Historical Events In May - 22
Sunday, 18 April 2021
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 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 Peace of Goulet on this day in history.
1370 Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium on May - 22.
1377 Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe on May - 22.
1455 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1455 Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.
1501 On this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66
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 this day in history.
1570 The first atlas, with 70 maps, published on May - 22.
1570 On this day in history 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published
1594 On this day in history earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen
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 May - 22.
1659 France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty on May - 22.
1667 On May - 22 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 May - 22.
1722 Johannes Schmidlin, composer on May - 22.
1746 Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation on May - 22.
1759 On this day in history gervais-Francois Couperin, composer
1761 The first life insurance policy in the U S is issued, in Philadelphia on May - 22.
1761 On this day in history 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila
1762 On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty
1780 On this day in history jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer
1781 Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on May - 22.
1783 Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer on May - 22.
1784 Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy on May - 22.
1801 Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on May - 22.
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