Historical Events In May - 22

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

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

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

1176  On May - 22 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  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)  

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 May - 22.  

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  On May - 22 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published  

1594  On May - 22 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 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 this day in history abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)  

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

1712  Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary on May - 22.  

1722  On this day in history johannes Schmidlin, composer  

1746  Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation on May - 22.  

1759  On May - 22 gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

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

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

1762  Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

1780  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer on May - 22.  

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

1783  Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer on May - 22.  

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

1801  Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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

1715  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)  

1722  On May - 22 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 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  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 this day in history.  

1457  On this day in history death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)  

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

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

1540  On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57