Page 8: Historical Events In May - 22

1971  Norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed on May - 22.   

1972  On May - 22 ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified   

1972  Ceylon becomes the Republic of Sri Lanka on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion   

1972  US President Nixon begins visit Moscow on May - 22.   

1972  Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.   

1973  President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up on this day in history.   

1973  U S President Richard Nixon confesses his role in the Watergate cover-up on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later   

1974  Soccer team Veendam forms on May - 22.   

1974  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1975  Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on May - 22.   

1976  On May - 22 nASA launches space vehicle S-179   

1977  Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years) on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 22 gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73   

1978  Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 22 canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau but not for long   

1979  On this day in history commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa & Singapore vs Argentina)   

1979  On May - 22 the first of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harriers arrived at NATC, Patuxent River for service acceptance trials   

1980  On May - 22 marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry   

1981  On May - 22 soyuz 40 returns to Earth   

1984  On this day in history john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery   

1985  Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 22 uS sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR   

1986  On this day in history martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63   

1987  On this day in history 30 killed in a Texas tornado   

1987  On this day in history mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65   

1988  Hungarian Communist Party leader ousted on May - 22.   

1988  On this day in history károly Grósz succeeds party leader János Kádár in Hungary   

1988  On this day in history dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71   

1990  Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times on this day in history.   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,852.23 on May - 22.   

1990  On May - 22 microsoft releases Windows 3.0(I think there is trend here!)   

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

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  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 this day in history birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  On this day in history 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  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.   

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  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 May - 22.   

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

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

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on May - 22.