Famous Deaths In February - 22

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

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

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 February - 22.  

1111  On this day in history death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily  

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

1371  On this day in history 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  

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1627  On this day in history 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  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on February - 22.  

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

1770  Death of Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on February - 22.  

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 22.  

1822  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

1846  On this day in history carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77  

1849  On February - 22 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  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on February - 22.  

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

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on February - 22.  

1514  Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah) was born on February - 22.  

1542  Santino Garsi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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