Historical Events In May - 22

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

0760  14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

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

1176  On this day in history murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo  

1200  Peace of Goulet on this day in history.  

1370  Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium on May - 22.  

1377  Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe on May - 22.  

1455  On May - 22 open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans)  

1455  On May - 22 richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI  

1455  Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.  

1501  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on May - 22.  

1526  On May - 22 pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac  

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

1570  On May - 22 the first atlas, with 70 maps, published  

1570  1st atlas, with 70 maps, published on May - 22.  

1594  On this day in history earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen  

1629  Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lübeck on this day in history.  

1629  On May - 22 emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lubeck  

1659  France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty on this day in history.  

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

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70  

1712  On May - 22 emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary  

1722  On this day in history johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1746  On this day in history russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation  

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer on this day in history.  

1761  The first life insurance policy in the U S is issued, in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1761  On May - 22 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila  

1762  On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

1780  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer on this day in history.  

1781  On May - 22 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

1783  Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer on this day in history.  

1784  Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy on May - 22.  

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on May - 22.  

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer  

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  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)  

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