January 22nd
269 Notable deaths
William Christie
British astronomer (1845–1922).
Born October 1st, 1845 in Woolwich.
Died January 22nd, 1922 at 76 years old in Gibraltar.
Rita Gorr
Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (1926–2012).
Born February 18th, 1926 in Zelzate.
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in Benidorm (disease). [ref]
François Deguelt
French singer (1932-2014).
Born December 4th, 1932 in Tarbes.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Vidauban (heart failure).
Anatoli Polivoda
Soviet basketball player (1947–2024).
Born May 29th, 1947 in Yenakiieve.
Died January 22nd, 2024 at 76 years old [ref]
Michaił Żyźniewski
Belarusian journalist (1988-2014).
Born January 26th, 1988 in Gomel.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 25 years old in Kyiv.
Jack Shea
Us speed skater (1910–2002).
Born September 7th, 1910 in Lake Placid.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 91 years old in Lake Placid (traffic collision). [ref]
Lucyna Winnicka
Actress (1928-2013).
Born July 14th, 1928 in Warsaw.
Died January 22nd, 2013 at 84 years old in Palmiry.
Hossein Shahabi
Iranian screenwriter, producer and film director (1967–2023).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Tabriz.
Died January 22nd, 2023 at 55 years old in Karaj (pneumonitis). [ref]
Ernest Townsend
Painter who worked in derby and did camouflage during wwii (1880-1944).
Born January 1st, 1880 in Derby.
Died January 22nd, 1944 at 64 years old in Derby.
Albert Hull
American inventor (1880–1966).
Born April 19th, 1880 in Southington.
Died January 22nd, 1966 at 85 years old in Schenectady.
E. Alyn Warren
Actor (1874-1940).
Born June 2nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Luise Ullrich
Austrian actress (1910–1985).
Born October 31st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1985 at 73 years old in Munich.
Meherzia Labidi Maïza
Tunisian politician (1963–2021).
Born December 17th, 1963 in Mziraa.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 57 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (stroke). [ref]
Martin Unrein
German general (1901–1972).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Weimar.
Died January 22nd, 1972 at 71 years old in Munich.
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr.
American tennis player (1862-1949).
Born May 28th, 1862 in Syracuse.
Died January 22nd, 1949 at 86 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
Miloslav Ransdorf
Czech politician and europarliamentarian, member of czech parliament (1996–2004).
Born February 15th, 1953 in Rakovník.
Died January 22nd, 2016 at 62 years old in Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (stroke). [ref]
Clara Pontoppidan
Danish actress, in swedish and danish silent films.
Born April 23rd, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died January 22nd, 1975 at 91 years old in Hellerup.
Joseph Ludwig Raabe
Swiss mathematician (1801–1859).
Died January 22nd, 1859 at 57 years old in Zurich.
Jonni Myyrä
Athletics competitor (1892-1955).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Savitaipale.
Died January 22nd, 1955 at 62 years old in San Francisco.
Benjamin Constant
Brazilian politician (1836-1891).
Born October 18th, 1836 in Niterói.
Died January 22nd, 1891 at 54 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Giuseppe Ricciotti
Italian priest and bible scholar (1890-1964).
Born February 27th, 1890 in Rome.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Rome.
António Lima Pereira
Portuguese footballer (1952–2022).
Born February 1st, 1952 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died January 22nd, 2022 at 69 years old in Portugal. [ref]
Carlo Mazzacurati
Italian film director, actor and screenwriter (1956–2014).
Born March 2nd, 1956 in Padua. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 57 years old in Padua (pancreatic cancer).
Lissy Arna
Actress (1900–1964).
Born December 20th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Barbro Alving
Swedish journalist and writer (1909-1987).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Uppsala.
Died January 22nd, 1987 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi