Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  On February - 22 sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies  

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on this day in history.  

1071  Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle on February - 22.  

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 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 February - 22.  

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

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

1674  John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on February - 22.  

1680  On this day in history death of catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640)  

1687  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer  

1690  On February - 22 charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70  

1727  Francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1731  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92 on February - 22.  

1732  Death of Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663) on this day in history.  

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

1797  On February - 22 death of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720)  

1799  Death of Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) on February - 22.  

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 February - 22 john Davy, composer, dies at 60  

1829  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1832  Death of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany on February - 22.  

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1838  Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on February - 22.  

1846  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on February - 22.  

1849  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

1875  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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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  On February - 22 birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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