Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

0337  On May - 22 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 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  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 May - 22.   

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  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on May - 22.   

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660)   

1760  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on this day in history.   

1772  Death of Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) on May - 22.   

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  On this day in history john H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84   

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 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  On this day in history franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52   

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 May - 22 edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on May - 22.   

1945  On this day in history carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies   

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

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1622  On May - 22 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)   

1671  On May - 22 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 this day in history.   

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  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on May - 22.   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on May - 22.   

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