Today in History for 22nd May 2025
Historical Events
1840 – The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished
1966 – 18th Emmy Awards: “The Fugitive”, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore win
1967 – Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel
2001 – Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Cathy Freeman; Team: French Men’s National Football team
2018 – Stacey Abrams is the first black woman to be nominated as US state governor – for Georgia
Famous Birthdays
1660 – Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor, baptized in Free Imperial City of Hamburg (d. 1714)
1671 – Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1737)
1930 – Harvey Milk, American politician, gay activist and first openly gay person elected to public office, born in Woodmere, New York (d. 1978)
1936 – M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), born in New York City (d. 2005)
2001 – Emma Chamberlain, American influencer (YouTube), born in San Mateo, California
Famous Deaths
1667 – Alexander VII [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68
1958 – Julien de Valckenaere, Belgian poet, dies at 60
1991 – Catalino “Lino” Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
2022 – Dervla Murphy, Irish bicyclist and travel author (Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle; In Ethiopia with a Mule), dies at 90
2024 – Petri Sulonen, Finnish soccer defender (10 caps; TPS 319 games), dies from ALS at 60
