Famous Birthdays In February - 22

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  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on February - 22.  

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  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history birth of santino Garsi, composer  

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer  

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

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

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1634  On February - 22 birth of petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect  

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

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

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  Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born on this day in history.  

1756  Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821) was born on February - 22.  

1761  On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

1761  On February - 22 birth of jacob Kimball, composer  

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer was born on this day in history.  

1770  On February - 22 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  On this day in history birth of matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter  

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

1779  On February - 22 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 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  On February - 22 birth of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)  

1810  On February - 22 birth of frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]  

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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 February - 22.  

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

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on February - 22.  

1078  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on this day in history.  

1111  On this day in history death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily  

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on this day in history.  

1371  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 on this day in history.