Page 2: Historical Events In February - 22

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

1732  On this day in history george Washington's birthday   

1732  On February - 22 the birth of George Washington, First President of United States   

1732  On February - 22 george Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)   

1744  On February - 22 battle at Toulon English-French & Spanish fleet   

1744  Battle at Toulon: English-French & Spanish fleet on February - 22.   

1745  On February - 22 joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer   

1746  On this day in history french troops conquer Brussels   

1746  Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen on February - 22.   

1749  Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach on this day in history.   

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

1761  Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer on this day in history.   

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer   

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

1772  On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer   

1773  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter on February - 22.   

1774  On February - 22 english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright   

1775  First US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at £10 on this day in history.   

1775  On February - 22 jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland   

1775  1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents on February - 22.   

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

1779  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer on February - 22.   

1784  On February - 22 first US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York   

1784  On this day in history 1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY   

1788  Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) on this day in history.   

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

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

1797  On this day in history last Invasion of Britain: 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain by the French, begins near Fishguard, Wales.   

1797  On this day in history william I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)   

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

1810  On this day in history frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]   

1813  Ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British on February - 22.   

1813  On this day in history lt. Col. 'Red George' Macdonnell c1779-1871 leads 400 Prescott regular militia and Glengarry Light Infantry in a pre-dawn raid on US Fort Ogdensburg across the frozen St. Lawrence   

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1040  On this day in history birth of rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)   

1403  On February - 22 birth of charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English   

1403  On February - 22 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 February - 22.   

1542  On February - 22 birth of santino Garsi, composer   

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

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 February - 22.   

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

1213  On February - 22 wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies   

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