Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  On May - 22 constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies  

0987  On May - 22 death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20  

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 this day in history.  

1457  On May - 22 death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)  

1501  On May - 22 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 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 May - 22 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 May - 22.  

1745  Death of François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671) on May - 22.  

1746  On May - 22 death of thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660)  

1760  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on May - 22.  

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

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on this day in history.  

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  On May - 22 franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52  

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 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 this day in history marie E Wilton, writer, dies  

1925  On May - 22 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72  

1928  On this day in history william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54  

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1724  On May - 22 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 May - 22.  

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