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February 22nd
212 Notable deaths
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.
Vera Timanova
Russian pianist (1855–1942).
Born February 18th, 1855 in Ufa.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico
Spanish diplomat and politician (1909-1998).
Born August 3rd, 1909 in Portugalete. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Mario Ricci
Italian cyclist.
Born August 13th, 1914 in Padua.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Como.
Suzan Kahramaner
Turkish mathematician (1913-2006).
Born May 21st, 1913 in Istanbul.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Frank Cuhel
American hurdler (1904-1943).
Born September 28th, 1904 in Cedar Rapids.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 38 years old in Lisbon.
Bill Tuttle
American swimmer (1882–1930).
Born February 21st, 1882 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 1930 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Jisaburo Ohwi
Japanese botanist (1905-1977).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 71 years old (cardioplegia).
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