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February 22nd
207 Notable deaths
Michael Polanyi
Hungarian-british polymath.
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton. [ref]
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet (1875-1939).
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure. [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]
Sonny James
American country music singer and songwriter.
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
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
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
Violinist, composer, teacher, conductor.
Born April 21st, 1889 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 95 years old in Reno. [ref]
Edith Barrett
American actress (1904-1977).
Born January 19th, 1904 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 73 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
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