12 notable people died on May 22, including Alfred D. Hershey, Albert Claude, John I.
20th Century
4 deaths
Alfred D. Hershey
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)
Albert Claude
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
Martha Waldron Janes
columnistminister
American minister, social reformer, columnist (1832–1913)
James Forrestal
bankerdiarist
United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy (1892-1949)
19th Century
1 death
Per Georg Scheutz
book printerbusinessperson
Swedish inventor and businessman (1785-1873)
18th Century
2 deaths
Ignazio Bertola
architectengineer
Italian military architect
Carl Fredrik Mennander
draftspersonentomologist
Swedish archbishop (1712-1786)
17th Century
2 deaths
Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer
astronomerCatholic priest
Czech astronomist
Gaspar Schott
mathematicianphysicist
German scientist (1608-1666)
16th Century
1 death
Jason Pratensis
personal physicianphysician
12th Century
1 death
Héloïse d’Argenteuil
Christian nunphilosopher
12th-century French nun, philosopher and writer
6th Century
1 death
John I
Catholic priestwriter
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