Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

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

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  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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.  

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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 May - 22.  

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  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on May - 22.  

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 May - 22.  

1859  On May - 22 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 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 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  On May - 22 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  On May - 22 lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80  

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1945  On May - 22 carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies  

1948  On this day in history claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57  

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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 this day in history.  

1715  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)  

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on May - 22.  

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 this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)