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February 22nd
189 Notable deaths
Sonny James
American country music singer and songwriter.
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
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]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan