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| May 22nd, 2012 (May 22 2012) | Event | A daytime meteor shower, possibly Zeta Pirseid, observed in China. | |
| May 22nd, 2008 (May 22 2008) | Event | An attempted Islamic terrorist attack in Exeter leads to an explosion and the injury of the perpetrator. | |
| May 22nd, 2008 (May 22 2008) | Death | Robert Asprin, American author (born in 1946) | |
| May 22nd, 2006 (May 22 2006) | Event | Results from the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 are announcedied in 55.4% of voters vote to become independent from the Serbia and Montenegro Union. | |
| May 22nd, 2006 (May 22 2006) | Death | Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (born in 1945) | |
| May 22nd, 2006 (May 22 2006) | Death | Heather Crowe, Canadian activist (born in 1945) | |
| May 22nd, 2005 (May 22 2005) | Death | Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (born in 1914) | |
| May 22nd, 2005 (May 22 2005) | Death | Julia Randall, American poet (born in 1924) | |
| May 22nd, 2005 (May 22 2005) | Death | Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (born in 1914) | |
| May 22nd, 2004 (May 22 2004) | Event | Felipe, Prince of Asturias, of the Spanish Royal Family marries Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano. | |
| May 22nd, 2004 (May 22 2004) | Event | The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska, is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles wide. It also kills one local resident. | |
| May 22nd, 2004 (May 22 2004) | Death | Richard Biggs, American actor (born in 1960) | |
| May 22nd, 2004 (May 22 2004) | Death | Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (born in 1945) | |
| May 22nd, 2003 (May 22 2003) | Event | In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. | Annika Sorenstam Quotes |
| May 22nd, 2003 (May 22 2003) | Death | Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabe shooting victim | |
| May 22nd, 2002 (May 22 2002) | Event | In Washington, DC, the remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park. | |
| May 22nd, 2002 (May 22 2002) | Event | American civil rights movement: a jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of four girls in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. | |
| May 22nd, 1998 (May 22 1998) | Event | Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton. | Bill Clinton Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1998 (May 22 1998) | Death | Jose Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (born in 1910) | |
| May 22nd, 1997 (May 22 1997) | Event | Kelly Flinn, US Air Force s first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court martial. | Martial Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1997 (May 22 1997) | Death | Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1908) | Alfred Nobel Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1992 (May 22 1992) | Event | After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time. | |
| May 22nd, 1992 (May 22 1992) | Death | Zellig Harris, American linguist (born in 1909) | |
| May 22nd, 1990 (May 22 1990) | Event | North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen. | |
| May 22nd, 1990 (May 22 1990) | Event | The Windows 3.0 operating system is released by Microsoft. | |
| May 22nd, 1990 (May 22 1990) | Death | Rocky Graziano, American boxer (born in 1922) | |
| May 22nd, 1989 (May 22 1989) | Death | Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (born in 1953) | |
| May 22nd, 1988 (May 22 1988) | Death | Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (born in 1914) | |
| May 22nd, 1987 (May 22 1987) | Birth | Novak Dokovic, Serbian tennis player | |
| May 22nd, 1985 (May 22 1985) | Birth | Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 22nd, 1985 (May 22 1985) | Birth | Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer | |
| May 22nd, 1985 (May 22 1985) | Birth | Caridee English, American Model | |
| May 22nd, 1984 (May 22 1984) | Birth | Joe Lauzon, American martial artist | Martial Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1984 (May 22 1984) | Birth | Dustin Moskovitz, American businessman | |
| May 22nd, 1983 (May 22 1983) | Birth | John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer | |
