March 22nd
168 Notable deaths
Michele Sindona
Italian banker.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Voghera (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Gloria Holden
British-american actress (1903-1991).
Born September 5th, 1903 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1991 at 87 years old in Redlands (disease).
Olga Knipper
Actress (1868-1959).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Glazov. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1959 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Clostermann
World war ii french flying pilot (1921-2006).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Curitiba. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 85 years old in Montesquieu-des-Albères.
Song Jiaoren
Chinese revolutionary (1882-1913).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Taoyuan County.
Died March 22nd, 1913 at 30 years old in Shanghai.
James Black
Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Uddingston.
Died March 22nd, 2010 at 85 years old in London (prostate cancer).
Paul Francis Webster
American lyricist (1907–1984).
Born December 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.
Bebo Valdés
Cuban musician (1918–2013).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Quivicán.
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm (Alzheimer's disease).
Charles Starrett
American actor (1903-1986).
Born March 28th, 1903 in Athol.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 82 years old in Borrego Springs (cancer).
Heinrich Maier
Roman catholic priest (1908–1945).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Grossweikersdorf. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 37 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 168
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon