Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on February - 22.  

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

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

1627  On this day in history death of olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558)  

1674  John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1680  Death of Catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640) on February - 22.  

1687  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer  

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

1727  On this day in history francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58  

1731  On February - 22 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  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 this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

1797  On February - 22 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 February - 22.  

1816  On this day in history adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92  

1822  On this day in history johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66  

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  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  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on February - 22.  

1875  On February - 22 charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

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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 this day in history.  

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on February - 22.  

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  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer