Famous Birthdays In February - 22

1040  Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1440  Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.   

1500  Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)   

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

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

1599  On February - 22 birth of anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter   

1612  George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677) was born on this day in history.   

1634  Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect was born on February - 22.   

1684  On this day in history birth of william Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath)   

1705  Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist was born on this day in history.   

1714  Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795) was born on February - 22.   

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

1745  On this day in history birth of joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer   

1749  On this day in history birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

1756  Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821) was born on this day in history.   

1761  On February - 22 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer   

1761  On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer   

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer was born on February - 22.   

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

1772  Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1772  Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on February - 22.   

1773  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1779  On this day in history birth of joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer   

1788  On this day in history birth of arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)   

1796  On February - 22 birth of adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician   

1796  Alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837) was born on February - 22.   

1797  William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88) was born on this day in history.   

1798  On February - 22 birth of charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873   

1806  On this day in history birth of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)   

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

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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 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 this day in history 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