Historical Events In May - 22

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

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

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

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

1200  On this day in history peace of Goulet  

1370  On May - 22 jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium  

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

1455  Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans) on May - 22.  

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

1455  On May - 22 henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)  

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

1526  Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac on this day in history.  

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

1570  The first atlas, with 70 maps, published on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1671  On May - 22 abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

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

1712  Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary on this day in history.  

1722  On May - 22 johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1746  On May - 22 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 May - 22.  

1780  On May - 22 jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer  

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1783  Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer on May - 22.  

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 this day in history 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  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1724  On this day in history birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)  

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

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

1068  On this day in history 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 this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66  

1538  On May - 22 death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)  

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