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A total solar eclipse occurred on May 22, 1724.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53780620/total-solar-eclipse-may-22-1724/



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The Battle of the Granicus River was fought in May 334 BC
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42970254/the-battle-of-the-granicus-river/

The European-American city of Memphis was founded on May 22, 1819
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee

On May 22, 1915, a powerful explosive eruption at Lassen Peak devastated nearby areas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassen_Peak

The 1961 New South Wales earthquake occurred on May 22, 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_New_South_Wales_earthquake

The 1960 Valdivia earthquake is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6006973/valdivia-quake/



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The Quintinshill rail disaster occurred on 22 May 1915 near Gretna Green, Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintinshill_rail_disaster

The USS Scorpion sank on 22 May 1968
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42970146/uss-scorpion/

HMS Beagle set sail on 22 May 1826 on her first voyage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Beagle#First_voyage

Operation Paperclip was a program in which German scientists were brought to the US for employment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip



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The Apollo 10 LM made its closest approach to the lunar surface on May 22, 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10#LM_closest_approach_to_lunar_surface

The USA-144 spy satellite was launched on May 22, 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_(satellite)

Space X - Dragon C-2 Falcon 9 was launched on the 22nd May 2012
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42294882/dragon-c-2-falcon-9/

Over 300 human remain samples were launched into Earth orbit by Celestis on May 22, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_burial#Launched_into_Earth_orbit_by_Celestis_on_May_22.2C_2012

Eliza Anne Fraser was shipwrecked off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 22 May 1836 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Fraser



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George Andrew Olah (May 22, 1927 - March 8, 2017) was a Hungarian and American chemist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Andrew_Olah

William Sturgeon (22 May 1783 - 4 December 1850) was an English physicist and inventor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sturgeon

Yves-André Rocard (22 May 1903 - 16 March 1992) was a French physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rocard

Michael Boris Green (born 22 May 1946) is a British physicist and one of the pioneers of string theory.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t31692307/professor-michael-green/

Thomas Gold (May 22, 1920 - June 22, 2004) was an Austrian-born astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gold

David H. Levy (born May 22, 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Levy

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49265545/arthur-conan-doyle-1859-1930/

François Gonnessiat (May 22, 1856 - October 18, 1934) was a French astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Gonnessiat

Edgar Frisby (May 22, 1837 - 1927) was an American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Frisby



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Pac-Man was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man

Alien 3 (styled as Alien³) is a 1992 science fiction horror film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3

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NGC 5659 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd May 1830. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57633654/ngc-5659/

NGC 5694 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 22nd May 1784. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52346304/ngc-5694/

NGC 6144 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 22nd May 1784. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57633718/ngc-6144/



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Asteroid (41) Daphne was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22, 1856
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41_Daphne

Asteroid (455) Bruchsalia was discovered by Max Wolf and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on May 22, 1900
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/455_Bruchsalia

The Great Comet of 1881 (C/1881 K1) was discovered by the Australian amateur astronomer, John Tebbutt
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53504532/great-comet-of-1881-c1881-k1/

The Arietid meteor shower extends from May 22 to July 2. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arietids



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Meteorites

The Stannern (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Jihomoravsky, Czech Republic, on the 22nd May, 1808.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49254522/stannern-meteorite/

The Slavetic (H5) meteorite fell in Croatia, on the 22nd May, 1868.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49254524/slavetic-meteorite/

The Kernouve (H6) meteorite fell in Bretagne, France, on the 22nd May, 1869.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49254527/kernouve-meteorite/

The Barnaul (H5) meteorite fell in Altayskiy kray, Russia, on the 22nd May, 1904.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49254534/barnaul-meteorite/

A large meteorite shower in the Katol region damaged several houses on 2012 May 22
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49321608/katol-tehsil-meteor/



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