| May 22nd, 1983 (May 22 1983) | Death | Albert Claude, Belgian biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1899) | |
| May 22nd, 1982 (May 22 1982) | Birth | Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater | |
| May 22nd, 1982 (May 22 1982) | Birth | John Bobek, American actor | |
| May 22nd, 1981 (May 22 1981) | Birth | Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler | |
| May 22nd, 1981 (May 22 1981) | Birth | Jurgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player | |
| May 22nd, 1980 (May 22 1980) | Birth | Rhett Fisher, actor/musician | |
| May 22nd, 1980 (May 22 1980) | Birth | Steven Baker, Australian rules footballer | |
| May 22nd, 1980 (May 22 1980) | Birth | Chad Tracy, American baseball player | |
| May 22nd, 1979 (May 22 1979) | Birth | Nadia Khan, TV Presenter | |
| May 22nd, 1979 (May 22 1979) | Birth | Maggie Q, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1978 (May 22 1978) | Birth | Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1978 (May 22 1978) | Birth | Katie Price, British model | |
| May 22nd, 1977 (May 22 1977) | Birth | Alastair Ralphs, Canadian professional wrestler | |
| May 22nd, 1977 (May 22 1977) | Birth | Sean Og O hAilpin, Irish hurler | |
| May 22nd, 1977 (May 22 1977) | Birth | Dre Bly, American Football Player | |
| May 22nd, 1977 (May 22 1977) | Birth | Vinnie Potestivo, American TV Producer | |
| May 22nd, 1975 (May 22 1975) | Birth | Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice hockey player | |
| May 22nd, 1975 (May 22 1975) | Birth | Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet | |
| May 22nd, 1975 (May 22 1975) | Birth | Salvador Ballesta, Spanish Footballer. | |
| May 22nd, 1975 (May 22 1975) | Death | Lefty Grove, American Baseball Player (born in 1900) | |
| May 22nd, 1974 (May 22 1974) | Birth | John Bale, American baseball player | |
| May 22nd, 1974 (May 22 1974) | Birth | Sean Gunn, American actor | |
| May 22nd, 1974 (May 22 1974) | Birth | A. J. Langer, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1973 (May 22 1973) | Birth | Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor | |
| May 22nd, 1973 (May 22 1973) | Birth | Julian Tavarez, Dominican baseball player | Julian Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1973 (May 22 1973) | Birth | Danny Tiatto, Australian soccer player | |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Event | Ceylon adopts a new constitution, thus becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. | |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Birth | Anna Belknap, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Birth | Annabel Chong, Singapore actress | |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Birth | Alison Eastwood, American actress and model | |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Death | Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (born in 1904) | Cecil Day Lewis Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1972 (May 22 1972) | Death | Margaret Rutherford, English actress (born in 1892) | |
| May 22nd, 1971 (May 22 1971) | Birth | Manuel Ortiz, Mexican professional wrestler | |
| May 22nd, 1970 (May 22 1970) | Birth | Naomi Campbell, English model and actress | |
| May 22nd, 1970 (May 22 1970) | Birth | Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver | |
| May 22nd, 1969 (May 22 1969) | Event | Apollo 10 s lunar module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon s surface. | |
| May 22nd, 1968 (May 22 1968) | Event | The nuclear-powered submarine the USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores. | |
| May 22nd, 1968 (May 22 1968) | Birth | Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian | |
| May 22nd, 1967 (May 22 1967) | Event | The L Innovation department store in the centre of Brussels, Belgium, burns down. It is the most devastating fire in Belgian history, resulting in 323 dead and missing and 150 injured. | |
| May 22nd, 1967 (May 22 1967) | Birth | Brooke Smith, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1967 (May 22 1967) | Birth | John Vanderslice, American musician | |
| May 22nd, 1967 (May 22 1967) | Death | Langston Hughes, American writer (born in 1902) | |
| May 22nd, 1966 (May 22 1966) | Birth | Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative) | |
| May 22nd, 1966 (May 22 1966) | Birth | Jose Mesa, Dominican baseball player | |
