May 22nd, 1750

Born on May 22nd, 1750

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What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

May 22nd, 2010

Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

May 22nd, 2002

Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

May 22nd, 1998

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision that was the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

May 22nd, 1980

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

May 22nd, 1972

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

May 22nd, 1960

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

May 22nd, 1958

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

May 22nd, 1939

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

May 22nd, 1915

California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

May 22nd, 1905

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

May 22nd, 1897

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

May 22nd, 1856

Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

May 22nd, 1849

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

May 22nd, 1844

In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 22nd

Born on May 22nd, 1750

77

Giacomo Pes di Villamarina

Politician (1750-1827)

*May 22nd, 1750, Tempio Pausania †September 25th, 1827, Cagliari

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69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

45

Louis Legendre

French politician (1752-1797)

*May 22nd, 1752, Versailles †December 13th, 1797, Paris

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

79

Valentin Sonnenschein

German sculptor (1749-1828)

*May 22nd, 1749, Stuttgart †September 22nd, 1828, Bern

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

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Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

77

Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau

French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)

*April 17th, 1750, Saffais †January 10th, 1828, Paris

68

Pedro Inocencio Bejarano

Spanish bishop

*July 28th, 1750, Granada †December 13th, 1818, Mandayona

48

Tipu Sultan

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

*November 20th, 1750, Devanahalli †May 4th, 1799, Srirangapatna

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

74

Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen

Norwegian politician and general (1750-1825)

*July 14th, 1750, Copenhagen †July 6th, 1825, Christiania

71

Heinrich Rathmann

German regional historian

*January 10th, 1750, Neuengamme †March 14th, 1821, Pechau

59

Ignacy Potocki

Writer (1750-1809)

*February 28th, 1750, Radzyń Podlaski †August 30th, 1809, Vienna

53

Ami Argand

Genevan chemist (1750-1803)

*July 5th, 1750, Geneva †October 14th, 1803, Geneva

63

Johann Martin Miller

German theologian and writer

*December 3rd, 1750, Jungingen †June 21st, 1814, Ulm

68

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

French painter (1750-1819)

*December 6th, 1750, Toulouse †February 16th, 1819, Paris

75

Isaac Shelby

American politician (1750-1826)

*December 11th, 1750, Frederick County †July 18th, 1826, Lincoln County

26

Cornelia Schlosser

German author of letters and sister of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1750-1777)

*December 7th, 1750, Frankfurt †June 8th, 1777, Emmendingen

78

André Joseph Abrial

French politician

*March 19th, 1750, Annonay †November 13th, 1828, Paris

24

Robert Fergusson

Scottish poet and writer (1750-1774)

*September 5th, 1750, Edinburgh †October 16th, 1774, Edinburgh

63

Johann Gottfried Vierling

German organist and composer (1750-1813)

*January 25th, 1750, Metzels †November 22nd, 1813, Schmalkalden

61

Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

*September 24th, 1750, Różanki, Lubusz Voivodeship †December 21st, 1811, Dessau

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No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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