What are the important events that happened on May 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 22: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 22 is the 142nd day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 223 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 9, 2017 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,495,411,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatetracontadigon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 273 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,613 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 22 Historical Events
- 1807 –A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
- 1826 –HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage.
- 1915 –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.
- 1942 –Mexico enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
- 1942 –The Steel Workers Organizing Committee disbands, and a new trade union, the United Steelworkers, is formed.
- 1947 –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, each battling an internal Communist movement.
- 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.
- 1964 –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.
- 1992 –After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time.
- 1998 –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.
Who were born on May 22?
- 1808 –Gérard de Nerval, French writer (d. 1855)
- 1879 –Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1945)
- 1917 –Georg Tintner, Austrian-born conductor (d. 1999)
- 1934 –Peter Nero, American musician
- 1940 –Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (d. 2011)
- 1941 –Sir Menzies Campbell, British politician
- 1953 –Doris Barnett, German politician
- 1969 –Michael Joseph Kelly, American Actor
- 1975 –Salva Ballesta, Spanish footballer
- 1976 –Daniel Erlandsson, drummer of Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy
Who died on May 22?
- 748 –Empress Genshō of Japan (b. 680)
- 1538 –John Forrest, English Franciscan friar (b. 1471)
- 1795 –Ewald Friedrich, Count von Hertzberg, Prussian statesman (b. 1725)
- 1868 –Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
- 1965 –Christopher Stone, first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (b. 1882)
- 1966 –Tom Goddard, English cricketer (b. 1900)
- 1967 –Langston Hughes, American writer (b. 1902)
- 1989 –Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953)
- 2003 –Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim
- 2006 –Heather Crowe, Canadian activist (b. 1945)
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