.  

1714  Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795) was born on February - 22.  

1732  On February - 22 birth of george Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)  

1745  On this day in history birth of joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer  

1749  On this day in history birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach  

1756  On February - 22 birth of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821)  

1761  Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1761  Jacob Kimball, composer was born on February - 22.  

1764  On this day in history birth of alexander Campbell, composer  

1770  On this day in history birth of jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer  

1772  Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1772  Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1773  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter was born on this day in history.  

1778  Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) was born on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history birth of joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer  

1788  Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) was born on this day in history.  

1796  On February - 22 birth of adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician  

1796  On this day in history birth of alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837)  

1797  William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88) was born on this day in history.  

1798  Charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873 was born on February - 22.  

1806  Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.  

1810  Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS] was born on this day in history.  

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

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on this day in history.  

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 February - 22.  

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on February - 22.  

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.