16 notable people died on May 22, including Albert Claude, Alfred D. Hershey, John I.
20th Century
6 deaths
Albert Claude
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
Alfred D. Hershey
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)
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)
Etzer Vilaire
lawyerpoet
Etzer Vilaire was a Haitian poet.
Stefan Rosti
actorfilm actor
Actor, Film director (1891–1964)
19th Century
2 deaths
Per Georg Scheutz
book printerbusinessperson
Swedish inventor and businessman (1785-1873)
Charles Fothergill
naturalist
Canadian politician (1782–1840)
18th Century
3 deaths
Carl Fredrik Mennander
draftspersonentomologist
Swedish archbishop (1712-1786)
Ignazio Bertola
architectengineer
Italian military architect
Gotthard Heidegger
journalistliterary critic
Swiss theologian
17th Century
2 deaths
Gaspar Schott
mathematicianphysicist
German scientist (1608-1666)
Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer
astronomerCatholic priest
Czech astronomist
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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