| May 22nd, 1966 (May 22 1966) | Death | Tom Goddard, English cricketer (born in 1900) | |
| May 22nd, 1965 (May 22 1965) | Death | Christopher Stone, first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (born in 1882) | |
| May 22nd, 1964 (May 22 1964) | Event | U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the goals of his Great Society social reforms to bring an "end to poverty and racial injustice" in America. | Lyndon Johnson Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1964 (May 22 1964) | Birth | Ashley Renee, American fetish model | |
| May 22nd, 1963 (May 22 1963) | Event | Assassination attempt of Greek left-wing politician Gregoris Lambrakis, who will die five days afterwards. | |
| May 22nd, 1962 (May 22 1962) | Event | Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board. | |
| May 22nd, 1962 (May 22 1962) | Birth | Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler (died in 1997) | |
| May 22nd, 1961 (May 22 1961) | Birth | Ann Cusack, American actress | |
| May 22nd, 1960 (May 22 1960) | Event | An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, now known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, hits southern Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. | |
| May 22nd, 1960 (May 22 1960) | Birth | Hideaki Anno, Japanese director | |
| May 22nd, 1959 (May 22 1959) | Birth | Steven Morrissey, English singer | Morrissey Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1957 (May 22 1957) | Birth | Lisa Murkowski, American politician | |
| May 22nd, 1957 (May 22 1957) | Birth | Gary Sweet, Australian actor | |
| May 22nd, 1956 (May 22 1956) | Birth | Al Corley, American actor and producer | |
| May 22nd, 1956 (May 22 1956) | Birth | Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician | |
| May 22nd, 1955 (May 22 1955) | Birth | Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (Eddie Money) | |
| May 22nd, 1955 (May 22 1955) | Birth | Dale Winton, British radio DJ and television presenter | |
| May 22nd, 1955 (May 22 1955) | Birth | Jerry Dammers, English musician (The Specials) | |
| May 22nd, 1955 (May 22 1955) | Birth | Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American jazz guitarist (died in 2008) | |
| May 22nd, 1953 (May 22 1953) | Birth | Doris Barnett, German politician | |
| May 22nd, 1953 (May 22 1953) | Birth | Cha Bum-Kun, Korean footballer | |
| May 22nd, 1952 (May 22 1952) | Birth | Bernhard Brinkmann, German politician | |
| May 22nd, 1950 (May 22 1950) | Birth | Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician | |
| May 22nd, 1950 (May 22 1950) | Birth | Bernie Taupin, English songwriter | |
| May 22nd, 1948 (May 22 1948) | Birth | Richard Baker, American politician | |
| May 22nd, 1947 (May 22 1947) | Event | Cold War: in an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine. The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece. | Harry S. Truman Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1946 (May 22 1946) | Birth | Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager | |
| May 22nd, 1946 (May 22 1946) | Birth | George Best, Northern Irish footballer (died in 2005) | George Best Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1943 (May 22 1943) | Birth | Tommy John, American baseball player | |
| May 22nd, 1943 (May 22 1943) | Birth | Betty Williams, Northern Irish political activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize | |
| May 22nd, 1943 (May 22 1943) | Birth | Gesine Schwan, German politician and science professor | |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Event | Mexico enters World War II on the side of the Allies. | |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Event | The Steel Workers Organizing Committee disbands, and a new trade union, the United Steelworkers, is formed. | |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Event | World War II: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox enlists in the United States Marine Corps as a flight instructor. | Ted Williams Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Birth | Theodore Kaczynski, American terrorist | |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Birth | Calvin Simon, American musician (P Funk) | |
| May 22nd, 1942 (May 22 1942) | Birth | Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress | |
