Page 5: Historical Events In May - 22

1926  "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1.   

1926  In this year, Chiang Kai-shek adopts in place of communists in Guomindang China   

1926  Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop.   

1927  8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200000 killed   

1927  Near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes.   

1927  Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's).   

1928  US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act   

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer   

1928  William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54.   

1929  Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer   

1930  Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930).   

1930  Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior   

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat inaugural goes on sale in Florida I'll pass thanks.   

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida   

1931  Kenny Ball, rocker   

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80   

1933  John Mackay makes the inaugural reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.   

1933  Loch Ness Monster is inaugural reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day inaugural celebrated.   

1933  Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay.   

1933  John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956).   

1934  Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY).   

1935  Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player   

1936  Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland   

1938  Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field   

1938  Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)   

1939  Hitler and Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel".   

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

1940  Decision to form 8th Division of AIF.   

1940  Nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris   

1940  Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with Nazis   

1940  Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN).   

1941  British troops attack Baghdad   

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1622  Louis de buade de frontenac: Governor of new france   

1671  Abraham patras: Governor-general of east-indies (1735-37)   

1715  François-joachim de pierre de bernis: French cardinal and statesman   

1722  Johannes schmidlin: Composer   

1724  Marc-joseph marion du fresne: French explorer   

1759  Gervais-francois couperin: Composer   

1770  Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom: Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram mohan roy: Hindu reformer   

0337  Death of Constantine the great: Emperor of rome (306-37)/anti semite,   

0987  Death of Louis v le faineant: The lazy, king of france (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  Emperor go-reizei of japan: Emperor go-reizei of japan (b. 1025)   

1455  Henry percy: 2nd earl of northumberland, english politician (killed in battle)   

1457  Saint rita of cascia: Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  Death of Robert gaguin: French writer/diplomat (arte metrificandi),   

1538  John forrest: English franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Death of Francesco guicciardini: Italian historian/pres of romagna,