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What Happened In May 1922 In History

Historical Events for May, 1922

  • 10th » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
  • 19th » The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
  • 30th » The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..

Famous Birthdays on May in 1922

  • 1st » Alastair Gillespie, Canadian politician
  • 2nd » Serge Reggiani, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 2004)
  • 2nd » A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian journalist (d. 2006)
  • 3rd » Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (d. 2000)
  • 4th » Paul-Émile Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop
  • 5th » Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish-American nurse (d. 2003)
  • 6th » Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
  • 6th » Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999)
  • 7th » Lew Anderson, American actor and singer (d. 2006)
  • 7th » Darren McGavin, American actor and director (d. 2006)
  • 8th » Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992)
  • 10th » David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)
  • 10th » Nancy Walker, American actress and director (d. 1992)
  • 11th » Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1992)
  • 11th » Thelma Eisen, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
  • 11th » Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino lawyer and jurist
  • 12th » Marco Denevi, Argentinian author (d. 1998)
  • 12th » Murray Gershenz, American actor (d. 2013)
  • 12th » Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1991)
  • 12th » Roy Salvadori, English race car driver and manager (d. 2012)
  • 13th » Michael Ainsworth, English cricketer (d. 1978)
  • 13th » Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
  • 13th » Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (d. 2009)
  • 14th » Franjo Tuđman, Croatian general and politician, 1st President of Croatia (d. 1999)
  • 15th » Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)
  • 15th » Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author
  • 16th » Eddie Bert, American trombonist (d. 2012)
  • 18th » Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian psychologist (d. 2005)
  • 18th » Bill Macy, American actor
  • 18th » Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)
  • 19th » Joe Gilmore, Irish bartender
  • 22nd » Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1987)
  • 25th » Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (d. 1984)
  • 25th » Kitty Kallen, American singer
  • 26th » Troy Smith (businessman) or Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (d. 2009)
  • 27th » Christopher Lee, English actor and singer
  • 27th » John D. Vanderhoof, American politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (d. 2013)
  • 28th » Lou Duva, American boxing trainer and manager
  • 28th » Roger Fisher (academic) called Roger Fisher, American author and academic (d. 2012)
  • 28th » Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish sergeant
  • 29th » Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001)
  • 30th » Hal Clement, American author (d. 2003)
  • 31st » Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (d. 1992)

Famous Deaths for May 1922

  • 4th » Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
  • 7th » Max Wagenknecht, German composer (b. 1857)
  • 18th » Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)

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