Historical Events Happened In May - 22

1924  On this day in history in Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks  Share it »

1924  Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum) on this day in history.  Share it »

1925  On this day in history jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)  Share it »

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

1926  "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1 on this day in history.  Share it »

1926  On this day in history chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China  Share it »

1926  Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop on this day in history.  Share it »

1927  8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed on this day in history.  Share it »

1927  Near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes on this day in history.  Share it »

1927  On this day in history eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)  Share it »

1928  US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act on this day in history.  Share it »

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer on this day in history.  Share it »

1928  William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 on this day in history.  Share it »

1929  Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1930  Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) on this day in history.  Share it »

1930  Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior on this day in history.  Share it »

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida I'll pass thanks on this day in history.  Share it »

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida on this day in history.  Share it »

1931  On this day in history kenny Ball, rocker  Share it »

1932  On this day in history lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80  Share it »

1933  John Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster on this day in history.  Share it »

1933  Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay on this day in history.  Share it »

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day first celebrated on this day in history.  Share it »

1933  Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay on this day in history.  Share it »

1933  On this day in history john Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)  Share it »

1934  Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY) on this day in history.  Share it »

1935  On this day in history ron Piché, Quebec baseball player  Share it »

1936  Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland on this day in history.  Share it »

1938  Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field on this day in history.  Share it »

1938  On this day in history frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)  Share it »

1939  On this day in history hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"  Share it »

1939  On this day in history ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45  Share it »

1940  On this day in history decision to form 8th Division of AIF  Share it »

1940  On this day in history nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium.  Share it »

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1722  On this day in history birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer  Share it »

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1770  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)  Share it »

1772  On this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)  Share it »

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1455  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  Share it »

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

1501  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on this day in history.  Share it »

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.  Share it »

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