This Day In European History

22nd February

Events
1370: King Robert II of Scotland succeeds to the throne; he is the first Stuart monarch.
1495: King Charles VIII of France captures Naples, but is forced out within a year.
1797: A small French force attempts to invade Britain at Fishguard in Wales; they fail.

Births
1788: Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher.
1796: Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium mathematician.
1840: August Bebel, German socialist.
1857: Heinrich Hertz, German physicist.
1857: Robert Baden-Powell, British boy scout founder.
1889: Robin Collingwood, English philosopher.

Deaths
1512: Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator and source of the name 'America'.
1636: Santorio Santorio, Italian physician.
1875: Camille Corot, French painter.
1875: Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist.

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