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October 22nd
163 Notable deaths
Çetin Altan
Writer, journalist and member of parliament (1927-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1927 in Istanbul.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Hannah Mitchell
Socialist and suffragette (1872–1956).
Born February 11th, 1872 in Hope Woodlands.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Manchester.
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Konstantin Kalinin
World war i aviator and soviet aircraft designer (1887–1938).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died October 22nd, 1938 at 51 years old in Voronezh.
Willem Aantjes
Dutch politician (1923–2015).
Born January 16th, 1923 in Bleskensgraaf.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 92 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Staf De Clercq
Belgian politician (1884-1942).
Born September 16th, 1884 in Everbeek.
Died October 22nd, 1942 at 58 years old in Ghent.
Stefano Satta Flores
Italian actor (1937–1985).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Naples.
Died October 22nd, 1985 at 48 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
American politician (1865-1946).
Born August 6th, 1865 in Princess Anne.
Died October 22nd, 1946 at 81 years old in Baltimore.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Viorica Ursuleac
Romanian operatic soprano (1894-1985).
Born March 26th, 1894 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1985 at 91 years old in Ehrwald. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 163
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche