Famous Deaths Happened In February - 22

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

0965  On February - 22 death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

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

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

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

1111  On February - 22 death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  On February - 22 wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

1371  On February - 22 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46   

1478  Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies on February - 22.   

1512  On this day in history amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60   

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 this day in history.   

1687  On February - 22 death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer   

1690  Charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70 on February - 22.   

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

1731  On this day in history frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92   

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

1742  On this day in history death of charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688)   

1750  On this day in history pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71   

1770  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany   

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on February - 22.   

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

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

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

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

1440  Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia was born on February - 22.   

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