February 22nd
245 Notable deaths
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Sudirman Arshad
Malaysian singer and songwriter (1954-1992).
Born May 25th, 1954 in Temerloh.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 37 years old in Kuala Lumpur (pneumonia).
Sándor Márai
Hungarian writer (1900–1989).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Košice.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in San Diego (shot to the head).
Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo City.
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato (bladder cancer).
Bill Fay
British singer.
Born September 9th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2025 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Adrian Boult
British conductor (1889–1983).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Chester.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 93 years old in London.
Ahmed Qurei
Prime minister of palestine (2003 - 2006).
Born March 26th, 1937 in Abu Dis.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Ramallah. [ref]
Billy Strange
American musician (1930-2012).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Long Beach.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 81 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Abraham Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in New Britain.
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Max Newman
British mathematician (1897–1984).
Born February 7th, 1897 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1984 at 87 years old in Comberton.
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Michael Maltese
American screenwriter and actor (1908–1981).
Born February 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Rémi Ochlik
Photojournalist (1983-2012).
Born October 16th, 1983 in Thionville.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 28 years old in Homs. [ref]
Jorge B. Vargas
Filipino diplomat, policitian (1890–1980).
Born February 24th, 1890 in Bago.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Manila.
Bill Tung
Hong kong horse racing pundit, actor, singer, and show host (1933-2006).
Born March 30th, 1933 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Joan Woodbury
American actress (1915-1989).
Born December 17th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Desert Hot Springs (disease).
Richard E. Taylor
Canadian physicist (1929-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Medicine Hat.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Yolande Fox
American singer, model, activist.
Born November 29th, 1928 in Mobile.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Helen Parrish
American actress (1923-1959).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Columbus.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 35 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
American writer.
Born September 24th, 1825 in Baltimore.
Died February 22nd, 1911 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Mariano Trías
Vice president first philippine republic (1868-1914).
Born October 12th, 1868 in General Trias.
Died February 22nd, 1914 at 45 years old in Manila.
Krishna Bose
Indian politician, educator and social worker.
Born December 26th, 1930 in Dhaka.
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 89 years old in Kolkata (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
José María Pino Suárez
Mexican politician (1869-1913).
Born September 8th, 1869 in Tenosique de Pino Suárez.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 43 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Luca Attanasio
Italian diplomat.
Born May 23rd, 1977 in Saronno.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 43 years old in Goma. [ref]
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician (1889–1961).
Born April 11th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died February 22nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New Orleans.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir