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 May - 22.  

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 May - 22.  

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

1377  On May - 22 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  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 this day in history.  

1501  On May - 22 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  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.  

1570  The first atlas, with 70 maps, published on May - 22.  

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

1594  Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68  

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

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 this day in history johannes Schmidlin, composer  

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

1759  On this day in history 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 this day in history 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila  

1762  On May - 22 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

1780  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer on May - 22.  

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

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  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  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.  

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)  

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

0987  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1457  On May - 22 death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)  

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

1538  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

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