Page 5: Historical Events In May - 22

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

1924  On this day in history charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum)   

1925  Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72   

1926  "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1 on May - 22.   

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

1926  Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop on May - 22.   

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

1927  On this day in history near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes.   

1927  On this day in history eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)   

1928  US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act on May - 22.   

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer on May - 22.   

1928  William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 on May - 22.   

1929  On May - 22 asher Ben-Yohanan, composer   

1930  Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) on May - 22.   

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

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

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida on this day in history.   

1931  Kenny Ball, rocker on May - 22.   

1932  On May - 22 lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80   

1933  On this day in history john Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster   

1933  On May - 22 loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day first celebrated on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956) on May - 22.   

1934  On May - 22 peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY)   

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 this day in history.   

1938  Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field on this day in history.   

1938  Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On) on May - 22.   

1939  On May - 22 hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"   

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

1940  On May - 22 decision to form 8th Division of AIF   

1940  On this day in history nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium.   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 22.   

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on this day in history.   

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.   

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

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on May - 22.   

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  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on May - 22.   

1455  On May - 22 death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)   

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

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