May 22

Events

 * - The Greek army of defeats  in the.
 * - Murder attempt by the (Assassins) on  near.
 * - issues five s to denounce the s of.
 * - : At the, , defeats and captures King.
 * - and  sign the.
 * - A indicts former   on a charge of.
 * - Second and last Day of the (near Vienna),  was repelled by an enemy army for the first time.
 * - The leaves port at, , on a voyage to become the first  to cross the . The ship arrived at  on.
 * - The of  s to the   is abolished.
 * - Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover, when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground.
 * - Thousands of people and their cattle headed west via wagon train from to what would later become the . It was part of the . They followed what is now known as the.
 * -  The  announces His revelation, founding . He announced to the world of the coming of "." He is considered the forerunner of, the founder of the.
 * The abolition of slavery in Martinque
 * -  of  beats   with a cane in the hall of the  for a speech Sumner had made attacking  who sympathized with the pro- violence in  ("").
 * - :  signs the  into law restoring full  to all but about 500  sympathizers.
 * - The, not now recognized as part of the official , opens in.
 * 1906  -  are granted  patent number 821,393 for their "".
 * - erupts with a powerful force, and is the only mountain to erupt other than  in the continental US during the.
 * 1915  - Five trains collide in the  near, , killing 227 people and injuring 246; the accident is found to be the result of non-standard operating practices during a shift change at a busy junction.
 * 1933  -  was born on this day in Romania
 * - (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the.
 * - : and  sign the.
 * - enters  on the side of the.
 * 1942  - The  disbands, and a new, the , is formed.
 * 1942  - World War II:  of the  enlists in the  as a flight instructor.
 * - : In an effort to fight the spread of,  signs an act into law that will later be called the . The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to  and.
 * - An measuring 9.5 on the, now known as the , hits southern . It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
 * - crashes after bombs explode.
 * - Assassination attempt of Greek left-wing politician, who will die five days afterwards.
 * -  announces the goals of his  social reforms to bring an "end to poverty and racial injustice" in.
 * - The  department store in the centre of, , burns down. It is the most devastating fire in history, which results in 323 dead and missing and 150 injured.
 * - The nuclear-powered the  sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the.
 * - 's lunar module flies within 8.4 s (16 km) of the 's surface.
 * - adopts a new  thus becoming a, changes its name to , and joins the.
 * - and  are unified to create the.
 * 1990  - The   is released by.
 * - After 30 years, 66-year-old hosts  for the last time.
 * 1995 - Bangladesh Shahityacharcha Kendro established.
 * -, 's first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a in order to avoid a.
 * - : A federal judge rules that agents can be compelled to testify before a  concerning the scandal, involving.
 * - In, the remains of the missing are found in.
 * 2002  - : A jury in, convicts former  member  of the  murders of four girls in the.
 * - In, becomes the first woman to play the  in 58 years.
 * -, of the marries.
 * 2004  - The  town of, is wiped out by a powerful  that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles wide. It also killed one local resident.
 * - Results from the are announced. 55.4% of voters voted to become independent from the  Union.

Births

 * -, Governor of New France (d. )
 * -, French cardinal and statesman (d. )
 * -, French explorer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Hindu reformer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1823  -  Dallas, British Shakepearean actress (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, Swiss politician (d. )
 * - Sir, British physician and writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1879  -, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. )
 * -, Italian politician (d. )
 * 1885  -, Japanese admiral (d. )
 * -, American jazz trombonist (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, Estonian poet (d. )
 * -, Belgian comic book creator (d. )
 * 1907  -, prolific English stage and screen actor and director (d. )
 * -, Thai filmmaker (d. )
 * 1908  - . American golfer (d. )
 * -, American game show announcer (d. )
 * -, Russian-born mathematical psychologist, and pianist (d. )
 * -, English-born chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1914  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born conductor (d. )
 * 1917  -, American actor
 * -, Austrian astrophysicist (d. )
 * -, American television producer (d. )
 * -, French singer, actor, and composer
 * -, American tenor (d. )
 * 1925  -, Swiss artist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born chemist,
 * 1927  -, American director
 * -, American writer
 * 1930  -, American politician and civil rights activist (d. )
 * 1930  -, British musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American psychiatrist and writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1938  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American television journalist
 * 1940  -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1941  -, UK Politician, Leader of the
 * 1941  -, German athlete
 * -, American terrorist (The Unabomber)
 * 1942  -, American musician
 * 1942  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1943  -, Northern Irish political activist, recipient of the
 * 1943 -, German politician and science profesor
 * -, English footballer and football manager
 * 1946  -, Northern Irish footballer (d. )
 * -, English songwriter
 * -, German politician
 * -, German politician
 * 1953  -, Korean footballer
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1955  -, UK radio DJ and television presenter
 * 1955  -, English musician
 * -, American actor and producer
 * -, American politician
 * 1957  -, Australian actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, English singer
 * -, Japanese director
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American fetish model
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1966  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, English model and actress
 * 1970  -, Brazilian Formula One driver
 * -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * -, Singapore actress
 * -, Australian soccer player
 * 1973  -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1973  -, Danish actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1974  -, American actress
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * 1975  -, American professional wrestler and valet
 * 1975  -, Spanish Footballer.
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * 1977  -, Irish hurler
 * -, American actress
 * 1978  -, British model
 * -, American actress
 * -, American bassist
 * -, actor/musician (lead singer for Manic Mind)
 * 1980  -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1981  -, Austrian tennis player
 * -, American short track speed skater
 * 1982  -, American actor
 * -, Anglo-American motorcycling racer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1985  -, Swiss footballer
 * -, Serbian tennis player
 * -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, English politician (killed in battle)
 * 1455  -, English commander (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (b. )
 * -, Italian historian (b. )
 * -, German scientist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French military leader (b. )
 * -, Irish dramatist (b. )
 * -, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. )
 * -, Italian historian (b. )
 * -, Prussian statesman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German mathematician and physicist (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, Irish playwright (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * 1939  -, Czech author (b. )
 * -, first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Irish poet and writer (b. )
 * 1972  -, English actress (b. )
 * -, Belgian biologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Italian politician (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American linguist (b. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, mathematical physicist (b. )
 * -, shooting victim
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, Russian gymnast (b. )
 * -, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the (b. )
 * 2005  -, American poet (b. )
 * 2005  -, American voice actor and singer (b. )
 * -, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. )
 * 2006  -, Canadian activist (b. )

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