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  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on May - 22.   

1455  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)   

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  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.   

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.   

1666  On May - 22 death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)   

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

1688  On May - 22 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70   

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 May - 22 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 May - 22.   

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 May - 22.   

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 May - 22.   

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

1898  On this day in history edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48   

1910  Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 on May - 22.   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on May - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

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

1772  On May - 22 birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)