Famous Deaths In February - 22

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  Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle on February - 22.  

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

1213  On this day in history wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies  

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

1478  On February - 22 hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies  

1512  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 on February - 22.  

1627  Death of Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558) on February - 22.  

1674  On this day in history john Wilson, composer, dies at 78  

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

1687  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on this day in history.  

1690  Charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70 on February - 22.  

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  On February - 22 death of francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663)  

1742  On February - 22 death of charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688)  

1750  On February - 22 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71  

1770  Death of Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on February - 22.  

1788  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

1797  Death of Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) on this day in history.  

1799  On February - 22 death of heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750)  

1816  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1822  On February - 22 johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66  

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

1829  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53 on February - 22.  

1832  On February - 22 death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany  

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on February - 22.  

1838  On February - 22 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  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on February - 22.  

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1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on this day in history.  

1403  On this day in history 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 February - 22 birth of tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)  

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

1573  Gemignano Capilupi, composer was born on this day in history.