Births on May 22

Émile Sauret

Born on May 22, 1852

Émile Sauret, French violinist and composer (d. 1920)

Émile Sauret (22 May 1852 – 12 February 1920) was a French violinist and composer. Sauret wrote over 100 violin pieces, including a famous cadenza for the first movement of Niccolò Paganini's First Violin Concerto, and the "Gradus ad Parnassum" (1894).

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Events on 1852

3 Aug

Harvard-Yale Regatta
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
21 Aug

Fort Selkirk
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
24 Sep

Henri Giffard
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
16 Nov

22 Kalliope
The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.

Births on May 22

Émile Sauret

Born on May 22, 1852

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Events on 1852

Harvard-Yale Regatta

Fort Selkirk

Henri Giffard

22 Kalliope