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 February - 22.   

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

1111  Death of Roger Borsa, King of Sicily on February - 22.   

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

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

1478  Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 on February - 22.   

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

1674  On this day in history john Wilson, composer, dies at 78   

1680  On this day in history death of catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c.1640)   

1687  Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70   

1727  Francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92   

1732  On this day in history death of francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663)   

1742  Death of Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) on February - 22.   

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

1770  Death of Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on this day in history.   

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

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  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1822  On February - 22 johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66   

1824  John Davy, composer, dies at 60 on February - 22.   

1829  On this day in history adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53   

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

1836  On February - 22 john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65   

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

1846  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1849  On February - 22 alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer