Famous Deaths In May - 22

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

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

1068  On May - 22 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 this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66  

1538  On May - 22 death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

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

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on May - 22.  

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1772  Death of Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) on May - 22.  

1781  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

1801  On this day in history heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58  

1819  John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84 on May - 22.  

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  Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1885  On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

1898  On May - 22 edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48  

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

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

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

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 May - 22.  

1945  On May - 22 carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies  

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  On this day in history 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 May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer  

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

1759  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

1770  On this day in history 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)