Page 2: Historical Events In February - 22

1731  On February - 22 frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92   

1732  On February - 22 george Washington's birthday   

1732  The birth of George Washington, First President of United States on this day in history.   

1732  George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97) on this day in history.   

1744  Battle at Toulon English-French & Spanish fleet on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history battle at Toulon: English-French & Spanish fleet   

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

1750  On February - 22 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71   

1761  On this day in history erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer   

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer on February - 22.   

1770  On February - 22 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 this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright   

1775  On February - 22 first US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at £10   

1775  Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland on this day in history.   

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

1778  On February - 22 rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)   

1779  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history first US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York   

1784  1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY on February - 22.   

1788  On February - 22 arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)   

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on February - 22.   

1796  On February - 22 adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician   

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

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

1798  On this day in history 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  On February - 22 ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British   

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 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  On this day in history 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   

0606  On this day in history sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies   

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

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  Johannes van Fecamp, Italian mystic writer, dies on February - 22.   

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

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

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