Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on this day in history.  

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

1071  Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 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 February - 22.  

1478  On this day in history hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies  

1512  On February - 22 amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60  

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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 February - 22.  

1680  On February - 22 death of catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640)  

1687  On February - 22 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  On this day in history death of francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663)  

1742  On this day in history 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  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on February - 22.  

1797  On this day in history death of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720)  

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

1816  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 on February - 22.  

1822  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66 on February - 22.  

1824  On February - 22 john Davy, composer, dies at 60  

1829  On this day in history adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53  

1832  On this day in history death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany  

1836  On February - 22 john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

1849  On February - 22 alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28  

1875  On this day in history charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

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1040  On this day in history birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)  

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  On this day in history 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  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer  

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