Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on May - 22.  

1068  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025)  

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.  

1457  On this day in history 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  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  On May - 22 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  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)  

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

1760  On May - 22 death of israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)  

1772  On this day in history death of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)  

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  John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84 on May - 22.  

1825  On May - 22 domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80  

1851  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on May - 22.  

1859  Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1880  On May - 22 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 this day in history edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48  

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  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 May - 22.  

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 May - 22 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 May - 22.  

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.  

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on May - 22.  

1724  On this day in history 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.