Historical Events In May - 22

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1176  On May - 22 murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo  

1200  Peace of Goulet on this day in history.  

1370  On this day in history jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium  

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

1455  Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans) on this day in history.  

1455  Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1540  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

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

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

1594  Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen on May - 22.  

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 May - 22.  

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

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) on May - 22.  

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

1712  On this day in history emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary  

1722  On this day in history johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1746  Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation on this day in history.  

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

1761  The first life insurance policy in the U S is issued, in Philadelphia on May - 22.  

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

1762  Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty on May - 22.  

1780  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer on May - 22.  

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

1783  On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer  

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

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

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

1770  On May - 22 birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)  

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on May - 22.  

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

0987  On May - 22 death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20  

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on this day in history.  

1455  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

1457  On May - 22 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  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.  

1540  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57