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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on this day in history.  

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 May - 22.  

1540  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on this day in history.  

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

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1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1745  On May - 22 death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)  

1746  Death of Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660) on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history death of israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)  

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

1781  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on May - 22.  

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  On May - 22 death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)  

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 this day in history.  

1898  On May - 22 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  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 May - 22.  

1939  On May - 22 ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45  

1945  On this day in history 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  On May - 22 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 this day in history.  

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 May - 22.  

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.  

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