| May 22nd, 1941 (May 22 1941) | Birth | Paul Winfield, American actor (died in 2004) | |
| May 22nd, 1941 (May 22 1941) | Birth | Sir Menzies Campbell, British politician | |
| May 22nd, 1941 (May 22 1941) | Birth | Martha Langbein, German athlete | |
| May 22nd, 1940 (May 22 1940) | Birth | Bernard Shaw, American television journalist | |
| May 22nd, 1940 (May 22 1940) | Birth | Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor | |
| May 22nd, 1939 (May 22 1939) | Event | World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel. | |
| May 22nd, 1939 (May 22 1939) | Death | Ernst Toller, German author (born in 1893) | |
| May 22nd, 1939 (May 22 1939) | Death | Jiri Mahen, Czech author (born in 1882) | |
| May 22nd, 1938 (May 22 1938) | Birth | Richard Benjamin, American actor | |
| May 22nd, 1938 (May 22 1938) | Birth | Susan Strasberg, American actress (died in 1999) | |
| May 22nd, 1936 (May 22 1936) | Event | Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland. | |
| May 22nd, 1936 (May 22 1936) | Birth | M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (died in 2005) | |
| May 22nd, 1935 (May 22 1935) | Birth | Ron Piche, Quebec baseball player | |
| May 22nd, 1934 (May 22 1934) | Birth | Peter Nero, American musician | |
| May 22nd, 1934 (May 22 1934) | Birth | Arne Harris, American television sports director (died in 2001) | |
| May 22nd, 1932 (May 22 1932) | Death | Lady Gregory, Irish playwright (born in 1852) | |
| May 22nd, 1930 (May 22 1930) | Birth | John Barth, American writer | |
| May 22nd, 1930 (May 22 1930) | Birth | Harvey Milk, American politician and civil rights activist (died in 1978) | Harvey Milk Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1930 (May 22 1930) | Birth | Kenny Ball, British musician | |
| May 22nd, 1928 (May 22 1928) | Birth | T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American businessman, chair of hedge fund BP Capital Management | |
| May 22nd, 1927 (May 22 1927) | Birth | George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-born chemist, Nobel laureate | |
| May 22nd, 1927 (May 22 1927) | Birth | Michael Constantine, American actor | |
| May 22nd, 1927 (May 22 1927) | Birth | Phil Tucker, American director | |
| May 22nd, 1925 (May 22 1925) | Birth | James King, American tenor (died in 2005) | |
| May 22nd, 1925 (May 22 1925) | Birth | Jean Tinguely, Swiss artist (died in 1991) | |
| May 22nd, 1924 (May 22 1924) | Birth | Charles Aznavour, French singer, actor, and composer | |
| May 22nd, 1922 (May 22 1922) | Birth | Quinn Martin, American television producer (died in 1987) | |
| May 22nd, 1920 (May 22 1920) | Birth | Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (died in 2004) | Thomas Gold Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1917 (May 22 1917) | Birth | Georg Tintner, Austrian-born conductor (died in 1999) | |
| May 22nd, 1917 (May 22 1917) | Birth | Nathan Davis, American actor | |
| May 22nd, 1917 (May 22 1917) | Birth | Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer | |
| May 22nd, 1915 (May 22 1915) | Event | Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, and is the only mountain, other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century. | |
| May 22nd, 1915 (May 22 1915) | Event | Five trains collide in the Quintinshill rail crash near Gretna Green, Scotland, 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. | |
| May 22nd, 1914 (May 22 1914) | Birth | Vance Packard, American author (died in 1996) | |
| May 22nd, 1914 (May 22 1914) | Birth | Sun Ra, American musician (died in 1993) | |
| May 22nd, 1912 (May 22 1912) | Birth | Herbert C. Brown, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 2004) | |
| May 22nd, 1911 (May 22 1911) | Birth | Anatol Rapoport, Russian-born mathematical psychologist and pianist (died in 2007) | |
| May 22nd, 1910 (May 22 1910) | Birth | Johnny Olson, American game show announcer (died in 1985) | |
| May 22nd, 1910 (May 22 1910) | Death | Jules Renard, French author (born in 1864) | |
| May 22nd, 1908 (May 22 1908) | Birth | Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (died in 1970) | |
| May 22nd, 1908 (May 22 1908) | Birth | Horton Smith. American golfer (died in 1963) | |
| May 22nd, 1907 (May 22 1907) | Birth | Herge, Belgian comic book creator (died in 1983) | |
