March 22nd
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209 Notable deaths
Frederic Farrar
British clergyman and author.
Born August 7th, 1831 in Mumbai.
Died March 22nd, 1903 at 71 years old in Canterbury.
Pierre Brossolette
French politician (1903-1944).
Born June 25th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 22nd, 1944 at 40 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (falling).
Ernst Deutsch
Austrian actor (1890–1969).
Born September 16th, 1896 in Prague.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 72 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Britt Lomond
American actor (1925-2006).
Born April 12th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 80 years old in Huntington Beach (kidney failure).
Doris Stevens
American suffragist.
Born October 26th, 1888 in Omaha.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marilyn McCord Adams
American philosopher (1943–2017).
Born October 12th, 1943 in Oak Park.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Princeton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sebastiano Baggio
Catholic cardinal (1913–1993).
Died March 22nd, 1993 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
John McKenna
British footballer (1855-1936).
Born January 3rd, 1855 in Glaslough.
Died March 22nd, 1936 at 81 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Kane Richmond
American actor (1906-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Minneapolis.
Died March 22nd, 1973 at 66 years old in Corona del Mar.
Hermann Huppen
Belgian comic artist (1938–2026).
Born July 17th, 1938 in Bévercé.
Died March 22nd, 2026 at 87 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Fyodor Kuznetsov
Soviet general (1898–1961).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Balbiečyna.
Died March 22nd, 1961 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Joanne Kyger
American poet (1934–2017).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Vallejo.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 82 years old in Bolinas (lung cancer). [ref]
Paul Verhoeven
German actor, film and theatre director, and writer (1901–1975).
Died March 22nd, 1975 at 73 years old in Munich.
Walter Legge
English classical music producer (1906–1979).
Born June 1st, 1906 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Larisa Golubkina
Soviet and russian actress (1940–2025).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Woellke
German shot putter (1911-1943).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Biskupiec.
Died March 22nd, 1943 at 32 years old in Khatyn.
Milton George Henschel
American watch tower society president (1920–2003).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Kentucky.
Died March 22nd, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City, Brooklyn.
Martin Harlinghausen
German general (1902-1986).
Born January 17th, 1902 in Rheda.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Gütersloh.
Pericle Felici
Catholic cardinal (1911–1982).
Born August 1st, 1911 in Segni.
Died March 22nd, 1982 at 70 years old in Foggia.
David Samuel Margoliouth
British orientalist (1858–1940).
Born October 17th, 1858 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1940 at 81 years old in London.
Frederick William MacMonnies
United states expatriate sculptor (1863-1937).
Born September 28th, 1863 in Brooklyn Heights.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 73 years old in Doctors Hospital (pneumonia).
Karl Koller
Austrian ophthalmologist (1857–1944).
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Sušice.
Died March 22nd, 1944 at 86 years old in New York City.
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian actor (1947–2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Dariush Shayegan
Iranian writer, indologist, philosopher and poet (1935–2018).
Born January 24th, 1935 in Tabriz.
Died March 22nd, 2018 at 83 years old in Tehran (stroke). [ref]
Enrico Caviglia
Marshal of italy (1862-1945).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Finalmarina.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 82 years old in Finale Ligure.
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