Page 9: Historical Events In May - 22

1990  On this day in history north & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen   

1990  On May - 22 the final episode of Newhart airs on CBS TV   

1990  Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies on May - 22.   

1991  On May - 22 inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome   

1991  NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994 on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 22 roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea   

1991  Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 on this day in history.   

1992  California Angels are involved in a bus crash in New Jersey on May - 22.   

1992  India launches its Agni rocket on May - 22.   

1992  Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of the Tonight Show on this day in history.   

1993  Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 22.   

1993  On this day in history mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100   

1994  On May - 22 frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68   

1995  Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised on May - 22.   

1995  Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66   

1998  In Central Bolivia a 6.6 earthquake at least 105 people killed and 150 injured in the Aiquile-Totora area on this day in history.   

2003  On May - 22 ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim   

2010  On May - 22 air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors.   

2011  On May - 22 an EF5 Tornado strikes the US city of Joplin, Missouri killing at least 158 people, the single deadliest US tornado since modern record keeping began in 1950.   

2012  On this day in history 14 people die and 30 are injured in train collision in India   

2012  On May - 22 tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public.   

2014  On this day in history the military stage a coup in Thailand, suspending the kingdom's constitution and taking control of the government (Thailand's army has staged eleven coups since 1932)   

2017  On May - 22 japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station   

2017  On May - 22 south Africa's Western Cape province declares a drought disaster - worst for 113 years   

2017  On May - 22 suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59   

2017  On May - 22 a terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England kills 22 people and injures over 500.   

2018  Stacey Abrams is the first black woman to be nominated as US state governor - for Georgia on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is questioned by members of the European parliament in Brussels in wake of its security scandal   

2018  On this day in history outbreak of Nipah virus confirmed to have killed 10 including a nurse in Kozhikode, India   

2018  Australian court finds Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson guilty of covering up sexual abuse in 1970s, most senior Catholic priest to be convicted on this day in history.   

2018  New York Stock Exchange announces Stacey Cunningham will be its first woman head in its 226-year history on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history flight PK8303, a Pakistan International Airlines passenger aircraft, crashes in a residential area near Karachi, in Pakistan, killing 97 of the 99 total people on board and injuring dozens on the ground.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] Brazil overtakes Russia to become the country with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, with over 330,000 reported. President Jair Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the threat of the virus.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on May - 22.   

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

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 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 May - 22.   

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

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