People who died on May 22 76
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)
John Forest
d. 1538 (b. 1471)
John Forest, English friar and martyr (b. 1471)
Francesco Guicciardini
d. 1540 (b. 1483)
Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian and politician (b. 1483)
Sher Shah Suri
d. 1545 (b. 1486)
Sher Shah Suri, Indian ruler (b. 1486)
Giovanni Bernardi
d. 1553 (b. 1495)
Giovanni Bernardi, Italian sculptor and engraver (b. 1495)
Renata of Lorraine
d. 1602 (b. 1544)
Renata of Lorraine (b. 1544)
Pieter Willemsz. Verhoeff
d. 1609 (b. 1573)
Pieter Willemsz. Verhoeff, Dutch captain (b. 1573)
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Gaspar Schott
d. 1666 (b. 1608)
Gaspar Schott, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
Pope Alexander VII
d. 1667 (b. 1599)
Pope Alexander VII (b. 1599)
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie
d. 1745 (b. 1671)
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (b. 1671)
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Baal Shem Tov
d. 1760 (b. 1700)
Baal Shem Tov, Polish rabbi and author (b. 1700)
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Durastante Natalucci
d. 1772 (b. 1687)
Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian and scholar (d. 1772)
Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
d. 1795 (b. 1725)
Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg, Prussian politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia (b. 1725)
Mordecai Manuel Noah
d. 1851 (b. 1785)
Mordecai Manuel Noah, American journalist, playwright, and diplomat (d. 1851)
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
d. 1859 (b. 1810)
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (b. 1810)
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Thornsbury Bailey Brown
d. 1861 (b. 1829)
Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (b. 1829)
Julius Plücker
d. 1868 (b. 1801)
Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
Victor Hugo
d. 1885 (b. 1802)
Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
Gaetano Bresci
d. 1901 (b. 1869)
Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
Jules Renard
d. 1910 (b. 1864)
Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
Augusta, Lady Gregory
d. 1932 (b. 1852)
Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav
d. 1933 (b. 1894)
Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
William Glackens
d. 1938 (b. 1870)
William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
Ernst Toller
d. 1939 (b. 1893)
Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
Jiří Mahen
d. 1939 (b. 1882)
Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
Chief Bender
d. 1954 (b. 1884)
Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)
Christopher Stone (broadcaster)
d. 1965 (b. 1882)
Christopher Stone, English radio host (d. 1965)
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Tom Goddard
d. 1966 (b. 1900)
Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
Langston Hughes
d. 1967 (b. 1902)
Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (b. 1902)
Cecil Day-Lewis
d. 1972 (b. 1904)
Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (b. 1904)
Margaret Rutherford
d. 1972 (b. 1892)
Margaret Rutherford, English actress (b. 1892)
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz
d. 1974 (b. 1903)
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1974)
Lefty Grove
d. 1975 (b. 1900)
Lefty Grove, American baseball player (b. 1900)
Cevdet Sunay
d. 1982 (b. 1889)
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (b. 1899)
Albert Claude
d. 1983 (b. 1899)
Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
Wolfgang Reitherman
d. 1985 (b. 1909)
Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (d. 1985)
Giorgio Almirante
d. 1988 (b. 1914)
Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1988)
Steven De Groote
d. 1989 (b. 1953)
Steven De Groote, South African pianist and educator (b. 1953)
Rocky Graziano
d. 1990 (b. 1919)
Rocky Graziano, American boxer (b. 1922)
Shripad Amrit Dange
d. 1991 (b. 1899)
Shripad Amrit Dange, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1899)
Stan Mortensen
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Stan Mortensen, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)
Zellig Harris
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Zellig Harris, American linguist and academic (b. 1909)
Mieczysław Horszowski
d. 1993 (b. 1892)
Mieczysław Horszowski, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1892)
Alziro Bergonzo
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (b. 1906)
Alfred Hershey
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Alfred Hershey, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
John Derek
d. 1998 (b. 1926)
John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998)
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José Enrique Moyal
d. 1998 (b. 1910)
José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
Davie Fulton
d. 2000 (b. 1916)
Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1916)
Richard Biggs
d. 2004 (b. 1960)
Richard Biggs, American actor (b. 1960)
Mikhail Voronin
d. 2004 (b. 1945)
Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945)
Charilaos Florakis
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (d. 2005)
Thurl Ravenscroft
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (b. 1914)
Lee Jong-wook
d. 2006 (b. 1945)
Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (b. 1945)
Pemba Doma Sherpa
d. 2007 (b. 1970)
Pemba Doma Sherpa, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1970)
Robert Asprin
d. 2008 (b. 1946)
Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (d. 2008)
Martin Gardner
d. 2010 (b. 1914)
Martin Gardner, American mathematician, cryptographer, and author (b. 1914)
Joseph Brooks (songwriter)
d. 2011 (b. 1938)
Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 1938)
Muzafar Bhutto
d. 2012 (b. 1970)
Muzafar Bhutto, Pakistani politician (b. 1970)
Wesley A. Brown
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Wesley A. Brown, American lieutenant and engineer (b. 1927)
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (b. 1922)
Murder of Lee Rigby
d. 2013
Lee Rigby, British fusilier
Marques Haynes
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Marques Haynes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
Vladimir Katriuk
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Vladimir Katriuk, Ukrainian-Canadian SS officer (b. 1921)
Bata Živojinović
d. 2016 (b. 1933)
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (d. 2016)
Nicky Hayden
d. 2017 (b. 1981)
Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (d. 2017)