Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

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

0987  On May - 22 death of louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  On May - 22 death of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025)   

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on May - 22.   

1457  On this day in history death of saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  On this day in history robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66   

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 this day in history.   

1666  On May - 22 death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)   

1667  On May - 22 alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68   

1688  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)   

1746  Death of Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

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

1819  On May - 22 john H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84   

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

1851  On this day in history death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)   

1859  On this day in history ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49   

1868  On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies   

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

1880  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1898  Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 on May - 22.   

1910  Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1921  Marie E Wilton, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1925  John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1932  On May - 22 lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80   

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

1945  On May - 22 carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies   

1948  On May - 22 claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57   

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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 this day in history.   

1715  François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794) was born on May - 22.   

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  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  On May - 22 birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.