Historical Events
Gehrig's Third Triple HR
Yankees' future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig becomes first to hit 3 HRs three times as NY outscores Philadelphia A's, 20-13; teams combine for then-record 10 homers
Famous Birthdays
- Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch politician (State Secretary for the Interior 1986-94), born in Sneek, Netherlands (d. 2008)
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
American politician, gay activist and first openly gay person elected to public office, born in Woodmere, New York
- Kenny Ball, English jazz musician, born in Ilford, Essex (d. 2013)
- LaSalle Leffall Jr., American surgeon, medical educator, and 1st black president of the American Cancer Society (1978), and the American College of Surgeons (1995), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d. 2019)
- Marisol (Maria Sol) Escobar, Venezuelan sculptor, born in Paris, France (d. 2016)
About May 22, 1930
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 93 years, 11 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Gemini
