Historical Events In May - 22

0760  14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

1176  Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo   

1200  Peace of Goulet   

1370  Jews are expelle/ assacred from Brussels Belgium   

1377  Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe   

1455  Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans)   

1455  Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI   

1526  Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac   

1570  The first atlas, with 70 maps, published   

1570  1st atlas, with 70 maps, published   

1594  Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen   

1622  Louis de buade de frontenac: Governor of new france   

1671  Abraham patras: Governor-general of east-indies (1735-37)   

1715  François-joachim de pierre de bernis: French cardinal and statesman   

1722  Johannes schmidlin: Composer   

1724  Marc-joseph marion du fresne: French explorer   

1759  Gervais-francois couperin: Composer   

1770  Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom: Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram mohan roy: Hindu reformer   

0337  Constantine the great: Emperor of rome (306-37)/anti semite,   

0987  Louis v le faineant: The lazy, king of france (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  Emperor go-reizei of japan: Emperor go-reizei of japan (b. 1025)   

1455  Henry percy: 2nd earl of northumberland, english politician (killed in battle)   

1457  Saint rita of cascia: Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  Robert gaguin: French writer/diplomat (arte metrificandi),   

1538  John forrest: English franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Francesco guicciardini: Italian historian/pres of romagna,