Historical Events In May - 22

1990  On May - 22 north & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen   

1990  The final episode of Newhart airs on CBS TV on May - 22.   

1990  On this day in history max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies   

1991  Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome on May - 22.   

1991  On this day in history nFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994   

1991  On May - 22 roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea   

1991  Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 on May - 22.   

1992  On May - 22 california Angels are involved in a bus crash in New Jersey   

1992  On this day in history india launches its Agni rocket   

1992  Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of the Tonight Show on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

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  Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised on May - 22.   

1995  Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 on May - 22.   

1996  Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1998  In Central Bolivia a 6.6 earthquake at least 105 people killed and 150 injured in the Aiquile-Totora area on May - 22.   

2003  On May - 22 ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim   

2010  Air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors on this day in history.   

2011  An EF5 Tornado strikes the US city of Joplin, Missouri killing at least 158 people, the single deadliest US tornado since modern record keeping began in 1950 on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history 14 people die and 30 are injured in train collision in India   

2012  Tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public on May - 22.   

2014  The military stage a coup in Thailand, suspending the kingdom's constitution and taking control of the government (Thailand's army has staged eleven coups since 1932) on May - 22.   

2017  On May - 22 japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station   

2017  South Africa's Western Cape province declares a drought disaster - worst for 113 years on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59   

2017  On this day in history a terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England kills 22 people and injures over 500.   

2018  On May - 22 stacey Abrams is the first black woman to be nominated as US state governor - for Georgia   

2018  On this day in history facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is questioned by members of the European parliament in Brussels in wake of its security scandal   

2018  Outbreak of Nipah virus confirmed to have killed 10 including a nurse in Kozhikode, India on May - 22.   

2018  On May - 22 australian court finds Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson guilty of covering up sexual abuse in 1970s, most senior Catholic priest to be convicted   

2018  New York Stock Exchange announces Stacey Cunningham will be its first woman head in its 226-year history on May - 22.   

2020  On May - 22 flight PK8303, a Pakistan International Airlines passenger aircraft, crashes in a residential area near Karachi, in Pakistan, killing 97 of the 99 total people on board and injuring dozens on the ground.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] Brazil overtakes Russia to become the country with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, with over 330,000 reported. President Jair Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the threat of the virus.   

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1622  On May - 22 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)   

1671  On May - 22 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 this day in history.   

1722  Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born on May - 22.   

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

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on May - 22.   

1772  On this day in history birth of ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)   

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57