| May 22nd, 1907 (May 22 1907) | Birth | Sir Laurence Olivier, acclaimed English stage and screen actor (died in 1989) | |
| May 22nd, 1906 (May 22 1906) | Event | The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens. | |
| May 22nd, 1906 (May 22 1906) | Event | The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". | |
| May 22nd, 1904 (May 22 1904) | Birth | Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (died in 1962) | |
| May 22nd, 1903 (May 22 1903) | Event | Launch of the White Star Liner, SS Ionic. | |
| May 22nd, 1903 (May 22 1903) | Birth | Yves Rocard, French physicist (died in 1992) | |
| May 22nd, 1902 (May 22 1902) | Birth | Al Simmons, American baseball player (died in 1956) | |
| May 22nd, 1901 (May 22 1901) | Birth | Maurice J. Tobin, 56th Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1953) | |
| May 22nd, 1901 (May 22 1901) | Death | Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist (born in 1869) | |
| May 22nd, 1900 (May 22 1900) | Birth | Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles de Gaulle (died in 1979) | Charles de Gaulle Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1897 (May 22 1897) | Event | The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was officially opened | |
| May 22nd, 1891 (May 22 1891) | Birth | Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (died in 1963) | |
| May 22nd, 1885 (May 22 1885) | Birth | Giacomo Matteotti, Italian politician (died in 1924) | |
| May 22nd, 1885 (May 22 1885) | Birth | Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (died in 1957) | |
| May 22nd, 1885 (May 22 1885) | Death | Victor Hugo, French author (born in 1802) | Victor Hugo Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1879 (May 22 1879) | Birth | Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer (died in 1947) | |
| May 22nd, 1879 (May 22 1879) | Birth | Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (died in 1945) | |
| May 22nd, 1874 (May 22 1874) | Birth | Daniel Francois Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (died in 1959) | |
| May 22nd, 1872 (May 22 1872) | Event | Reconstruction: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act of 1872 into law restoring full civil rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers. | Ulysses S. Grant Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1868 (May 22 1868) | Death | Julius Plucker, German mathematician and physicist (born in 1801) | |
| May 22nd, 1859 (May 22 1859) | Birth | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British physician and writer (died in 1930) | Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1859 (May 22 1859) | Death | King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (born in 1810) | |
| May 22nd, 1856 (May 22 1856) | Event | Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). | |
| May 22nd, 1851 (May 22 1851) | Death | Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (born in 1755) | |
| May 22nd, 1849 (May 22 1849) | Birth | Louis Perrier, Swiss politician (died in 1913) | |
| May 22nd, 1848 (May 22 1848) | Event | Slavery is abolished in Martinique. | |
| May 22nd, 1844 (May 22 1844) | Event | Persian Prophet The Bab announces his revelation, founding Babism. He announces to the world the coming of "He whom God shall make manifest". He is considered the forerunner of Baha u llah, the founder of the Baha i Faith. | |
| May 22nd, 1844 (May 22 1844) | Birth | Mary Cassatt, American artist (died in 1926) | |
| May 22nd, 1843 (May 22 1843) | Event | Thousands of people and their cattle head west via wagon train from Independence, Missouri to what would later become the Oregon Territory. It is part of the Great Migration. They follow what is now known as the Oregon Trail. | |
| May 22nd, 1842 (May 22 1842) | Event | Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground. | |
| May 22nd, 1841 (May 22 1841) | Birth | Catulle Mendes, French poet (died in 1909) | |
| May 22nd, 1840 (May 22 1840) | Event | The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished. | |
| May 22nd, 1826 (May 22 1826) | Event | The HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage. | |
| May 22nd, 1823 (May 22 1823) | Birth | Solomon Bundy, American politician (died in 1889) | Solomon Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1823 (May 22 1823) | Birth | Isabella Glyn Dallas, British Shakepearean actress (died in 1889) | |
