Famous Deaths In May - 22

1949  Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.   

1953  Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies   

1961  Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 22 bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77   

1966  On this day in history tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies   

1967  On May - 22 j Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65   

1970  On May - 22 joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76   

1972  On this day in history margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80   

1975  Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on May - 22.   

1977  On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83   

1984  On May - 22 john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery   

1986  On this day in history martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63   

1987  Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71   

1989  On May - 22 death of steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953)   

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

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

1992  Death of Zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909) on May - 22.   

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

1994  Frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68 on May - 22.   

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

1996  On May - 22 duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66   

1997  Death of Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of josé Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910)   

2003  Death of Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914)   

2005  On this day in history death of death of Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor, voice of Tony the Tiger (b. 1914)   

2006  On May - 22 death of lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945)   

2017  On this day in history death of nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer   

2017  On this day in history death of viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster   

2017  On this day in history death of dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist   

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1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 22.   

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  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  On this day in history birth of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)   

1759  On May - 22 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  On May - 22 birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)