Historical Events In May - 22
Sunday, 24 September 2023
1971 Norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed on May - 22.
1972 Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history ceylon becomes the Republic of Sri Lanka
1972 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion on May - 22.
1972 US President Nixon begins visit Moscow on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80
1973 On May - 22 emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1973 On this day in history president Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
1973 U S President Richard Nixon confesses his role in the Watergate cover-up on May - 22.
1974 On May - 22 ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later
1974 On May - 22 soccer team Veendam forms
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1975 Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-179
1977 On this day in history final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years)
1977 Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 on May - 22.
1978 On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83
1979 On this day in history canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau but not for long
1979 Commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa & Singapore vs Argentina) on May - 22.
1979 On this day in history the first of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harriers arrived at NATC, Patuxent River for service acceptance trials
1980 On this day in history marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry
1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth on this day in history.
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 Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63 on May - 22.
1987 On this day in history 30 killed in a Texas tornado
1987 Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65 on May - 22.
1988 On this day in history hungarian Communist Party leader ousted
1988 On May - 22 károly Grósz succeeds party leader János Kádár in Hungary
1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 on May - 22.
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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