Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha.

* May 26 – Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman ( b. 1822 )

* May 7 – Henri d ' Orléans, duc d ' Aumale ( b. 1822 )

* May 22 – Alexander Campbell, Canadian politician ( b. 1822 )

The newly-formed Mexican congress eventually declared Iturbide emperor of Mexico on May 19, 1822.

* May 24, 1822 – Battle of Pichincha: Simón Bolívar secures the independence of Quito.

* May 26, 1822 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.

* May 31 – Karl August von Hardenberg, Prussian politician ( d. 1822 )

Fraser gave Flashman a lifespan from 1822 to 1915 and a birth-date of 5 May.

Rosa Bonheur, born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, ( 16 March 1822 – 25 May 1899 ) was a French animalière, realist artist, and sculptor.

John Stark ( August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822 ) was a general who served in the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

On May 7, 1822, he began publication of the Abolition Intelligence and Missionary Magazine.

With this motivation, the new foundation stone of Magdalen Hall was laid at the new site on 3 May 1820, and the Hall's migration was complete by 1822.

Edmond de Goncourt ( May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896 ), born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.

Sir William McDougall PC CB ( January 25, 1822 – May 29, 1905 ) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.

After the liberation of Mexico was secured, he was proclaimed President of the Regency in 1821 and Constitutional Emperor of the new nation, reigning as Emperor briefly from 19 May 1822 to 19 March 1823, and he is credited as the original designer of the first Mexican flag.

" and insist that he take the throne of Mexico in May 1822.

* 19 May 1822 – 19 March 1823: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor

It was the marriage place ( May 7, 1788 ) and burial place ( 1822 ) of Sir William Herschel ( in whose memory there stands a newly erected stained-glass window depicting Uranus, which he discovered, and other planets ), and the burial place of Charles Hatchett who discovered niobium.

* May 31-Franz Strauss, musician and composer, father of Richard Strauss ( b. 1822 )

* May 19-Korla Awgust Kocor, conductor and composer ( b. 1822 )

* May 2-Wilhelm Rust, composer ( born 1822 )

John Stark ( August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822 ) was a New Hampshire native who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

* Prince William Alexander Ernst Frederick Casimir of the Netherlands Dutch: Willem Alexander Ernst Frederik Casimir ( Brussels ( per one source ) or Soestdijk Palace ( per another ), 21 May 1822 – Brussels, 22 October 1822 ).

We first see him shaking Mrs. Joe's hand on discovering the sizable amount of the premium paid to her husband for Pip's indenture as an apprentice and later pumping Pip's hands `` for the hundredth time at least '' ( `` May I -- may I -- ''??

Abby May wrote in her journal on January 17, 1843, " A day of some excitement, as Mr. Alcott refused to pay his town tax ... After waiting some time to be committed jail, he was told it was paid by a friend.

The death of Arcadius in May 408 caused milder counsel to prevail in the western court, but Alaric, who had actually entered Epirus, demanded in a somewhat threatening manner that if he were thus suddenly requested to desist from war, he should be paid handsomely for what modern language would call the " expenses of mobilization ".

Montgomery's training paid off when the Germans began their invasion of the Low Countries on 10 May 1940 and the 3rd Division advanced to the River Dijle and then withdrew to Dunkirk with great professionalism, entering the Dunkirk perimeter in a famous night-time march which placed his forces on the left flank which had been left exposed by the Belgian surrender.

In May 2007, the program, which had only previously been available digitally as a paid subscription from Audible. com, became a free podcast distributed by NPR, after a two-month test period where only a " call of the week " was available via podcast.

In May 2007, the School District announced that it was to be paid $ 450, 000 as reimbursement for legal expenses.

The casts of the Off Broadway production of Avenue Q in New York City and the Avenue Q National Tour in Dallas dedicated their May 28 performances to his memory, and the actors playing the Coleman role paid tribute to him from the stage at the performances ' conclusions.

In May 1801, Pasha Yusuf Karamanli demanded from the United States an increase in the tribute ( then $ 83, 000 ) which the US government had paid since 1796 for the protection of US commerce from piracy by Ottoman tribes along the North African coast.

In May 2008, Voight paid a solidarity visit to Israel in honor of its 60th birthday.

In May 1939, as part of his efforts to bully Turkey into joining the Axis, Ribbentrop had arranged for the cancellation of the delivery of 60 heavy howitzers from the Škoda Works, which the Turks had paid for in advance.

The most memorable moment of that 1978 season occurred on May 28, 1978, when pinch hitter Mike Ivie, acquired from the San Diego Padres during the offseason for Darrel Thomas, hit a towering grand slam off of Dodgers pitching ace Don Sutton in front of Candlestick Park's highest paid attendance of 58, 545.

The initial purchaser had paid £ 5, 250 for it on its completion, and subsequent sales were for £ 861 in 1935, £ 265 in 1942, and was " bought in " at £ 252 in 1960 ( having failed to meet its reserve ), but when the same picture was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 1995, it sold for £ 1. 75 million.

The Foo Fighters paid homage to the band in performing " Tie Your Mother Down " to open the ceremony before being joined on stage by May, Taylor, and Paul Rodgers, who played a selection of Queen hits.

According to James Truslow Adams's Dictionary of American History, during the 170 days beginning May 27, 1933, there were 22, 565, 859 paid admissions ; during the 163 days beginning May 26, 1934, there were 16, 486, 377 ; a total of 39, 052, 236.

Suckling finally left the islands without ever taking up his post ( or ever being paid ) on 2 May 1788, impoverished and embittered, due to the machinations of local interests which were fearful of the recourse of their creditors if a court was to be established.

In an agreement between John Ferrabee and Edwin Budding dated May 18, 1830, Ferrabee paid the costs of development, obtained letters of patent and acquired rights to manufacture, sell and license other manufacturers in the production of lawn mowers.

Today, Miró's paintings sell for between US $ 250, 000 and US $ 26 million ; US $ 17 million at a U. S. auction for the La Caresse des étoiles ( 1938 ) on May 6, 2008, at the time the highest amount paid for one of his works.

In May 1286, King Edward I paid homage before the new king, Philip IV of France, for the lands in Gascony.

In May and June 1939, the new king and his royal consort toured the country from coast to coast and paid a state visit to the United States on behalf of Canada.

In May 2007, an anonymous buyer paid 576, 000 euros for an original 1839 camera made by Susse Frères ( Susse brothers ), Paris, at an auction in Vienna, Austria, making it the world's oldest and most expensive commercial photographic apparatus.

On May 29, 2004, the Church paid an undisclosed amount to settle a wrongful death suit brought on behalf of McPherson's estate.

" However, Arthur Schreiber's declaration of May 3, 2005 states: " Landmark Education has never paid Erhard under the license agreements ( he assigned his rights to others ).

Sarah joined him in February 1713, and was delighted when on reaching Frankfurt in the middle of May to see that the troops under Eugene's command paid her lord'all the respects as if he had been at his old post '.