In the year 2022
1,444 Notable deaths
Barry Boehm
American software engineer (1935–2022).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Santa Monica.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Brent Renaud
American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022).
Born October 2nd, 1971 in Memphis. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2022 at 50 years old in Irpin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Richard Benson
British musician (1955–2022).
Born March 10th, 1955 in Woking.
Died May 10th, 2022 at 67 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ann Shulgin
American author and the widow of chemist alexander shulgin (1931–2022).
Born March 22nd, 1931 in Wellington.
Died July 9th, 2022 at 91 years old in Lafayette. [ref]
Toshiki Kaifu
Japanese politician (1931-2022).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Nagoya.
Died January 9th, 2022 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Tony Brooks
British racing driver.
Born February 25th, 1932 in Dukinfield. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2022 at 90 years old in Ottershaw. [ref]
Urvashi Vaid
Indian and american writer, lawyer and lgbtq+ activist (1958–2022).
Born October 8th, 1958 in New Delhi.
Died May 14th, 2022 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ayaz Mutallibov
President of azerbaijan from 1990 to 1992.
Died March 27th, 2022 at 83 years old in Baku.
Piero Angela
Italian science journalist (1928–2022).
Born December 22nd, 1928 in Turin.
Died August 13th, 2022 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nel Noddings
American philosopher (1929–2022).
Born January 19th, 1929 in Irvington.
Died August 25th, 2022 at 93 years old in Key Largo. [ref]
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
German writer and editor (1929–2022).
Born November 11th, 1929 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2022 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Shirley Hughes
English children's writer and illustrator (1927–2022).
Born July 16th, 1927 in West Kirby. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2022 at 94 years old in West London. [ref]
Eduard Artemyev
Soviet and russian composer (1937–2022).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Novosibirsk.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Grandpa Elliott
American musician (1944–2022).
Born July 10th, 1944 in New Orleans.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in Jefferson. [ref]
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Chief of the general staff and defence staff; head of the british army (1935–2022).
Born August 5th, 1935 in Ludlow.
Died July 20th, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
Herman Daly
American economist (1938–2022).
Born July 21st, 1938 in Houston.
Died October 28th, 2022 at 84 years old in Richmond. [ref]
David Datuna
Georgian-american artist.
Born February 10th, 1974 in Tbilisi.
Died May 24th, 2022 at 48 years old in Boston (lung cancer). [ref]
Sven-Bertil Taube
Swedish singer and actor (1934–2022).
Born November 24th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died November 11th, 2022 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Pablo Milanés
Cuban musician (1943–2022).
Born February 24th, 1943 in Bayamo.
Died November 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Carlo Bonomi
Italian actor (1937–2022).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Milan.
Died August 6th, 2022 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
Indian singer.
Born October 4th, 1931 in Dhakuria.
Died February 15th, 2022 at 90 years old in Kolkata.
Bernabé Martí
Spanish operatic tenor (1928–2022).
Born November 14th, 1928 in Villarroya de la Sierra.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 93 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Andrey Sukhovetsky
Russian general (1974–2022).
Born June 25th, 1974 in Soviet Union. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2022 at 47 years old in Donetsk Oblast. [ref]
Yvan Colonna
Corsican independentist and criminal (1960–2022).
Born April 7th, 1960 in Ajaccio.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille (strangling). [ref]
Boris Pahor
Slovenian writer (1913–2022).
Born August 26th, 1913 in Trieste.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 108 years old in Trieste. [ref]
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