Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

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

1068  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66  

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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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 May - 22.  

1746  Death of Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660) on May - 22.  

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 May - 22.  

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on May - 22.  

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

1825  Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1868  On May - 22 julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on May - 22.  

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

1885  On May - 22 victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

1898  On May - 22 edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48  

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

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on May - 22.  

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on May - 22.  

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

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

1939  On this day in history ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45  

1945  On this day in history carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies  

1948  Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 on May - 22.  

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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 May - 22.  

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  On this day in history birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)  

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