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February 22nd
245 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Polish actor (1927-1992).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Pidhaitsi.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 64 years old in Poznań.
Boris Vannikov
Politician (1897-1962).
Born September 7th, 1897 in Baku.
Died February 22nd, 1962 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Olena Teliha
Ukrainian poet (1906–1942).
Born July 21st, 1906 in Ilyinskoye. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 35 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Aleksei Petrenko
Ukrainian and russian actor (1938–2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bertha Wegmann
Danish painter (1847-1926).
Born December 16th, 1847 in Soglio.
Died February 22nd, 1926 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Boris Nicolaevsky
Russian historian (1887-1966).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Belebey. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Safi Faye
Senegalese ethnologist and film director (1943–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dakar.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Oskar Perron
German mathematician (1880–1975).
Born May 7th, 1880 in Frankenthal.
Died February 22nd, 1975 at 94 years old in Munich.
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920–1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen.
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Dziuba
Ukrainian literary critic, social activist, russian philologist and soviet dissident (b. 1931).
Born June 26th, 1931 in Mykolaivka.
Died February 22nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Kyiv.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli military officer (1920–1978).
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
Thomas Clifford Allbutt
British physician (1836–1925).
Born July 20th, 1836 in Dewsbury.
Died February 22nd, 1925 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Birgitta Andersson
Swedish actress and comedian.
Born April 20th, 1933 in Mariestad.
Died February 22nd, 2026 at 92 years old in Högalid. [ref]
Salvador Espriu
Catalan writer (1913–1985).
Born July 10th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners.
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
Brigitte Reimann
German writer (1933–1973).
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Paul Léautaud
French writer (1872–1956).
Born January 18th, 1872 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Daviz Simango
Mozambican politician (1964–2021).
Born February 7th, 1964 in Tanganyika.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 57 years old in Johannesburg (COVID-19). [ref]
Emmanuel Roblès
French writer (1914–1995).
Born May 4th, 1914 in Oran. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1995 at 80 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Jean-Delphin Alard
French musician (1815–1888).
Born March 8th, 1815 in Bayonne.
Died February 22nd, 1888 at 72 years old in rue Christophe-Colomb (stroke).
Ernest Palmer
American cinematographer (1885-1978).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 92 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Leo Vroman
Dutch poet (1915-2014).
Born April 10th, 1915 in Gouda.
Died February 22nd, 2014 at 98 years old in Fort Worth.
Nunzio Gallo
Italian singer (1928-2008).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Naples.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Telese Terme (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Menno Oosting
Dutch tennis player (1964-1999).
Born May 17th, 1964 in Son en Breugel.
Died February 22nd, 1999 at 34 years old in Turnhout (traffic collision).
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo