Deaths on May 17

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu

Died on May 17, 1822

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)

Armand-Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (25 September 1766 – 17 May 1822), was a prominent French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 1788, then Duke of Fronsac until 1791, when he succeeded his father as Duke of Richelieu.

As a royalist, during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he served as a ranking officer in the Russian Imperial Army, achieving the grade of major general. Following the Bourbon Restoration, he returned to his homeland and was twice Prime Minister of France.

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Events on 1822

15 Jan

Demetrios Ypsilantis
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
14 Jun

Difference engine
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables".
2 Jul

Denmark Vesey
Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
26 Jul

Guayaquil Conference
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
27 Sep

Rosetta Stone
Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.

Deaths on May 17

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu

Died on May 17, 1822

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Demetrios Ypsilantis

Difference engine

Denmark Vesey

Guayaquil Conference

Rosetta Stone