Famous Birthdays In February - 22

1040  On this day in history birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)  

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English  

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 22.  

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

1599  Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter was born on this day in history.  

1612  On February - 22 birth of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677)  

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1634  Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect was born on February - 22.  

1684  On this day in history birth of william Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath)  

1705  On this day in history birth of peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist  

1714  Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 22 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  On February - 22 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

1761  On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer  

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer was born on February - 22.  

1770  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer was born on February - 22.  

1772  Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on February - 22.  

1772  Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on February - 22.  

1773  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter was born on February - 22.  

1778  Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) was born on February - 22.  

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

1788  On February - 22 birth of arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)  

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

1796  On February - 22 birth of alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837)  

1797  On this day in history birth of william I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)  

1798  On February - 22 birth of charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873  

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 February - 22.  

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

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

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 February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies  

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  On February - 22 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46