Famous Deaths In February - 22

0606  Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies on this day in history.   

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  On February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

1111  On this day in history death of roger Borsa, King of Sicily   

1213  Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46   

1478  On February - 22 hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies   

1512  On February - 22 amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60   

1627  Death of Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558) on February - 22.   

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

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

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  On February - 22 death of francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663)   

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

1797  Death of Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) on February - 22.   

1799  Death of Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) on this day in history.   

1816  On February - 22 adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92   

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

1824  On this day in history john Davy, composer, dies at 60   

1829  On February - 22 adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53   

1832  On February - 22 death of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany   

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on February - 22.   

1838  On February - 22 friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70   

1846  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on February - 22.   

1849  Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 on February - 22.   

1875  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of charles VII of France (d. 1461)   

1440  On this day in history 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 February - 22.   

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

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