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January 22nd
269 Notable deaths
Fredrik Bajer
Danish politician (1837-1922).
Born April 21st, 1837 in Vester Egede.
Died January 22nd, 1922 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
Léon Damas
French poet and politician (1912–1978).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Cayenne.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alden W. Clausen
American businessman, president of the world bank, 1981-1986.
Born February 17th, 1923 in Hamilton.
Died January 22nd, 2013 at 89 years old in Burlingame (pneumonia). [ref]
Mariano Rumor
Italian politician (1915-1990).
Born June 16th, 1915 in Vicenza.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Vicenza (pulmonary edema).
Georg Lurich
Estonian professional wrestler and strongman (1876-1920).
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Väike-Maarja.
Died January 22nd, 1920 at 43 years old in Armavir.
Maysa Matarazzo
Brazilian recording artist and actress (1936–1977).
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro, Niterói (traffic collision).
Zequinha de Abreu
Brazilian musician and composer (1880-1935).
Born September 19th, 1880 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.
Died January 22nd, 1935 at 54 years old in Capital O Piratininga Hotel (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Serhiy Nigoyan
Ukrainian activist.
Born August 2nd, 1993 in Bereznuvativka.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 20 years old in Kyiv (ballistic trauma).
Carlo Pellegrini
Italian caricaturist (1839-1889).
Born March 25th, 1839 in Capua. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1889 at 49 years old in London (lung disease). [ref]
Heisuke Yanagawa
Japanese general (1879–1945).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 65 years old
John Bacchus Dykes
British clergyman and hymnist (1823–1876).
Born March 10th, 1823 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 22nd, 1876 at 52 years old in Ticehurst.
Agustí Villaronga
Spanish film director, screenwriter, actor (1953–2023).
Born March 4th, 1953 in Palma. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2023 at 69 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Lionel Giles
British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958).
Born December 29th, 1875 in Sutton.
Died January 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old
Petro Shelest
Ukrainian politician (1908-1996).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Andriivka, Balakliia Raion.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Hermann Jónasson
Politician (1896-1976).
Born December 25th, 1896 in Skagafjörður.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 79 years old in Reykjavík.
Betty Wilson
Australian cricketer (1921-2010).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Melbourne.
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
James Ford Rhodes
United states historian (1848–1927).
Born May 1st, 1848 in Cleveland.
Died January 22nd, 1927 at 78 years old in Brookline.
Anne Hébert
Canadian author and poet (1916–2000).
Born August 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.
Died January 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal (bone cancer).
Cornelis Lely
Dutch civil servant and politician (1854-1929).
Born September 23rd, 1854 in Amsterdam.
Died January 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Charles Reznikoff
American jewish objectivist poet (1894-1976).
Born August 31st, 1894 in Brooklyn.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 81 years old in Manhattan.
Park Wan-suh
South korean writer (1931–2011).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Gapyeong County.
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Guri (gallbladder cancer).
Ticky Holgado
French actor (1944-2004).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Toulouse.
Died January 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer, lung cancer).
Joseph Agassi
Academic.
Born May 7th, 1927 in Jerusalem.
Died January 22nd, 2023 at 95 years old in Herzliya.
Gabriel Yacoub
French musician, songwriter and visual artist (1952–2025).
Born February 4th, 1952 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 22nd, 2025 at 72 years old in Bourges. [ref]
Fyodor Dan
Russian revolutionary (1871-1947).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 22nd, 1947 at 75 years old in New York City.
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