Famous Deaths In February - 22

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

0965  On February - 22 death of odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)   

1071  On February - 22 arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle   

1076  On February - 22 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]   

1078  On February - 22 johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies   

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

1213  On this day in history 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   

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 this day in history.   

1674  John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1687  On February - 22 death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer   

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 February - 22.   

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

1732  On February - 22 death of francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (b. 1663)   

1742  On this day in history death of charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688)   

1750  On February - 22 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  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63   

1797  Death of Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1799  On February - 22 death of heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750)   

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

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

1824  On February - 22 john Davy, composer, dies at 60   

1829  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53 on February - 22.   

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

1836  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1838  Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on February - 22.   

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

1849  On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28   

1875  Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on February - 22.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

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 February - 22 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 February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

1573  On February - 22 birth of gemignano Capilupi, composer