Page 8: Historical Events In May - 22

1971  On this day in history norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed.   

1972  Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified on May - 22.   

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

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 this day in history emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation   

1973  On May - 22 president Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up   

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  NASA launches space vehicle S-179 on May - 22.   

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 May - 22.   

1979  Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau but not for long on this day in history.   

1979  Commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa & Singapore vs Argentina) on May - 22.   

1979  The first of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harriers arrived at NATC, Patuxent River for service acceptance trials on this day in history.   

1980  Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry on this day in history.   

1981  Soyuz 40 returns to Earth on May - 22.   

1984  On May - 22 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  US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR on May - 22.   

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  Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65 on May - 22.   

1988  Hungarian Communist Party leader ousted on May - 22.   

1988  Károly Grósz succeeds party leader János Kádár in Hungary on May - 22.   

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 May - 22.   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,852.23 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on May - 22.   

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

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

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on May - 22.   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 22.   

0987  On this day in history death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20   

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  On May - 22 death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)   

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

1538  On this day in history death of john Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

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