Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

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

0987  On this day in history death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  On May - 22 death of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025)   

1455  On this day 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 on May - 22.   

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

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

1666  On May - 22 death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)   

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on May - 22.   

1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 May - 22.   

1760  On May - 22 death of israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)   

1772  On May - 22 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 this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history john H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84   

1825  On May - 22 domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80   

1851  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on May - 22.   

1859  Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on May - 22.   

1868  Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on May - 22.   

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

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

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

1898  On this day in history 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  On May - 22 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72   

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

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

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1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)   

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on this day in history.   

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

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

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

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on May - 22.   

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

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