Historical Events In May - 22

0760  14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

1176  Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo on this day in history.  

1200  Peace of Goulet on this day in history.  

1370  Jews are expelle/ assacred from Brussels Belgium today in history.  

1377  Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe on this day in history.  

1455  Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans) today in history.  

1455  Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI on this day in history.  

1526  Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac today in history.  

1570  On this day in history the first atlas, with 70 maps, published  

1570  1st atlas, with 70 maps, published on May - 22.  

1594  On this day in history earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen  

1622  On May - 22 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)  

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

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.  

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born today in history.  

1724  On May - 22 birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)  

1759  Today in history birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

1770  On May - 22 birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)  

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

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

0987  Today in history 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  Today in history death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on May - 22.  

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

1538  On May - 22 death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

1540  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57