Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  On this day in history 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  On May - 22 death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

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 May - 22.  

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.  

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  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)  

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

1868  On May - 22 julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

1878  On this day in history franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52  

1880  On this day in history 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  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1910  Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1921  On May - 22 marie E Wilton, writer, dies  

1925  On May - 22 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  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  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on May - 22.  

1948  Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 on May - 22.  

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1622  On May - 22 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)  

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

1715  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)  

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

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

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)