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January 22nd
191 Notable deaths
Wendell H. Ford
American politician (1924-2015).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Owensboro.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Owensboro (lung cancer).
Oleg Losev
Russian inventor, and physicist.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 38 years old in Saint Petersburg (hunger).
Oliver Leese
British army general (1894-1978).
Born October 27th, 1894 in London.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 83 years old in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (myocardial infarction).
Alma Rubens
American actress (1897-1931).
Born February 19th, 1897 in San Francisco.
Died January 22nd, 1931 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Jobyna Ralston
American actress (1899-1967).
Born November 21st, 1899 in South Pittsburg.
Died January 22nd, 1967 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Jean-Louis Barrault
French actor and theatre director (1910–1994).
Born September 8th, 1910 in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 83 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Liang Yusheng
Hong kong writer (1924-2009).
Born April 5th, 1924 in Mengshan County.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer.
Born January 8th, 1859 in Worcester.
Died January 22nd, 1925 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Harald Bohr
Danish footballer and mathematician (1887-1951).
Born April 22nd, 1887 in Copenhagen.
Died January 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Carlos Schwabe
German artist (1866-1926).
Born July 21st, 1866 in Altona. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1926 at 59 years old in Avon. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 191
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