Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

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

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on this day in history.  

1455  On May - 22 death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

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  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

1540  On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

1666  On this day in history death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1772  Death of Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) on this day in history.  

1781  On May - 22 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

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

1819  On May - 22 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 this day in history.  

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on May - 22.  

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  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1945  On May - 22 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  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 May - 22.  

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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.