On this day: May 22
Events
Wars of the RosesMay 22, 1455 – June 16, 1487 · Wars & Conflicts
First Battle of St AlbansMay 22, 1455 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of The MiracleMay 22, 1989 · Music
Release of Windows 3.xMay 22, 1990 · Technology
Release of Alien 3May 22, 1992 · Film- Release of UnrealMay 22, 1998 · Gaming
Founding of vivoMay 22, 2009 · Companies
Release of Dragon's DogmaMay 22, 2012 · Gaming- Release of HeropantiMay 22, 2014 · Film
Release of The Killing of a Sacred DeerMay 22, 2017 · Film
Born on this day
Marc-Joseph Marion du FresneMay 22, 1724 – June 12, 1772 · Exploration
Hubert RobertMay 22, 1733 – April 15, 1808 · Culture
Princess Elizabeth of the United KingdomMay 22, 1770 – January 10, 1840 · Art
Ram Mohan RoyMay 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833 · Culture
William SturgeonMay 22, 1783 – December 4, 1850 · Technology
Richard WagnerMay 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883 · Music
Félix BracquemondMay 22, 1833 – October 27, 1914 · Art
Marko KropyvnytskyiMay 22, 1840 – April 21, 1910 · Music
Kliment TimiryazevMay 22, 1843 – April 28, 1920 · Technology
Mary CassattMay 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926 · Art
Fritz von UhdeMay 22, 1848 – February 25, 1911 · Art
Josephine Diebitsch PearyMay 22, 1863 – December 19, 1955 · Exploration
Thekla ResvollMay 22, 1871 – June 14, 1948 · Exploration
Mikhail LarionovMay 22, 1881 – May 10, 1964 · Art
Friedrich PollockMay 22, 1894 – December 16, 1970 · Culture
Laurence OlivierMay 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989 · Film
Margaret MeeMay 22, 1909 – November 30, 1988 · Art
Herbert C. BrownMay 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004 · Science
Sun RaMay 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993 · Culture- Thomas GoldMay 22, 1920 – June 22, 2004 · Science
Charles AznavourMay 22, 1924 – October 1, 2018 · Film
Jean TinguelyMay 22, 1925 – August 30, 1991 · Art
George Andrew OlahMay 22, 1927 – March 8, 2017 · Science
Marisol EscobarMay 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016 · Art
Chen JingrunMay 22, 1933 – March 19, 1996 · Science
Facundo CabralMay 22, 1937 – July 9, 2011 · Culture
Richard BenjaminMay 22, 1938 – present · Film
Ted KaczynskiMay 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023 · Science
Betty WilliamsMay 22, 1943 – March 17, 2020 · Politics
George BestMay 22, 1946 – November 25, 2005 · Sports- Lyudmila ZhuravlyovaMay 22, 1946 – present · Science
- Michael GreenMay 22, 1946 – present · Science
David H. LevyMay 22, 1948 – present · Science
Bernie TaupinMay 22, 1950 – present · Music
Shuji NakamuraMay 22, 1954 – present · Science
Philip H. DybvigMay 22, 1955 – present · Politics- Al CorleyMay 22, 1956 – present · Film
MorrisseyMay 22, 1959 – present · Music
Hideaki AnnoMay 22, 1960 – present · Film
Antonia San JuanMay 22, 1961 – present · Film
Wang XiaoshuaiMay 22, 1966 – present · Film
Alison EastwoodMay 22, 1972 – present · Film- Peter KušnirákMay 22, 1974 – present · Science
Karoline HerfurthMay 22, 1984 – present · Film
Tao OkamotoMay 22, 1985 – present · Film
Heida ReedMay 22, 1988 – present · Film- Athena ManoukianMay 22, 1994 – present · Music