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February 22nd
245 Notable deaths
Winthrop Rockefeller
Governor of arkansas (1912-1973).
Born May 1st, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 60 years old in Palm Springs (pancreatic cancer).
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980).
Born March 1st, 1886 in Pöchlarn.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
Hans Scholl
German pacifist, executed by nazi germany (1918–1943).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Ingersheim an der Jagst.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 24 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation).
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Shuntian Fu.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
Urmila Bhatt
Indian actress.
Born November 1st, 1934 in Dehradun. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Juhu.
Michael Polanyi
Hungarian-british polymath (1891–1976).
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton.
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet and essayist (1875–1939); created the apocryphal poets abel martín and juan de mairena as philosophical heteronyms.
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville.
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure.
Simone Simon
French actress.
Born April 23rd, 1911 in 13th arrondissement of Marseille.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 93 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Sonny James
American country music singer-songwriter (1928–2016).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
Elizabeth Bowen
Anglo-irish novelist and diarist (1899–1973).
Born June 7th, 1899 in Dublin.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in London (lung cancer).
Leslie Stephen
English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904).
Born November 28th, 1832 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1904 at 71 years old in Kensington (cancer).
Aleksander Doba
Polish kayaker (1946-2021).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Swarzędz.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Mount Kilimanjaro (high altitude pulmonary edema). [ref]
Charles Blondin
French tightrope walker (1824–1897).
Born February 28th, 1828 in Hesdin.
Died February 22nd, 1897 at 68 years old in London (diabetes).
Nicholas Courtney
British actor (1929–2011).
Born December 16th, 1929 in Cairo.
Died February 22nd, 2011 at 81 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
S. Rajaratnam
Singaporean politician (1915–2006).
Born February 25th, 1915 in Sri Lanka.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction).
Efrem Zimbalist
Russian-american violinist, composer, teacher, conductor (1889–1985).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 95 years old in Reno.
Edith Barrett
American actress (1904–1977).
Born January 19th, 1907 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Tivadar Soros
Hungarian lawyer, author and editor (1894–1968).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Budapest, Baktalórántháza.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City.
Jacques Doriot
French journalist, communist, fascist politician (1898-1945).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Bresles.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Mengen (gunshot wound).
Ian Wallace
English drummer (1946–2007).
Born September 29th, 1946 in Bury.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sara Josephine Baker
American physician (1873-1945).
Born November 15th, 1873 in Poughkeepsie.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 71 years old in New York City.
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Author, artist (1918-2007).
Born February 6th, 1918 in Weimar.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 89 years old in Starnberg (heart failure). [ref]
Carl Bloch
Danish painter (1834–1890).
Born May 23rd, 1834 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Douglas Slocombe
British cinematographer (1913-2016).
Born February 10th, 1913 in Putney.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 103 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Christoph Probst
German resistance fighter, white rose member (1919–1943).
Born November 6th, 1919 in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 23 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation).
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