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  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 May - 22.   

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

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on May - 22.   

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

1770  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  On May - 22 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  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on this day in history.   

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 May - 22.   

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on this day in history.   

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

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.   

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.