Famous Deaths Happened 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  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  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on May - 22.   

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  On this day in history 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  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 May - 22.   

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

1772  On May - 22 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 May - 22.   

1825  On this day in history domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80   

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 May - 22.   

1868  Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history 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  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on May - 22.   

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

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on May - 22.   

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

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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 May - 22.   

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  On May - 22 birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on May - 22.