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February 22nd
207 Notable deaths
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Boris Nicolaevsky
Russian historian (1887-1966).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Belebey. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Safi Faye
Senegalese ethnologist and film director (1943–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dakar.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Oskar Perron
German mathematician.
Born May 7th, 1880 in Frankenthal.
Died February 22nd, 1975 at 94 years old in Munich.
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920–1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen.
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Dziuba
Ukrainian literary critic, social activist, russian philologist and soviet dissident (b. 1931).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Mykolaivka.
Died February 22nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Kyiv.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli military officer (1920–1978).
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
Birgitta Andersson
Swedish actress and comedian.
Born April 20th, 1933 in Mariestad.
Died February 22nd, 2026 at 92 years old in Högalid. [ref]
Salvador Espriu
Catalan writer.
Born July 10th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
Brigitte Reimann
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1933 in Burg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer). [ref]
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