Famous Deaths In May - 22

1949  Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1953  Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70 on May - 22.   

1957  On this day in history langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies   

1961  On May - 22 joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53   

1965  On May - 22 bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77   

1966  Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies on May - 22.   

1967  J Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76   

1972  On this day in history margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80   

1975  Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83   

1984  On this day in history john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery   

1986  Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63 on May - 22.   

1987  On May - 22 mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65   

1988  Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 on May - 22.   

1989  Death of Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953) on this day in history.   

1990  Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies on May - 22.   

1991  Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 22 death of zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909)   

1993  On this day in history mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100   

1994  On May - 22 frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68   

1995  Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 on May - 22.   

1996  On May - 22 duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66   

1997  Death of Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908) on May - 22.   

1998  On this day in history death of josé Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910)   

2003  On this day in history death of ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim   

2004  On this day in history death of mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945)   

2005  On this day in history death of charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914)   

2005  Death of Death of Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor, voice of Tony the Tiger (b. 1914) on May - 22.   

2006  Death of Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945) on May - 22.   

2017  On this day in history death of nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer   

2017  Death of Viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1724  On May - 22 birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)   

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

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on May - 22.   

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.