Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

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

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 May - 22.  

1457  On May - 22 death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)  

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

1538  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

1540  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

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

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 this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history death of thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660)  

1760  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on this day in history.  

1772  On May - 22 death of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)  

1781  On May - 22 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

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  On this day in history domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80  

1851  On this day in history 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 May - 22.  

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

1880  On this day in history heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80  

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  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  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1928  William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 on May - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  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 May - 22.  

1724  On May - 22 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  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.