Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

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

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 22 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   

1688  On May - 22 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70   

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

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1885  Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1898  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on May - 22.   

1910  On May - 22 jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 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  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1671  On May - 22 birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)   

1715  On this day in history birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

1722  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)   

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