Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on February - 22.  

0965  On this day in history 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  On February - 22 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1478  Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies on this day in history.  

1512  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

1674  John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1680  Death of Catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640) on February - 22.  

1687  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on February - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1731  On this day in history frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92  

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  On February - 22 death of christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution  

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on February - 22.  

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

1799  On this day in history death of heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750)  

1816  On February - 22 adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92  

1822  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history john Davy, composer, dies at 60  

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  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on February - 22.  

1849  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on February - 22.  

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 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 February - 22.  

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 February - 22.  

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on February - 22.  

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