In the year 2022
1,447 Notable deaths
Corey Yuen
Hong kong actor and film director (1951–2022).
Born February 15th, 1951 in Hong Kong.
Died March 2nd, 2022 at 71 years old in Canada (COVID-19). [ref]
F. Sionil José
Philippine writer (1924–2022).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Rosales.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 97 years old in Makati.
Venetia Stevenson
British actress (1938–2022).
Born March 10th, 1938 in London.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 84 years old in Atlanta (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Praveen Kumar Sobti
Indian discus thrower, hammer thrower and actor (1947–2022).
Born December 6th, 1947 in Sarhali, Jalandhar.
Died February 7th, 2022 at 74 years old in New Delhi.
Ronan Vibert
English actor (1964–2022).
Born February 23rd, 1964 in Cambridgeshire.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 58 years old in Florida. [ref]
Leon Vitali
English actor (1948–2022).
Born July 26th, 1948 in Leamington Spa.
Died August 19th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Svika Pick
Israeli musician.
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Ramat HaSharon.
Amou Haji
Iranian eccentric (1928–2022).
Born August 20th, 1928 in Dezh Gah.
Died October 23rd, 2022 at 94 years old in Farashband County. [ref]
Bob Lanier
American basketball player (1948–2022).
Born September 10th, 1948 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2022 at 73 years old [ref]
Joe E. Tata
American actor (1936–2022).
Born September 13th, 1936 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 25th, 2022 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Greg Bear
American writer best known for science fiction (1951–2022).
Born August 20th, 1951 in San Diego.
Died November 19th, 2022 at 71 years old (stroke). [ref]
Jack Ging
United states actor and sportsman.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Alva.
Died September 9th, 2022 at 90 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
James McDivitt
American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2022 at 93 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Thom Bell
American producer, arranger and songwriter (1943–2022).
Born January 27th, 1943 in Philadelphia, Kingston.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Bellingham. [ref]
Bob Rafelson
American film director (1933–2022).
Born February 21st, 1933 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Aspen (lung cancer). [ref]
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Malian politician.
Born January 29th, 1945 in Koutiala.
Died January 16th, 2022 at 76 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Angelo Sodano
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Isola d'Asti.
Died May 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Rome (COVID-19).
Frank Drake
American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930–2022).
Born May 28th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 2022 at 92 years old in Aptos. [ref]
Diane McBain
American actress (1941–2022).
Born May 18th, 1941 in Cleveland.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Robert LuPone
American actor (1946–2022).
Born July 29th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died August 27th, 2022 at 76 years old in Albany (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
German aristocrat (1933-2022).
Died December 29th, 2022 at 89 years old in Salem. [ref]
Peter Robinson
Canadian crime writer (1950–2022).
Born March 17th, 1950 in Castleford. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2022 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Sonya Eddy
American actress (1967–2022).
Born June 17th, 1967 in Concord.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 55 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Jack Dromey
British politician (1948-2022).
Born September 29th, 1948 in London Borough of Brent.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 73 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Paula Rego
Portuguese-british visual artist (1935-2022).
Born January 26th, 1935 in Lisbon.
Died June 8th, 2022 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1447
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon