Events on 22 May 66
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Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany, in opposition to Conrad IV.
Year 1370
The Brussels massacre: Several Jews are murdered and the rest of the Jewish community is banished from Brussels.
Year 1377
Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.
Year 1455
Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 22 May 163
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Itzam K'an Ahk I
b. 626 – d. 686
Itzam K'an Ahk I, Mayan king (d. 686)
Annamacharya
b. 1408 – d. 1503
Annamacharya, Hindu saint (d. 1503)
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
b. 1539 – d. 1621
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (d. 1621)
Gabriël Grupello
b. 1644 – d. 1730
Gabriël Grupello, Flemish Baroque sculptor (d. 1730)
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Richard Brakenburgh
b. 1650 – d. 1702
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1702)
Daniel Gran
b. 1694 – d. 1757
Daniel Gran, Austrian painter (d. 1757)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
b. 1715 – d. 1794
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (d. 1794)
Hubert Robert
b. 1733 – d. 1808
Hubert Robert, French painter (d. 1808)
Louis Legendre
b. 1752 – d. 1797
Louis Legendre, French butcher and politician (d. 1797)
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
b. 1762 – d. 1834
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, English politician (d. 1834)
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
b. 1770 – d. 1840
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
Ram Mohan Roy
b. 1772 – d. 1833
Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer (b. 1772)
Deaths on 22 May 76
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Dong Zhuo
d. 192 (b. 138)
Dong Zhuo, Chinese warlord and politician (b. 138)
Constantine the Great
d. 337 (b. 272)
Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (b. 272)
Empress Genshō
d. 748 (b. 683)
Empress Genshō of Japan (b. 683)
Constantine X Doukas
d. 1067 (b. 1006)
Constantine X, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1006)
Emperor Go-Reizei
d. 1068 (b. 1023)
Go-Reizei, emperor of Japan (d. 1068)
Saint Humility
d. 1310
Saint Humility, founder of the Vallumbrosan religious order of nuns (b. c. 1226)
Blanche of England
d. 1409 (b. 1392)
Blanche of England, sister of King Henry V (b. 1392)
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
d. 1455 (b. 1406)
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1406)
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford
d. 1455 (b. 1414)
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, Lancastrian commander (b. 1414)
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
d. 1455 (b. 1392)
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English commander (b. 1393)
Rita of Cascia
d. 1457 (b. 1381)
Rita of Cascia, Italian nun and saint (b. 1381)
Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent
d. 1490 (b. 1416)
Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, English administrator, nobleman and magnate (b. 1416)