Page 5: Historical Events In May - 22

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

1924  On May - 22 charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum)   

1925  Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects) on May - 22.   

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

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

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  8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed on May - 22.   

1927  Near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes on this day in history.   

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

1928  On May - 22 uS Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act   

1928  Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history asher Ben-Yohanan, composer   

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

1930  On May - 22 dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior   

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

1931  On this day in history canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida   

1931  On May - 22 kenny Ball, rocker   

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

1933  John Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster on May - 22.   

1933  On this day in history loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay   

1933  World Trade Day/National Maritime Day first celebrated on May - 22.   

1933  Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay on May - 22.   

1933  John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY)   

1935  Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player on this day in history.   

1936  Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland on May - 22.   

1938  Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field on May - 22.   

1938  On May - 22 frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)   

1939  Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel" on this day in history.   

1939  Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45 on May - 22.   

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

1940  On May - 22 nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium.   

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

1671  Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 22.   

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

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

1772  Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833) was born on May - 22.   

0337  Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies on this day in history.   

0987  Death of Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 on this day in history.   

1068  Death of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025) on May - 22.   

1455  Death of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

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

1501  On May - 22 robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66   

1538  Death of John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471) on this day in history.   

1540  Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.