Rezső Somlai

Hungarian footballer (1911–1983).

Born May 22nd, 1911 in Kispest. ^[ref]

Died October 19th, 1983 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Frederick Garfield Gilmore

Boxer.

Born May 22nd, 1887 in Montreal.

Died March 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.

Kurt Bendlin

Athletics competitor (1943–2024).

Born May 22nd, 1943 in Stalmierz.

Died August 29th, 2024 at 81 years old in Paderborn. ^[ref]

Katrin Ottarsdóttir

Faroese film director and writer.

Born May 22nd, 1957 (age 69 years) in Tórshavn.

Daniel Mesotitsch

Austrian biathlete.

Born May 22nd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Villach.

Willians Santana

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 22nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Aracaju.

Mykola Mykhaylenko

Ukrainian footballer.

Born May 22nd, 2001 (age 25 years) in Varva.

Anders Gløersen

Norwegian cross-country skier.

Born May 22nd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Oslo.

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist (1828–1870).

Born May 22nd, 1828 in Berlin.

Died July 20th, 1870 at 42 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).

Viktar Zuyev

Belarus boxer.

Born May 22nd, 1983 (age 43 years) in Vitebsk.

Ayman Al-Khulaif

Association football player.

Born May 22nd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Saudi Arabia.

Francis de Miomandre

French writer.

Born May 22nd, 1880 in France, Tours.

Died August 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Saint-Brieuc.

Shun Takagi

Japanese association football player.

Born May 22nd, 1989 (age 37 years) in Fujisawa.

A. W. Sandberg

Danish film director and screenwriter (1887-1938).

Born May 22nd, 1887 in Viborg.

Died March 27th, 1938 at 50 years old in Bad Nauheim.

Bekir Refet Teker

Turkish association football player (1899–1977).

Born May 22nd, 1899 in Constantinople.

Died April 5th, 1977 at 77 years old in Karlsruhe.

Verena Faißt

German footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1989 (age 37 years) in Ettenheim.

Leonid Martynov

Russian poet (1905–1980).

Born May 22nd, 1905 in Omsk.

Died June 21st, 1980 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Violet Rose Olney

British athlete.

Born May 22nd, 1911 in London Borough of Southwark.

Died January 3rd, 1999 at 87 years old in Addlestone. ^[ref]

Meri Mangakāhia

New zealand suffragist (1868–1920).

Born May 22nd, 1868 in Hokianga Harbour.

Died October 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Panguru (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).

Louis Perrier

Architect and politicien, member of the swiss federal council (1849-1913).

Born May 22nd, 1849 in Neuchâtel.

Died May 16th, 1913 at 63 years old in Bern.

Nikolay Pavlov

Russian volleyball player and beach volleyball player.

Born May 22nd, 1982 (age 44 years) in Poltava.

Nikolay Makarov

Soviet firearms designer (1914–1988).

Born May 22nd, 1914 in Sasovo. ^[ref]

Died May 14th, 1988 at 73 years old in Tula (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Mikk Reintam

Estonian footballer (born 1990).

Born May 22nd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Tallinn.

Gloria Asumnu

Nigerian sprinter.

Born May 22nd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Houston.

Seda Noorlander

Dutch tennis player.

Born May 22nd, 1974 (age 52 years) in The Hague.