| General Information for May 22nd 2017 |
| There are 5 public holidays today. |
| Day 142 of 2017 |
| 223 days left in 2017 |
| Week 21 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1959 - Lead singer of The Smiths, Morrissey is born. |
| 1915 - The worst train crash ever to occur in the UK takes place at Quintinshill in Scotland - the accident involves five different trains, with a death toll of 227. |
| 1813 - Composer Richard Wagner is born. |
| 1455 - The Yorkists are victorious over the Lancastrians at the First Battle of St Albans, heralding the start of the War of the Roses. |