February 22nd
182 Notable deaths
Michael Polanyi
Hungarian-british polymath.
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton. [ref]
Simone Simon
French actress.
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Marseille. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 93 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elizabeth Bowen
Anglo-irish novelist and diarist.
Born June 7th, 1899 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Aleksander Doba
Polish kayakker (1946-2021).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Swarzędz.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Mount Kilimanjaro (High altitude pulmonary edema). [ref]
Nicholas Courtney
English actor.
Born December 16th, 1929 in Cairo.
Died February 22nd, 2011 at 81 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Efrem Zimbalist
Violinist, composer, teacher, conductor.
Born April 21st, 1889 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 95 years old in Reno. [ref]
S. Rajaratnam
Politician (1915-2006).
Born February 25th, 1915 in Sri Lanka.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction).
Edith Barrett
American actress (1907-1977).
Born January 19th, 1907 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Douglas Slocombe
British cinematographer (1913-2016).
Born February 10th, 1913 in United Kingdom.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 103 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Bill Fay
British singer.
Born September 9th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2025 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
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