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December 22nd
235 Notable deaths
Daniel Giraud Elliot
American zoologist (1835–1915).
Born March 7th, 1835 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1915 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Édouard Baldus
French photographer (1813–1889).
Born June 5th, 1813 in Grünebach. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1889 at 76 years old in Arcueil. [ref]
Anatoly Vlasov
Russian physicist (1908-1975).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Balashov.
Died December 22nd, 1975 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Johann Nepomuk David
Austrian composer (1895–1977).
Born November 30th, 1895 in Eferding.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 82 years old in Stuttgart.
Manuel Jimenes
President of the dominican republic (1808-1854).
Born January 14th, 1808 in Bayamo.
Died December 22nd, 1854 at 46 years old in Port-au-Prince (cholera).
Jason Lowndes
Australian cyclist (1994–2017).
Born December 14th, 1994 in Kalgoorlie.
Died December 22nd, 2017 at 23 years old in Bendigo (bicycle accident). [ref]
Henri Abraham
French physicist.
Born July 12th, 1868 in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 22nd, 1943 at 75 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz.
Gabrielle Wittkop
French writer and novelist (1920–2002).
Born May 27th, 1920 in Nantes.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
Hermann Weingärtner
German gymnast (1864–1919).
Born August 27th, 1864 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died December 22nd, 1919 at 55 years old in Frankfurt (Oder) (cardiac arrest, drowning).
Alikram Hummatov
Azerbaijani convicted of treason.
Born October 28th, 1948 in Lerik.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 74 years old in Netherlands.
Wilhelm Ebstein
German physician (1836–1912).
Born November 27th, 1836 in Jawor.
Died December 22nd, 1912 at 76 years old in Göttingen.
Tom Williams
New zealand roman catholic cardinal (1930–2023).
Born March 20th, 1930 in Wellington.
Died December 22nd, 2023 at 93 years old in Waikanae. [ref]
Issachar Ber Ryback
Ukrainian-french painter (1897-1935).
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1935 at 38 years old in Paris. [ref]
Fred Guy
American musician (1897–1971).
Born May 23rd, 1897 in Burkeville.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Arkady Vorobyov
Russian weightlifter (1924–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Täteş, Mordovo.
Died December 22nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Dorothy M. Needham
English biochemist (1896-1987).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in London.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 91 years old
Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya
(1878-1959).
Born September 9th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 22nd, 1959 at 81 years old in Hayling Island.
Miriam Battista
American actress (1912-1980).
Born July 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 22nd, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Hans Hækkerup
Danish politician (1945-2013).
Born December 3rd, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 22nd, 2013 at 68 years old in Mexico.
Frank Thiess
German writer (1890–1977).
Born March 13th, 1890 in Ikšķile.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Darmstadt.
Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger
Croatian archaeologist and geologist (1856–1936).
Born October 25th, 1856 in Zagreb.
Died December 22nd, 1936 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Robert Kosch
German officer (1856–1942).
Born April 5th, 1856 in Kłodzko.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 86 years old in Berlin.
José Régio
Portuguese poet (1901–1969).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Vila do Conde. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 68 years old in Vila do Conde (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fritz Künzli
Swiss footballer (1946-2019).
Born January 8th, 1946 in Glarus.
Died December 22nd, 2019 at 73 years old in Zollikerberg (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ervin Lázár
Hungarian writer (1936–2006).
Born May 5th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest (respiratory failure). [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker