Historical Events In May - 22

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.  

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

0987  Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on May - 22.  

1176  On May - 22 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 this day in history.  

1377  On this day in history pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.  

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

1455  Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI on May - 22.  

1455  Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.  

1501  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1526  On this day in history 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 this day in history the first atlas, with 70 maps, published  

1570  On this day in history 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published  

1594  On May - 22 earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen  

1629  Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lübeck on May - 22.  

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

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

1667  On May - 22 alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68  

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 this day in history emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary  

1722  On May - 22 johannes Schmidlin, composer  

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

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer on May - 22.  

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

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

1762  Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer  

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

1783  On May - 22 thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer  

1784  On May - 22 ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy  

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 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 May - 22 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 this day in history.  

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

1759  On this day in history birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

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)  

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

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on this day in history.  

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 May - 22.  

1457  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.