Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.   

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

1068  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on May - 22.   

1667  On May - 22 alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68   

1688  On this day in history johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1801  On May - 22 heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58   

1819  On this day in history 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  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  Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on this day in history.   

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

1880  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history marie E Wilton, writer, dies   

1925  On this day in history 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 May - 22.   

1939  On May - 22 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 this day in history.   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on May - 22.   

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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)