Historical Events for 22nd May 2023

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1526 - Pope Clement VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence and Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
1893 - Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game
1900 - Associated Press organizes in NYC as nonprofit news cooperative
1903 - Launch of the White Star Liner SS Ionic.
1972 - US President Nixon begins visit to Moscow
1988 - Károly Grósz succeeds party leader Janos Kádár in Hungary
1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 29 performances
2010 - UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich, 2-0; Inter's 3rd title and first treble (Italian Serie A and Cup)
2016 - Independent Alexander Van der Bellen defeats Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer by just 31,000 votes to become President in Austrian elections
2017 - South Africa's Western Cape province declares a drought disaster - worst for 113 years

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