This day in History - February 22

476 Historic Events for February 22
606 Death Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies
896 Event Pope Formosa crowned king Arnulf of Karinthie/French emperor
1071 Death Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle
1071 Event Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I
1076 Death Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 26]
1078 Death John of F‚camp, Italian mystic writer, dies
1078 Death Johannes van F‚camp, Italian mystic writer, dies
1213 Death Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies
1281 Event Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV
1288 Event Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV
1300 Event Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree
1349 Event Jews are expelled from Zurich Switzerland
1371 Death David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46
1403 Birth Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English
1440 Birth Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia
1478 Death Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies
1495 Event French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown
1512 Death Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60
1514 Birth Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)
1533 Birth P‚ter Bornemisza, Hungarian vicar/author/publisher (Tragoedia)
1542 Birth Santino Garsi, composer
1561 Event William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais
1573 Birth Gemignano Capilupi, composer
1599 Birth Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter
1630 Event Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving