January 22nd
199 Notable deaths
William Joseph Chaminade
French priest and religious founder.
Born April 8th, 1761 in Périgueux.
Died January 22nd, 1850 at 88 years old in Bordeaux.
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.
Robert P. Patterson
American federal judge, undersecretary of war, later secretary of war (1891-1952).
Born February 12th, 1891 in New York City, Glens Falls.
Died January 22nd, 1952 at 60 years old in Newark.
George Mosse
American historian.
Born September 20th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died January 22nd, 1999 at 80 years old in Madison.
Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Worcester.
Died January 22nd, 1925 at 66 years old in Cannes.
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]
Carlos Schwabe
German artist (1866-1926).
Born July 21st, 1866 in Altona. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1926 at 59 years old in Avon. [ref]
Michael Longley
Northern irish poet.
Born July 27th, 1939 in Belfast.
Died January 22nd, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
Prime minister of cambodia (1905-2009).
Born September 9th, 1905 in An Giang.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 103 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 199
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman