Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

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

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on this day in history.   

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

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.   

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

1540  On May - 22 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  On May - 22 alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68   

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

1745  On May - 22 death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)   

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

1760  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on May - 22.   

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 May - 22.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1880  On May - 22 heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80   

1885  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48   

1910  On May - 22 jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46   

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

1925  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 22.   

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

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.