Historical Events on May 22
14 notable historical events happened on May 22 throughout history.
9 famous birthdays on May 22 — including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Aznavour, Shuji Nakamura20th Century8 events
1939
general
Pact of Steel — agreement signed between Germany and Italy in 1939
1955
1961
1963
1966
1977
1990
general
Yemeni unification — 1990 merger of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) into a single state, forming the Republic of Yemen
1996
21st Century6 events
2001
politics
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants — treaty
2005
2010
2012
2017
war
2017 Manchester Arena bombing — 2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom
2020
general
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 — domestic passenger flight crash near Karachi, Pakistan on 22 May 2020