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  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  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.  

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

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on this day in history.  

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on May - 22.  

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1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)  

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 this day in history.  

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on May - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80  

1851  On May - 22 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  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  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  On May - 22 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  On May - 22 ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45  

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on this day in history.  

1948  On May - 22 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  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.  

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on May - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.  

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