| May 22nd, 1819 (May 22 1819) | Event | The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England on June 20. | |
| May 22nd, 1813 (May 22 1813) | Birth | Richard Wagner, German composer (died in 1883) | Richard Wagner Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1809 (May 22 1809) | Event | On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna), Napoleon is repelled by an enemy army for the first time. | |
| May 22nd, 1808 (May 22 1808) | Birth | Gerard de Nerval, French writer (died in 1855) | |
| May 22nd, 1807 (May 22 1807) | Event | A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason. | Aaron Burr Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1807 (May 22 1807) | Event | Most of the English town of Chudleigh destroyed by fire | |
| May 22nd, 1795 (May 22 1795) | Death | Ewald Friedrich, Count von Hertzberg, Prussian statesman (born in 1725) | |
| May 22nd, 1775 (May 22 1775) | Event | Quebec - Jean-Olivier Briand (1715-1794) Bishop of Quebec orders loyalty to Britain, forbids Canadians women to marry soldiers in the invading American army. | |
| May 22nd, 1772 (May 22 1772) | Birth | Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (died in 1833) | |
| May 22nd, 1772 (May 22 1772) | Death | Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (born in 1687) | |
| May 22nd, 1770 (May 22 1770) | Birth | Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (died in 1840) | |
| May 22nd, 1762 (May 22 1762) | Event | Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg. | |
| May 22nd, 1760 (May 22 1760) | Death | Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (born in 1700) | |
| May 22nd, 1746 (May 22 1746) | Death | Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (born in 1660) | Thomas Southerne Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1745 (May 22 1745) | Death | Francois-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (born in 1671) | |
| May 22nd, 1724 (May 22 1724) | Birth | Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (died in 1772) | |
| May 22nd, 1715 (May 22 1715) | Birth | Francois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (died in 1794) | |
| May 22nd, 1667 (May 22 1667) | Death | Pope Alexander VII (born in 1599) | Alexander Pope Quotes |
| May 22nd, 1666 (May 22 1666) | Death | Gaspar Schott, German scientist (born in 1608) | |
| May 22nd, 1622 (May 22 1622) | Birth | Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (died in 1698) | |
| May 22nd, 1540 (May 22 1540) | Death | Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian (born in 1483) | |
| May 22nd, 1538 (May 22 1538) | Death | John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (martyred) (born in 1471) | |
| May 22nd, 1457 (May 22 1457) | Death | Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (born in 1381) | |
| May 22nd, 1455 (May 22 1455) | Event | Wars of the Roses: at the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England. | |
| May 22nd, 1455 (May 22 1455) | Death | Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle) | |
| May 22nd, 1455 (May 22 1455) | Death | Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (killed in battle) (born in 1406) | |
| May 22nd, 1381 (May 22 1381) | Birth | Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian Saint (died in 1457) | |
| May 22nd, 1377 (May 22 1377) | Event | Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe. | |
| May 22nd, 1176 (May 22 1176) | Event | Murder attempt by the Hashshashin (Assassins) on Saladin near Aleppo. | |
| May 22nd, 1068 (May 22 1068) | Death | Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (born in 1025) | |
| May 22nd, 0748 (May 22 0748) | Death | Empress Gensho of Japan (born in 680) | |
| May 22nd, 0337 (May 22 0337) | Event | Death anniversary - "Constantine the Great" Saint Constantine Flavius Valerius Constantinus (AD285-AD337) born on February 27, AD285 in Upper Moisia at Naissers, became Emperor in AD307 - died at Ankyrona near Nicomedia. | |
| May 22nd, 0337 (May 22 0337) | Death | Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor (born in 272) | |
| May 22nd, 0334 (May 22 0334) | Event | The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. | Alexander the Great Quotes |
