Historical Events In May - 22

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

0760  14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on May - 22.  

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

1176  Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo on May - 22.  

1200  On May - 22 peace of Goulet  

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

1377  On this day in history 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  On this day in history henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 22 abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

1688  On May - 22 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70  

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

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer on May - 22.  

1746  On May - 22 russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation  

1759  On May - 22 gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

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

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

1762  On May - 22 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

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

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

1783  On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer  

1784  On this day in history ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy  

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 May - 22.  

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

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  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on May - 22.  

1770  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)  

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

0337  On this day in history 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  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.  

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on May - 22.  

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

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on May - 22.  

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