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  On this day in history birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)  

1440  On February - 22 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  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on this day in history.  

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer  

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer  

1599  On February - 22 birth of anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter  

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  Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist was born on this day in history.  

1714  On February - 22 birth of louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795)  

1732  On this day in history birth of george Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)  

1745  Joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer was born on February - 22.  

1749  Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 22.  

1770  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer was born on this day in history.  

1772  On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

1772  On this day in history birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer  

1773  On this day in history birth of matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter  

1778  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)  

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 February - 22 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 this day in history 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  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on February - 22.  

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  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26] on this day in history.  

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

1371  On February - 22 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46