Historical Events In May - 22

1940  On this day in history premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris   

1940  On May - 22 dutch Premier De Geer begins working with Nazis   

1940  Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN) on May - 22.   

1941  On May - 22 british troops attack Baghdad   

1941  Second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the first of two Victoria Crosses on Crete on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack)   

1942  On this day in history méxico declares war on Nazi-Germany & Japan   

1942  On May - 22 mexico declares war on nazi-Germany & Japan   

1943  RAF scatters first copies of "The Flying Hollander" on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history stalin disbands Komintern   

1943  The first jet fighter is tested on May - 22.   

1943  1st jet fighter is tested on May - 22.   

1944  On May - 22 two new RCN torpedo boat flotillas start operating off coast of France.   

1945  On this day in history 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa   

1945  Barin Road, Solomons, cleared on this day in history.   

1945  NSB-Führer Rost van Tonningen attempts & fails at suicide on this day in history.   

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on May - 22.   

1946  Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers' 5-3 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece   

1947  The first US ballistic missile fired on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57   

1949  Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1950  Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey on May - 22.   

1950  Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize on this day in history.   

1953  On May - 22 president Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill   

1953  On May - 22 vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70   

1954  On May - 22 robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed   

1954  80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4 on May - 22.   

1955  On May - 22 oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th   

1956  "Bob Hope Show" last airs on NBC-TV on May - 22.   

1956  "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV on May - 22.   

1957  On this day in history south Africa Government approves race separation in universities   

1957  On May - 22 kBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies on this day in history.   

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

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on May - 22.   

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

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

0987  On May - 22 death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on May - 22.   

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.   

1457  On May - 22 death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)   

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

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

1540  On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57