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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
May 22, 334 BC |
The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus |
May 22, 760 |
14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet |
May 22, 1176 |
Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo |
May 22, 1200 |
Peace of Goulet |
May 22, 1370 |
Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels, Belgium |
May 22, 1377 |
Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe. |
May 22, 1455 |
Opening battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses. Richard of York takes St Albans, capturing King Henry VI |
May 22, 1526 |
Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac |
May 22, 1570 |
1st atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps |
May 22, 1594 |
Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen |
May 22, 1629 |
Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lubeck |
May 22, 1659 |
France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty |
May 22, 1712 |
Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary |
May 22, 1746 |
Russia & Austria sign treaty of cooperation |
May 22, 1761 |
1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia |
May 22, 1762 |
Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty |
May 22, 1784 |
Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy |
May 22, 1799 |
Napoleon makes statement in support of re-establishing Jerusalem for Jews |
May 22, 1803 |
1st public library opens (Connecticut) |
May 22, 1807 |
Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond, Va (acquitted) |
May 22, 1807 |
Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila) |
May 22, 1819 |
1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga) |
May 22, 1826 |
The HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage. |
May 22, 1836 |
Felix Mendelssohn's oratorium "St Paul" premieres in Dusseldorf |
May 22, 1840 |
The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished. |
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