Page 2: Historical Events In February - 22

1731  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92 on February - 22.   

1732  On February - 22 george Washington's birthday   

1732  On February - 22 the birth of George Washington, First President of United States   

1732  On this day in history george Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)   

1744  On this day in history battle at Toulon English-French & Spanish fleet   

1744  Battle at Toulon: English-French & Spanish fleet on February - 22.   

1745  On February - 22 joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer   

1746  On this day in history french troops conquer Brussels   

1746  On February - 22 jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen   

1749  On February - 22 johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

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

1761  Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer on this day in history.   

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer on February - 22.   

1770  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer on February - 22.   

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

1772  On February - 22 joseph Lipavsky, composer   

1773  On February - 22 matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter   

1774  English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright on February - 22.   

1775  First US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at £10 on this day in history.   

1775  Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland on this day in history.   

1775  On February - 22 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents   

1778  Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer   

1784  First US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York on February - 22.   

1784  1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY on February - 22.   

1788  Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) on February - 22.   

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

1796  Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician on this day in history.   

1797  On February - 22 last Invasion of Britain: 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain by the French, begins near Fishguard, Wales.   

1797  On this day in history william I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)   

1798  On this day in history charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873   

1810  Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS] on February - 22.   

1813  Ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British on February - 22.   

1813  On this day in history lt. Col. 'Red George' Macdonnell c1779-1871 leads 400 Prescott regular militia and Glengarry Light Infantry in a pre-dawn raid on US Fort Ogdensburg across the frozen St. Lawrence   

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1040  On February - 22 birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)   

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  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  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

1573  On this day in history birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer   

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

0965  On this day in history death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

1071  On February - 22 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  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on this day in history.   

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on February - 22.   

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