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 this day in history.  

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 February - 22.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1512  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 on February - 22.  

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1627  On February - 22 death of olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558)  

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

1680  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1727  Francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58 on February - 22.  

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  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71 on February - 22.  

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

1788  On February - 22 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 22 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  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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

1403  On February - 22 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  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.