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  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on this day in history.   

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

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

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.   

1666  On this day in history death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)   

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

1688  On May - 22 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70   

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  On this day in history death of israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)   

1772  Death of Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

1801  On this day in history heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58   

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

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

1851  On May - 22 death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)   

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

1868  On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies   

1878  On May - 22 franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52   

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1885  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on May - 22.   

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

1910  On this day in history jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 22 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72   

1928  On May - 22 william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54   

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 22 ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

1945  On May - 22 carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies   

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 this day in history birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

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

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

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on May - 22.