Page 5: Historical Events In May - 22

1924  On May - 22 in Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks   

1924  Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum) on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 22 jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)   

1925  On May - 22 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72   

1926  On this day in history "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1   

1926  On May - 22 chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China   

1926  Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed   

1927  On May - 22 near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes.   

1927  On May - 22 eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)   

1928  On May - 22 uS Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act   

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer on this day in history.   

1928  On May - 22 william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54   

1929  Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer on this day in history.   

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

1930  On May - 22 dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior   

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida I'll pass thanks on May - 22.   

1931  On this day in history canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida   

1931  On this day in history kenny Ball, rocker   

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1933  John Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster on May - 22.   

1933  On this day in history loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day first celebrated on May - 22.   

1933  Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay on this day in history.   

1933  On May - 22 john Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)   

1934  Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY) on May - 22.   

1935  On this day in history 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 on May - 22.   

1938  Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field on May - 22.   

1938  Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On) on this day in history.   

1939  Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel" on May - 22.   

1939  On this day in history ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

1940  Decision to form 8th Division of AIF on this day in history.   

1940  Nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium on this day in history.   

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1622  On May - 22 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)   

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

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

1722  On this day in history birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  On May - 22 birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)   

1759  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on May - 22.   

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

1068  On May - 22 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  On May - 22 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57