Famous Deaths 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 May - 22.  

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.  

1457  On this day in history death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)  

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

1538  On this day in history 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  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.  

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1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on May - 22.  

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 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 May - 22.  

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

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

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

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

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

1859  On this day in history ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1921  On this day in history marie E Wilton, writer, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on May - 22.  

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  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On May - 22 birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

1715  On this day in history birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)  

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

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)