1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
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Born on May 22
1884
Birth
Alceo Toni
Alceo Toni, composer was born
1820
Birth
Alexander Ernst Fesca
Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer was born
1929
Birth
Asher Ben-Yohanan
Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer was born
1950
Birth
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin, lyricist (writes with Elton John) was born
1942
Birth
Calvin Simon
Calvin Simon, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove) was born
1924
Birth
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum) was born
1924
Birth
Claude Andre Francois Ballif
Claude Andre Francois Ballif, composer was born
1961
Birth
Dana Williams
Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle) was born
1917
Birth
Daniel Nagrin
Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer was born
1879
Birth
Eastwood Lane
Eastwood Lane, composer was born
1891
Birth
Eddie Edwards
Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. 1963) was born
1852
Birth
Emile Sauret
Emile Sauret, composer was born
1865
Birth
Enrique Morera
Enrique Morera, composer was born
1874
Birth
Francesco Paolo Neglia
Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer was born
1917
Birth
Georg Tintner
Georg Tintner, Austrian-born conductor (d. 1999) was born
1759
Birth
Gervais-Francois Couperin
Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer was born
1916
Birth
Gordon Binkerd
Gordon Binkerd, composer was born
1955
Birth
Iva Davies
Iva Davies, rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse) was born
1780
Birth
Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek
Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer was born
1879
Birth
Jean Emile Paul Cras
Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer was born
1954
Birth
Jerry Dammers
Jerry Dammers, keyboardist (Specials-Special) was born
1955
Birth
Jimmy Lyon
Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (Eddie Money) was born
1850
Birth
Johann Schrammel
Johann Schrammel, composer was born
1722
Birth
Johannes Schmidlin
Johannes Schmidlin, composer was born
1933
Birth
John Browning
John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956) was born
1967
Birth
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice, American musician was born
1885
Birth
Julio Fonseca
Julio Fonseca, composer was born
1930
Birth
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball, rocker, (d. 2013) was born
1966
Birth
Kenny Hickey
Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative) was born
1907
Birth
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier, England, actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer) was born
1942
Birth
Malika A Sabirova
Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer was born
1959
Birth
Morrissey
Morrissey, British rock vocalist (Everyday is Like Sunday) was born
1956
Birth
Natasha Shneider
Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician was born
1934
Birth
Peter Nero
Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY) was born
1898
Birth
René de Vos
René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven) was born
1980
Birth
Rhett Fisher
Rhett Fisher, actor/musician was born
1813
Birth
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman) was born
1928
Birth
Roscoe Robinson
Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer was born
1941
Birth
Sebastian Forbes
Sebastian Forbes, composer was born
1959
Birth
Steven Morrissey
Steven Morrissey, English singer was born
1914
Birth
Sun Ra
Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993) was born
1783
Birth
Thomas Forbes Walmisley
Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer was born
1959
Birth
[Patrick] Morrissey
[Patrick] Morrissey, rocker (Depeche Mode-Somebody) was born
Died on May 22
1978
Death
Bjarne Brustad
Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83
2026
Death
Dick Parry
Dick Parry died
1825
Death
Domenico Corri
Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80
1878
Death
Franz von Holstein
Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52
1781
Death
Garret Wesley Mornington
Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45
2025
Death
Guy Klucevsek
Guy Klucevsek died
1949
Death
Hans Erich Pfitzner
Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80
1801
Death
Heinrich Gottfried Reichard
Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58
1967
Death
James Langston Hughes
James Langston Hughes, American poet laureate, dies at 65
1991
Death
Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
1987
Death
Mario Zafred
Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65
1977
Death
Marius Monnikendam
Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, dies at 80
1993
Death
Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100
2020
Death
Mory Kanté
Mory Kanté died
2021
Death
Raam Laxman
Raam Laxman died
1989
Death
Steven DeGroote
Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953)
2005
Death
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (b. 1914)
2024
Death
Toni Montano
Toni Montano died
1953
Death
Vaclav Klicka
Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70
Releases & milestones on May 22
2026
Event
A
A released the album 'Prang'
2026
Event
Aiello
Aiello released the album 'Scorpione'
2026
Event
Angie
Angie released the album 'Sogni di vetro'
2026
Event
Bleachers
Bleachers released the album 'Everyone for Ten Minutes'
2026
Event
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir released the album 'Grand Serpent Rising'
2026
Event
Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien released the album 'Blue Morpho'
2026
Event
Future Islands
Future Islands released the album 'From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth'
2026
Event
Le Sserafim
Le Sserafim released the album 'PUREFLOW, pt 1'
2026
Event
Samurai Jay
Samurai Jay released the album 'Amatore'
2020
Event
Suga
Suga released the album 'D-2'
2026
Event
Tedua
Tedua released the album 'Ryan Ted'
2020
Event
The 1975
The 1975 released the album 'Notes on a Conditional Form'
1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
2026
Event
Vision Divine
Vision Divine released the album 'A Clockwork Reverie'
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