January 22nd
189 Notable deaths
Dennis Oppenheim
American artist, sculptor and photographer.
Born September 6th, 1938 in Electric City. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
Léon Damas
French guiana politician (1912-1978).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Masaya Nakamura
Japanese businessman, founder of namco.
Born December 24th, 1925 in Tokyo.
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old
Eugen Ott
German general, ambassador (1889-1977).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Tutzing.
Pedro Lemebel
Chilean writer.
Born November 21st, 1952 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 62 years old in Santiago (laryngeal cancer).
Maysa
Brazilian recording artist, actress.
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Serhiy Nigoyan
Ukrainian activist.
Born August 2nd, 1993 in Bereznuvativka.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 20 years old in Kyiv (ballistic trauma).
Zequinha de Abreu
Brazilian musician and composer (1880-1935).
Born September 19th, 1880 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1935 at 54 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Mariano Rumor
Italian politician (1915-1990).
Born June 16th, 1915 in Vicenza. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Vicenza. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 189
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot