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October 22nd
153 Notable deaths
Pretty Boy Floyd
American bank robber (1904–1934).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Adairsville.
Died October 22nd, 1934 at 30 years old in East Liverpool (gunshot wound).
Cleavon Little
American actor (1939–1992).
Born June 1st, 1939 in Chickasha. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1992 at 53 years old in Sherman Oaks (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Fernando landero
Mexican-american baseball player (1960–2024).
Born November 1st, 1960 in Etchohuaquila.
Died October 22nd, 2024 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Dietrich Mateschitz
Austrian businessman.
Born May 20th, 1944 in Sankt Marein im Mürztal.
Died October 22nd, 2022 at 78 years old in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut. [ref]
Mary Wickes
American actress.
Born June 13th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died October 22nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Peter Scolari
American actor (1955–2021).
Born September 12th, 1955 in New Rochelle.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 66 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Soupy Sales
American comedian, actor and radio/television personality (1926-2009).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Franklinton.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old in The Bronx (cancer). [ref]
Russell Means
Oglala lakota activist for the rights of native american people (1939-2012).
Born November 10th, 1939 in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Died October 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Porcupine (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie.
Born December 6th, 1904 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in Manhattan.
Louis Althusser
French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).
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