December 22nd
235 Notable deaths
Florynce Kennedy
American activist.
Born February 11th, 1916 in Kansas City.
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old [ref]
Otto Neurath
Austrian economist, philosopher and sociologist (1882–1945).
Born December 10th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died December 22nd, 1945 at 63 years old in Oxford. [ref]
William Duell
American actor and singer (1923–2011).
Born August 30th, 1923 in Corinth.
Died December 22nd, 2011 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Lansana Conté
Second president of guinea (1934–2008).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Dubréka.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 74 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Harry Langdon
American actor and comedian (1884–1944).
Born June 15th, 1884 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1944 at 60 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
Aurora Miranda
Brazilian entertainer (1915–2005).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 22nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Salah Zulfikar
Egyptian actor and producer (1926–1993).
Born January 18th, 1926 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 67 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Karl Koller
German wehrmacht general officer in the wehrmacht’s luftwaffe branch.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Glonn.
Died December 22nd, 1951 at 53 years old in Glonn.
Alexander Mackendrick
American-born scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993).
Born September 8th, 1912 in Boston.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
German manufacturer and politician (1854-1902).
Born February 17th, 1854 in Essen.
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 48 years old in Essen.
Virgil Exner
American automobile designer (1909–1973).
Born September 24th, 1909 in Ann Arbor.
Died December 22nd, 1973 at 64 years old in Royal Oak.
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter (1909–1942).
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Claude Brasseur
French actor (1936-2020).
Born June 15th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2020 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jean Bourgain
Belgian mathematician and fields medalist (1954-2018).
Born February 28th, 1954 in Ostend.
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 64 years old in Bonheiden. [ref]
Randolph Bourne
American writer.
Born May 30th, 1886 in Bloomfield.
Died December 22nd, 1918 at 32 years old in New York City (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).
Princess Der Ling
Multiracial historian of chinese-american descent (1885-1944), lady-in-waiting of empress dowager cixi.
Born June 8th, 1881 in Wuchang District.
Died December 22nd, 1944 at 63 years old in Berkeley (struck by vehicle).
Ernst Krenek
Austrian/american composer (1900–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1900 in Vienna.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Vasile Milea
Romanian general and politician (1927-1989).
Born January 1st, 1927 in Argeș County.
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 62 years old in Bucharest (gunshot wound).
Théodore Rousseau
French painter (1812–1867).
Born April 15th, 1812 in Paris.
Died December 22nd, 1867 at 55 years old in Barbizon (myocardial infarction).
James Meade
British economist.
Born June 23rd, 1907 in Swanage.
Died December 22nd, 1995 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Heidrich
German general (1896–1947).
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
Alice Terry
American actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Hughes
Pre-raphaelite artist (1832-1915).
Born January 27th, 1832 in London.
Died December 22nd, 1915 at 83 years old in Kew.
Nikolai Ostrovsky
Ukrainian-russian writer (1904-1936).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Viliia.
Died December 22nd, 1936 at 32 years old in Moscow (multiple sclerosis).
James C. Fletcher
American academic and nasa administrator (1919-1991).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Millburn.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller