Famous Deaths In February - 22

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

0965  On this day in history death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)  

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

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]  

1078  On February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies  

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

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

1690  On this day in history charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70  

1727  On February - 22 francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58  

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

1788  On February - 22 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

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

1799  Death of Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) on this day in history.  

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  John Davy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1829  On February - 22 adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53  

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

1836  On this day in history john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65  

1838  On February - 22 friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

1846  On February - 22 carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77  

1849  On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28  

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

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1040  On February - 22 birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)  

1403  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English was born on February - 22.  

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.  

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  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer