Famous Birthdays In February - 22

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

1403  On this day in history birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

1403  Charles VII of France (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1440  On this day in history birth of ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia   

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 this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of santino Garsi, composer   

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

1599  Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter was born on February - 22.   

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

1634  On February - 22 birth of petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect   

1684  William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath) was born on this day in history.   

1705  Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist was born on February - 22.   

1714  On this day in history birth of louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795)   

1732  George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97) was born on February - 22.   

1745  Joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1756  On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821)   

1761  On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer   

1761  On February - 22 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

1772  Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1796  On February - 22 birth of alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837)   

1797  On February - 22 birth of william I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)   

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

1806  On February - 22 birth of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)   

1810  On February - 22 birth of frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]   

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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  On February - 22 arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

1078  On this day in history johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

1111  On February - 22 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