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 May - 22.   

1068  On May - 22 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 May - 22.   

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  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1819  John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1825  Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1851  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1885  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on May - 22.   

1898  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on May - 22.   

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 May - 22 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  On May - 22 ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

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  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  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

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  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.