May 22

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on May 22. From 1900 until now. May 22 is under the sign of Gemini. Famous birthdays on this day include Naomi Campbell (1970), Novak Djokovic (1987) and Morrissey (1959). Several movies were released around May 22 over the years, such as Cinderella Man in 2005 directed by Ron Howard and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in 1965 directed by Martin Ritt.
But much more happened on May 22 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Humilita
Saint Rita of Cascia
Victoria Day in Canada
World Biodiversity Day.
Republic of Yemen - National Day.
National Heroes Day in Sri Lanka.
National Maritime Day in the United States.([1])
Saint Atto
Saint Emile
Saint Fulk
Saint Lupus
Saint Romanus
Saint Julia
Saint Renata of Bavaria
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Events

2019 War in Donbass: The Ukrainian military reports that eight Ukrainian soldiers have been captured by pro-Russian fighters near the village of Novotroyitske. (Newsweek) (UNIAN)
2018 Syrian Civil War: Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018): Syrian government forces declare Damascus and its surroundings "completely safe" for the first time since 2011, after taking Yarmouk Camp and Hajar al-Aswad from ISIL. (CBS News)
2017 2017 Manchester Arena bombing: Greater Manchester Police (GMP) report deadly explosions at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, at the end of Ariana Grande’s performance on her Dangerous Woman Tour. (BBC) (The Guardian)The GMP confirms at least 19 people have been killed and 50 others injured and is treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility. (The Northern Echo) (NBC News) (The Washington Post)
2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that over 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five year civil war. (Reuters)
2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captures the border crossing at Al Waleed (al-Tanf in Syria), the last remaining border crossing between Syria and Iraq controlled by the Government of Syria. ISIL reportedly advances to within 40 km of Baghdad after their victory in Ramadi. (BBC)
2014 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:: At least 11 Ukrainian Army soldiers are killed and 30 injured when pro-Russian separatists attack a military checkpoint. (AP via Time)Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine declares martial law and asks Russia to send peacekeeping troops to protect civilians. (Kyiv Post)The unrecognised Federal State of New Russia confederation is declared and agreements were signed between leaders of two self-proclaimed republics.(Ukrainian Policy)(Voice of Russia)
2013 Eric Holder, the Attorney-General of the United States, confirms that four US citizens have been killed in drone aircraft attacks since 2011 including radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed in 2011. (CBS News)
2012 Tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public.
2011 2011 Yemen protests:
2010 Air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors.
2009 Floods kill at least 11 people in Haiti. (Press Association via Google News)
2008 The Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence unleashes 235 tornadoes, including an EF4 and an EF5 tornado, between 22 May and 31 May 2008. The tornadoes struck 19 states and one Canadian province.
2007 Premier Gary Doer of the Canadian province of Manitoba secures a third straight NDP majority government in the general election. (CTV)
2006 For the first time in 175 years a brown bear touched German soil by entering Bavarian territory. The brown bear killed several sheep and caused minor property damage. Even Germany's WWF branch agrees that the bear should be captured or killed because it presents a threat to people. (BBC),1, (BBC),2
2005 In Shenzhen, China, what is believed to be the largest urban demolition blast in China uses 1,500 lb (680 kg) of explosives to simultaneously topple 16 tower blocks. Because of misplaced charges, one tower does not topple, but is reduced from 14 stories to 12, and will have to be demolished manually. (Xinhua (Pictures)) (The Star (Malaysia)) (Boston Globe).
2004 The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska, is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado (part of the May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence) that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, which kills one resident.
2003 2003 occupation of Iraq: Senators grill Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on the status of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
2002 In Washington, D.C., the remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park.
2001 Sherpa Temba Tsheri, 16, becomes the youngest person to summit Mount Everest.
1999 The television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest last airs in the US. 22 shows aired during the season.
1998 DisneyQuest opens at Downtown Disney West Side in Walt Disney World in Florida. It provides five stories of high-tech attractions, including Explore Zone, Create Zone, and Replay Zone.
1996 Tartuffe: Born Again, opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 29 performances
1995 Laverne and Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised
1994 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open.
1993 Riddick Bowe scores a technical knock-out on Jesse Ferguson in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1992 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
1991 Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome.
1990 Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
1989 Amid food riots and looting set off by inflation, Argentina declares a nationwide state of siege.
1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner.
1987 30 killed in a Texas tornado.
1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
1985 US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR.
1983 Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit homerun.
1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth.
1980 Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue marry.
1979 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau.
1978 Exiled leaders Ahmed Abdallah and Mohammed Ahmed return to the Comoros.
1977 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic.
1976 St. Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR
1975 The first legal numbers game in the USA is New Jersey State Lottery's "Pick-it", in which players choose their own 3-digit number in a daily drawing.
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1973 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1972 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion.
1971 An earthquake lasting 20 seconds destroys most of Bingöl, Turkey ampndash more than 1,000 are killed, 10,000 made homeless.
1970 Arab terrorists kill nine children and three adults on a school bus.
1969 Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface.
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates' player Willie Stargell hits three homeruns, a double and a single.
1967 Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser closes Straits of Tiran to Israel.
1966 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
1965 Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious hits #66
1964 LBJ presents Great Society
1963 Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
1962 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth
1961 Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM
1959 Benjamin O Davis Jr becomes 1st black General Major in USAF
1958 Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamils.
1957 KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Bob Hope Show, last airs on NBC-TV
1955 Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
1954 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Washington 12-4
1950 Dutch Poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize
1949 After two months in Bethesda Naval Hospital, James Forrestal commits suicide, under circumstances that seem suspicious to many.
1948 The Soviets launched the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.
1947 Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
1946 The Kingdom of Transjordan is founded.
1945 US 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
1943 Stalin disbands Komintern.
1942 Mexico declares war on Nazi-Germany and Japan
1941 British troops attack Baghdad, Iraq.
1940 Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with Germans.
1939 Hitler and Mussolini sign Pact of Steel
1938 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
1936 Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland.
1933 Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay.
1931 Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida.
1930 Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930)
1928 US Congress accepts Jones-White Merchant Naval Act.
1927 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
1926 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Gene Austin hits #1
1924 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
1923 Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier.
1917 Commissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
1916 French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun.
1915 Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland).
1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row.
1907 Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Middlesex versus Somerset.
1906 10th anniversary of Olympics, celebration held in Athens, Greece.
1905 Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School.
1903 Launch of the White Star Liner, SS Ionic.
1902 36th Belmont Stakes: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6.
1900 Associated Press organizes in New York City as non-profit news cooperative.
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