Events on 22 February 50
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Battle of Picotin between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut
Year 1651
St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.
Year 1744
War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
Year 1819
By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
Year 1821
Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut river at Sculeni into the Danubian Principalities.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 22 February 186
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Al-Juwayni
b. 1028 – d. 1085
Al-Juwayni , Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
Rashi
b. 1040 – d. 1105
Rashi, Jewish commentator on the Tanakh and Talmud (b. 1040)
Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan
b. 1302 – d. 1323
Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (b. 1303)
Charles VII of France
b. 1403 – d. 1461
Charles VII of France (b. 1403)
Ladislaus the Posthumous
b. 1440 – d. 1457
Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (d. 1457)
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi
b. 1500 – d. 1564
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (b. 1500)
Tahmasp I
b. 1514 – d. 1576
Tahmasp I, Shah of Persia (b. 1514)
Moses Isserles
b. 1520 – d. 1572
Moses Isserles, rabbi and talmudist (b. 1530)
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg
b. 1550 – d. 1616
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (d. 1616)
Nicholas Ferrar
b. 1592 – d. 1637
Nicholas Ferrar, Slovenian trader (d. 1637)
Peder Syv
b. 1631 – d. 1702
Peder Syv, Danish historian (d. 1702)
Bon Boullogne
b. 1649 – d. 1717
Bon Boullogne, French painter (d. 1717)
Deaths on 22 February 91
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Maximianus of Ravenna
d. 556 (b. 499)
Maximianus of Ravenna, Italian bishop and saint (b. 499)
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Pope Sabinian
d. 606
Pope Sabinian
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Sicga
d. 793
Sicga, Anglo-Saxon nobleman and regicide
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Empress Dowager Wang (Jingzong)
d. 845
Empress Dowager Wang, concubine of Emperor Muzong and mother of Emperor Jingzong of Tang
Guo Wei
d. 954 (b. 904)
Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
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Otto, Duke of Burgundy
d. 965 (b. 944)
Otto, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)
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Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
d. 1071 (b. 1055)
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (b. 1055)
Peter Damian
d. 1072
Peter Damian, Italian saint
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John of Fécamp
d. 1079
John of Fécamp, Italian-born Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer
Roger Borsa
d. 1111 (b. 1078)
Roger Borsa, King of Sicily (b. 1078)
Margaret of Cortona
d. 1297 (b. 1247)
Saint Margaret of Cortona (b. 1247)
David II of Scotland
d. 1371 (b. 1324)
David II of Scotland (b. 1324)