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  On this day in history arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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1627  Death of Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558) on this day in history.  

1674  On February - 22 john Wilson, composer, dies at 78  

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

1687  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on February - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  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 February - 22.  

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 February - 22.  

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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 February - 22.  

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)  

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

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer  

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