December 22nd
235 Notable deaths
Mkrtich Armen
Soviet armenian writer (1906-1972).
Born December 14th, 1906 in Gyumri.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 66 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Carmo de Souza
Olympic basketball player (1940-2008).
Born July 16th, 1940 in Araraquara.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 68 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Xhanfize Keko
Albanian film director and film editor (1928–2007).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Gjirokastër.
Died December 22nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Tirana.
Frederick William Franz
American watch tower society president (1893–1992).
Born September 12th, 1893 in Kentucky.
Died December 22nd, 1992 at 99 years old in Brooklyn.
Karl-August von Reisach
Catholic cardinal (1800-1869).
Died December 22nd, 1869 at 69 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Henri Callot
French fencer (1875-1956).
Born December 20th, 1875 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1956 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Frederick Freake
British polo player (1876-1950).
Born March 7th, 1876 in Hampshire.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 74 years old in Moreton-in-Marsh.
David Nathaniel Friedrich Dietrich
German botanist (1800–1888).
Born October 3rd, 1800 in Ziegenhain.
Died December 22nd, 1888 at 88 years old in Jena.
Joachim Bäse
German footballer (1939–2020).
Born September 2nd, 1939 in Brunswick.
Died December 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Brunswick. [ref]
Hans Edmund Wolters
German ornithologist (1915–1991).
Born February 11th, 1915 in Duisburg.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 76 years old
Norman Loftus Bor
Irish botanist (1893-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1893 in Tramore.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 79 years old in Kew.
Alexander Pypin
Russian literary historian (1833-1904).
Born April 18th, 1833 in Saratov.
Died December 22nd, 1904 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Armand Sabatier
French md, zoologist & scholar (1834-1910).
Born January 14th, 1834 in Ganges.
Died December 22nd, 1910 at 76 years old in Montpellier.
Lucien Teisseire
French road bicycle racer (1919–2007).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
Died December 22nd, 2007 at 88 years old in Douarnenez. [ref]
Jean Gainche
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 12th, 1932 in Remungol.
Died December 22nd, 2025 at 93 years old in Guémené-sur-Scorff. [ref]
Max Hess
Gymnast (1877-1969).
Born December 29th, 1877 in Coburg.
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Evan Noel
Rackets player (1879–1928).
Born January 23rd, 1879 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died December 22nd, 1928 at 49 years old in Kensington.
Per Berlin
Wrestler (1921–2011).
Born August 1st, 1921.
Died December 22nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Landskrona.
Nikolai Yakovenko
Russian olympic wrestler (1941–2006).
Born November 5th, 1941 in Azovsky District.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Leopold Arends
German stenographer and inventor (1817–1882).
Born December 1st, 1817 in Rukiškis. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1882 at 65 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Giovanni Reggio
Sailor (1888–1971).
Born December 12th, 1888 in Genoa.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 83 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Lidiya Tseraskaya
Russian astronomer (1855–1931).
Born June 23rd, 1855 in Astrakhan.
Died December 22nd, 1931 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Narciso Ventalló
Spanish field hockey player.
Born October 17th, 1940 in Terrassa.
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Terrassa.
Gustaf Rosenquist
Gymnast (1887–1961).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Jönköping.
Died December 22nd, 1961 at 74 years old in Västerås.
Bruno Pellizzari
Italian racing cyclist (1907-1991).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Milan.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 84 years old in Milan.
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi