Victor Penalber

Brazilian judoka.

Born May 22nd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrej Blatnik

Slovene writer.

Born May 22nd, 1963 (age 63 years) in Ljubljana.

Martin Hřídel

Czech association football player.

Born May 22nd, 1968 (age 58 years) in Kladno.

Peter Kušnirák

Slovak astronomist.

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

Hildegard Thorell

Swedish artist (1850-1930).

Born May 22nd, 1850 in Kroppa socken.

Died January 2nd, 1930 at 79 years old in Stockholm.

Ignacio Salcedo

Spanish footballer (born 1947).

Born May 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Madrid.

Daniel Mobaeck

Swedish footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Linköping.

Voldemārs Zāmuēls

Latvian politician (1872-1948).

Born May 22nd, 1872 in Dzērbene.

Died January 16th, 1948 at 75 years old in Ravensburg.

Kim Bub-Min

South korean archer.

Born May 22nd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Daejeon.

Virginia Ramírez

Spanish field hockey player.

Born May 22nd, 1964 (age 62 years) in Madrid.

Max Romih

Italian chess player (1893–1979).

Born May 22nd, 1893 in Buzet.

Died April 24th, 1979 at 85 years old

Thekla Resvoll

Norwegian botanist (1871-1948).

Born May 22nd, 1871 in Vågå.

Died June 14th, 1948 at 77 years old in Oslo.

Leopoldo Jiménez

Venezuelan footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1978 (age 48 years) in Caracas.

Liene Jansone

Latvian basketball player.

Born May 22nd, 1981 (age 45 years) in Riga.

Andrus Aug

Estonian cyclist (born 1972).

Born May 22nd, 1972 (age 54 years) in Jõgeva.

Pierino Gabetti

Italian weightlifter (1904-1971).

Born May 22nd, 1904 in Sestri Ponente.

Died February 28th, 1971 at 66 years old in Genoa.

Souad al-Sabah

Kuwaiti economist, writer and poet.

Born May 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kuwait.

Vicente Juan Segura

Spanish bishop (1955–2024).

Born May 22nd, 1955 in Tavernes de la Valldigna.

Died October 11th, 2024 at 69 years old in Hospital 9 de Octubre. ^[ref]

Siri Eftedal

Norwegian handball player.

Born May 22nd, 1966 (age 60 years) in Skien.

Anke Baier

German speed skater.

Born May 22nd, 1972 (age 54 years) in Eisenach.

Michio Ashikaga

Japanese association football player.

Born May 22nd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Akita Prefecture.

François Gonnessiat

French astronomer (1856–1934).

Born May 22nd, 1856 in Mornay.

Died October 18th, 1934 at 78 years old in Algiers.

Angelo Di Pietro

Italian roman-catholic cardinal (1828–1914).

Born May 22nd, 1828 in Vivaro Romano.

Died December 5th, 1914 at 86 years old in Rome.

Auguste Barth

French orientalist (1834–1916).

Born May 22nd, 1834 in Strasbourg.

Died April 15th, 1916 at 81 years old in Paris.

Viktoriya Gurova Valyukevich

Russian triple jumper.

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