Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.  

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  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  On this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66  

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on May - 22.  

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1666  On May - 22 death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)  

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 May - 22.  

1745  On this day in history 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  Death of Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700) on this day in history.  

1772  On May - 22 death of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)  

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  On May - 22 domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80  

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

1859  Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46  

1921  On this day in history marie E Wilton, writer, dies  

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on May - 22.  

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

1932  On this day in history lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80  

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 this day in history.  

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1770  On May - 22 birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)  

1772  On this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)