February 22nd
189 Notable deaths
Billy Strange
American musician (1930-2012).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Long Beach.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 81 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Richard E. Taylor
Canadian physicist (1929-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Medicine Hat.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Bill Tung
Hong kong actor.
Born March 30th, 1933 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Jorge B. Vargas
Filipino diplomat.
Born February 24th, 1890 in Bago.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Manila.
Abraham A. Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in New Britain.
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Tivadar Soros
Hungarian lawyer, author and editor.
Born April 7th, 1893 in Budapest, Baktalórántháza.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City.
Ahmed Qurei
Prime minister of palestine.
Born March 26th, 1937 in Abu Dis.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Ramallah. [ref]
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).
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).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 189
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