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February 22nd
207 Notable deaths
Ion Hobana
Romanian writer (1931–2011).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Sânnicolau Mare.
Died February 22nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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.
Willem Kes
Dutch conductor and composer (1856–1934).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Dordrecht.
Died February 22nd, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich.
Vasily Timofeyevich Volsky
Soviet general (1897-1946).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Tula Oblast.
Died February 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Lindley
American rower (1904–1951).
Born January 20th, 1904 in Minneapolis.
Died February 22nd, 1951 at 47 years old in Paxton.
Hans Hürlimann
Member of the swiss federal council (1918-1994).
Born April 6th, 1918 in Walchwil.
Died February 22nd, 1994 at 75 years old in Zug.
Gunnar Heiberg
Norwegian writer (1857-1929).
Born November 18th, 1857 in Oslo.
Died February 22nd, 1929 at 71 years old in Oslo.
Francis Pélissier
French road bicycle racer.
Born June 13th, 1894 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 64 years old in Mantes-la-Jolie.
Karl Hessenberg
German mathematician.
Born September 8th, 1904 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 54 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Grigor Gurzadyan
Armenian astronomer (1922-2014).
Born October 15th, 1922 in Baghdad.
Died February 22nd, 2014 at 91 years old in Yerevan.
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