📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - May 22

📜 Events:

* 1520 — The Massacre of the Great Temple occurs during the Siege of Tenochtitlan, resulting in the Aztecs’ revolt against the Spaniards.

* 1809 — On the second and final day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is repelled by an enemy army for the first time.

* 1942 — Mexico enters World War II alongside the Allies.

* 1960 — The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded (9.5 on the Richter scale), hits southern Chile.

* 1990 — Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 on the market, and it quickly achieves major success.

* 2012 — The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world.

* 2017 — Explosion during a presentation by Ariana Grande in Manchester, United Kingdom, leaves at least 22 dead and 50 injured.

*🌟 Births:*

* 1813 — Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883).

* 1859 — Arthur Conan Doyle, British doctor and writer (d. 1930).

* 1907 — Hergé, Belgian writer, artist, and illustrator (d. 1983).

* 1924 — Charles Aznavour, French singer, actor, and composer (d. 2018).

* 1946 — George Best, British footballer (d. 2005).

* 1991 — Sophia Abrahão, Brazilian actress, presenter, and singer.

* 2002 — Maisa Silva, Brazilian presenter and actress.

*🕊 Deaths:*

* 337 — Constantine, Roman emperor (b. 272).

* 1457 — Rita of Cascia, Italian nun and saint (b. 1381).

* 1802 — Martha Washington, First Lady of the United States (b. 1731).

* 1885 — Victor Hugo, French writer (b. 1802).

* 1967 — Langston Hughes, American writer (b. 1902).

* 2018 — Philip Roth, American writer (b. 1933).

* 2025 — Evanildo Bechara, Brazilian professor, grammarian, and philologist (b. 1928).

*📍 Holidays and Cyclical Events:*

*International:*

* International Day for Biodiversity.

*Brazil:*

* Anniversary of Itaboraí (RJ)

* Anniversary of Fernandópolis (SP)

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