Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  On this day in history sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies  

0965  Death of Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) on February - 22.  

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 February - 22.  

1078  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on February - 22.  

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on February - 22.  

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

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

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

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

1687  On February - 22 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 February - 22.  

1731  On February - 22 frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92  

1732  Death of Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663) on February - 22.  

1742  Death of Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) on February - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1816  On this day in history adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92  

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 this day in history death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany  

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

1838  Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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  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 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  Santino Garsi, composer was born on February - 22.  

1573  On this day in history birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer