Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies on this day in history.   

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

1965  Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 on May - 22.   

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

1967  On this day in history j Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65   

1970  Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 on May - 22.   

1972  Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1975  Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1978  Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 on May - 22.   

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

1986  On May - 22 martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63   

1987  On May - 22 mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65   

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

1989  On this day in history 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 May - 22.   

1992  On May - 22 death of zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909)   

1993  Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68   

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

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

1997  On May - 22 death of alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908)   

1998  Death of José Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim on May - 22.   

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

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

2005  On May - 22 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  Death of Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer on May - 22.   

2017  On May - 22 death of viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster   

2017  On May - 22 death of dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist   

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1622  On this day in history 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  On May - 22 birth of françois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)   

1722  On this day in history birth of johannes Schmidlin, composer   

1724  Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.   

1759  Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born on May - 22.   

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)