On May 22, history records 66 notable events, 163 famous births and 76 deaths, spanning the years 192 to 1455.
Events on this day include: Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu. (192); Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. (760).
Notable people born on May 22 include Itzam K'an Ahk I (626), Annamacharya (1408), Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (1539).
Notable figures who died on this day include Dong Zhuo (192), Constantine the Great (337), Empress Genshō (748).
Events on 22 May 66
See all →Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany, in opposition to Conrad IV.
The Brussels massacre: Several Jews are murdered and the rest of the Jewish community is banished from Brussels.
Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.
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
See all →
Deaths on 22 May 76
See all →
