May 22nd
- 1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle was born.
- 1885 – Victor Hugo died, age 83.
- 1942 – Dead Hangs Reaching first aired on the radio.
- 1964 – Come Wander with Me first aired on television.
- 1969 – Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed went to theaters.
- 1972 – Max Brooks was born.
- 1992 – Alien³ went to theaters.
- 2012 – Seymour Fleishman died, age 94.