Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.   

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on this day in history.   

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on this day in history.   

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

1457  On this day in history death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  On May - 22 robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66   

1538  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on May - 22.   

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on May - 22.   

1745  Death of François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671) on this day in history.   

1746  Death of Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660) on this day in history.   

1760  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history death of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)   

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on May - 22.   

1819  John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84 on May - 22.   

1825  Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1851  On this day in history death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)   

1859  Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1868  On May - 22 julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies   

1878  On this day in history franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52   

1880  On this day in history heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80   

1885  On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

1898  On May - 22 edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48   

1910  On this day in history jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on May - 22.   

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54   

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on May - 22.   

1945  On May - 22 carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies   

1948  On May - 22 claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 22.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)   

1715  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on May - 22.   

1759  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

1772  On May - 22 birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)