Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

0337  On May - 22 constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies   

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on May - 22.   

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

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

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 May - 22 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   

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 May - 22.   

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

1745  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)   

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  On May - 22 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 22 john H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84   

1825  On this day in history domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80   

1851  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1898  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on May - 22.   

1910  Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 on May - 22.   

1921  On May - 22 marie E Wilton, writer, dies   

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

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

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

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history 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 May - 22 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1759  On this day in history 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)