In the year 2022
1,447 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Schwanitz
German politician, stasi generalleutnant (1930–2022).
Born June 26th, 1930 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 2022 at 91 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Juan Diego
Spanish actor.
Born December 14th, 1942 in Bormujos.
Died April 28th, 2022 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Volodymyr Struk
Ukrainian politician (1964-2022).
Born May 15th, 1964 in Lozivskyi.
Died March 2nd, 2022 at 57 years old in Kreminna (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sam Lay
American drummer and vocalist (1935–2022).
Born March 20th, 1935 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2022 at 86 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Alexander Vovin
Russian-american linguist and philologist (1961–2022).
Born January 27th, 1961 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Richard Howard
American poet and literary critic (1929–2022).
Born October 13th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died March 31st, 2022 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pierre Bellon
French businessman (1930–2022).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2022 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Iranian ayatollah (1919–2022).
Born February 20th, 1919 in Golpayegan.
Died February 1st, 2022 at 102 years old in Qom (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Japanese voice actor (1965-2022).
Born May 10th, 1965 in Nerima. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2022 at 57 years old (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Karnaugh
American physicist (1924–2022).
Born October 4th, 1924 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Evaristo Carvalho
São tomé and príncipe politician (1941–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1941 in Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe.
Died May 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Anatoly Kvashnin
Former chief of the general staff of the armed forces of the russian federation (1946–2022).
Born August 15th, 1946 in Ufa.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (infarction, COVID-19). [ref]
Michel Subor
French actor (1935–2022).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 10th, 2022 at 86 years old in Toulouse (traffic collision). [ref]
Mel Mermelstein
Czechoslovak-born american holocaust survivor and autobiographer.
Born September 25th, 1926 in Mukachevo.
Died January 28th, 2022 at 95 years old in Long Beach.
Gerald Potterton
British-canadian animator and director.
Born March 8th, 1931 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 91 years old in Cowansville. [ref]
Daniel Dolan
American sedevacantist bishop (1951–2022).
Born May 28th, 1951 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]
Mark Forest
American actor, bodybuilder and opera singer.
Born January 6th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Kanamat Botashev
Russian major general who was the commander of the military unit 23326 of the western military district and the commander of the baltimor airbase near voronezh.
Born May 20th, 1959 in Nizhnyaya Teberda.
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 63 years old in Popasna.
Yoshishige Yoshida
Japanese film director, novelist (1933-2022).
Born February 16th, 1933 in Fukui.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 89 years old in Shibuya (pneumonia).
Thomas Ulsrud
Norwegian male curler (1971–2022).
Born October 21st, 1971 in Oslo.
Died May 24th, 2022 at 50 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Hadis Najafi
Woman killed by the military forces.
Born January 5th, 2000 in Karaj.
Died September 21st, 2022 at 22 years old in Karaj.
John H Coates
Australian mathematician (1945–2022).
Born January 26th, 1945 in New South Wales.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Marilyn Bergman
American composer, songwriter and author (1929–2022).
Born November 10th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Uładzimier Makiej
7th minister of foreign affairs of the republic of belarus.
Born August 5th, 1958 in Niekraševičy.
Died November 26th, 2022 at 64 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ronnie Hellström
Swedish association football goalkeeper (1949–2022).
Born February 21st, 1949 in Malmö.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 72 years old (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche