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What happened in history on this day: May 22?
On May 22 in ...
- 2017 - A terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England kills 22 people and injures over 500.
Births on May 22
- 1892 - Birth of Louis van Tulder; Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C).
- 1924 - Birth of Charles Aznavour [Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian] in Paris, France; French-Armenian singer ("Monsieur Carnavel", "Tin Drum").
- 1933 - Birth of John Browning in Denver, Colorado, USA; pianist (Leventritt Award-1956).
- 1934 - Birth of Peter Nero in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/pianist ("A Sunday in New York").
- 1942 - Birth of Calvin Simon; American rock vocalist (Funkadelic - "One Nation Under a Groove").
- 1950 - Birth of Bernie Taupin; lyricist, writes with Elton John.
- 1954 - Birth of Jerry Dammers; keyboardist (Specials - "The Special").
- 1955 - Birth of Iva Davies; rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse).
- 1959 - Birth of [Steven Patrick] Morrissey in Manchester, England; rocker (The Smiths - "Hand in Glove", and solo artist - "November Spawned a Monster").
- 1961 - Birth of Dana Williams in Dayton, Ohio, USA; singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle").
Deaths on May 22
- 1988 - Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at age 71.
- 1993 - Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at age 100.
- 2005 - Death of Thurl Ravenscroft of cancer in the USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
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