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February 22nd
207 Notable deaths
Miguel Llobet
Catalan composer and guitarist (1878–1938).
Born October 18th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Kanak Rele
Indian dancer and choreographer.
Born June 11th, 1937 in Gujarat.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old
Raymond Firth
Ethnologist from new zealand (1901-2002).
Born March 25th, 1901 in Auckland. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 100 years old in London. [ref]
George FitzGerald
Irish physicist.
Born August 3rd, 1851 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1901 at 49 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Fritz Schmenkel
German communist and soviet belarusian partisan.
Born February 14th, 1916 in Warszewo.
Died February 22nd, 1944 at 28 years old in Minsk (gunshot wound).
Théophile Delcassé
French statesman (1852-1923).
Born March 1st, 1852 in Pamiers.
Died February 22nd, 1923 at 70 years old in Nice.
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Rubens de Falco
Brazilian actor (1931–2008).
Born October 19th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
A. D. Gordon
Russian-jewish philosopher, worker, and educator.
Born June 9th, 1856 in Troianiv. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1922 at 65 years old in Degania Alef (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Luigi Giussani
Roman catholic priest and educator (1922–2005).
Born October 15th, 1922 in Desio.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 82 years old in Milan (Parkinson's disease).
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