February 22nd
190 Notable deaths
Jisaburo Ohwi
Japanese botanist (1905-1977).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 71 years old (cardioplegia).
Kurt Wires
Finnish canoer (1919-1992).
Born April 28th, 1919 in Helsinki.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 72 years old in Espoo.
Paul Winter
French athlete.
Born February 6th, 1906 in Ribeauvillé.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 86 years old in Poitiers.
Joachim Büchner
Athletics competitor (1905-1978).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Altenburg.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 72 years old in Leverkusen.
Mieczysław Jastrun
Polish poet and essayist (1903–1983).
Born October 29th, 1903 in Korolivka.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Jonathan Dwight
Ornithologist (1858–1929).
Born December 8th, 1858 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1929 at 70 years old in New York City (cancer).
Eduard Profittlich
German archbishop, servant of god (1890–1942).
Born September 11th, 1890 in Grafschaft.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 51 years old in Kirov.
Tsendiin Damdin
Mongolian judoka (1957-2018).
Born March 31st, 1957 in Mongolia.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 60 years old
Pham Dinh Tung
Vietnamese catholic cardinal.
Born June 15th, 1919 in Yên Thắng.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 89 years old in Hanoi.
Pierre Korb
French footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Mulhouse.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 72 years old in Mulhouse.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 190
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks