Page 5: Historical Events In May - 22

1924  On May - 22 in Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks   

1924  Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum) on May - 22.   

1925  On this day in history jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)   

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

1926  "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China   

1926  Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed   

1927  Near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes on May - 22.   

1927  Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history uS Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act   

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer on May - 22.   

1928  On this day in history william HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54   

1929  On May - 22 asher Ben-Yohanan, composer   

1930  Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) on May - 22.   

1930  Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida I'll pass thanks   

1931  Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history kenny Ball, rocker   

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

1933  On this day in history john Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster   

1933  Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay on this day in history.   

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day first celebrated on this day in history.   

1933  On May - 22 loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956) on May - 22.   

1934  Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY) on May - 22.   

1935  Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player on May - 22.   

1936  Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 22 dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field   

1938  Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On) on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 22 hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"   

1939  On May - 22 ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

1940  On May - 22 decision to form 8th Division of AIF   

1940  Nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium on May - 22.   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)   

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 this day in history.   

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  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.   

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on May - 22.   

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on May - 22.   

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

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

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on this day in history.   

1501  Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 on May - 22.   

1538  On May - 22 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.