Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22

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

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

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on this day in history.   

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

1457  Death of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) on May - 22.   

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

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

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

1666  Death of Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) on this day in history.   

1667  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) on this day in history.   

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

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

1851  On May - 22 death of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. 1755)   

1859  Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1868  On May - 22 julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies   

1878  On this day in history franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52   

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

1885  On May - 22 victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

1898  On May - 22 edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48   

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 this day in history.   

1928  William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1939  On this day in history ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1722  On May - 22 birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on May - 22.   

1759  On this day in history birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer   

1770  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

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