Famous Deaths In May - 22

0337  On this day in history constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1455  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)   

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 May - 22.   

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on May - 22.   

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

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on May - 22.   

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on May - 22.   

1688  On May - 22 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70   

1745  On May - 22 death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)   

1746  On this day in history death of thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660)   

1760  On May - 22 death of israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)   

1772  On May - 22 death of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)   

1781  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on May - 22.   

1801  On this day in history heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58   

1819  John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1825  Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1851  Death of Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755) on May - 22.   

1859  On May - 22 ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49   

1868  Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on May - 22.   

1878  Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on May - 22.   

1880  On this day in history heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80   

1885  On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

1898  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1910  Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 on May - 22.   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on May - 22.   

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on May - 22.   

1928  On May - 22 william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54   

1932  Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on May - 22.   

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies on May - 22.   

1948  Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)   

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

1715  On this day in history birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  On May - 22 birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)   

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  On this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)