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February 22nd
207 Notable deaths
Henk Feldmeijer
Dutch nazi politician, leader of the dutch ss and member of the waffen ss (1910–1945).
Born November 30th, 1910 in Assen.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 34 years old in Raalte.
Kiki Dimoula
Greek poet (1931-2020).
Born June 6th, 1931 in Athens. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Johannes Dieckmann
German politician (1893-1969).
Born January 19th, 1893 in Fischerhude.
Died February 22nd, 1969 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
Hilde Domin
German writer.
Born July 27th, 1912 in Cologne. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 93 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Yekaterina Gradova
Soviet actress.
Born October 6th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Félix d'Herelle
French-canadian microbiologist, the co-discoverer of bacteriophages.
Born April 25th, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Polish actor (1927-1992).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Pidhaitsi. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 64 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Boris Vannikov
Politician (1897-1962).
Born September 7th, 1897 in Baku.
Died February 22nd, 1962 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Olena Teliha
Ukrainian poet.
Born July 21st, 1906 in Moscow Oblast. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 35 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Aleksei Petrenko
Ukrainian, soviet and russian actor (1938-2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs