April 22nd
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221 Notable deaths
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984).
Born February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died April 22nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (rare circulatory system disease).
Richard Nixon
President of the united states from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994).
Born January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda.
Died April 22nd, 1994 at 81 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Pat Tillman
American football player and soldier (1976-2004).
Born November 6th, 1976 in Fremont.
Died April 22nd, 2004 at 27 years old in Spera (gunshot wound).
Linda Lovelace
American pornographic actress (1949-2002).
Born January 10th, 1949 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 53 years old in Denver (traffic collision).
Erin Moran
American actress (1960-2017).
Born October 18th, 1960 in Burbank.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 56 years old in Corydon (squamous cell carcinoma). [ref]
Barry Humphries
Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023).
Born February 17th, 1934 in Kew.
Died April 22nd, 2023 at 89 years old in Darlinghurst (surgical complications). [ref]
Will Geer
American actor and activist (1902–1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Frankfort.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Shock G
American rapper (1963–2021).
Born August 25th, 1963 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2021 at 57 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Shirley Knight
American actress (1936-2020).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Goessel.
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old in San Marcos. [ref]
Sepp Dietrich
German military officer and waffen-ss general and a convicted nazi military war criminal (1892-1966).
Born May 28th, 1892 in Hawangen.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 73 years old in Ludwigsburg (myocardial infarction).
Mircea Eliade
Romanian-american historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the university of chicago (1907–1986).
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died April 22nd, 1986 at 79 years old in Chicago.
Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 72 years old in Jersey City (myocardial infarction).
Terrence Clarke
American basketball player (2001-2021).
Born September 6th, 2001 in Boston.
Died April 22nd, 2021 at 19 years old in Los Angeles (car collision). [ref]
Guy Lafleur
Canadian ice hockey player (1951-2022).
Born September 20th, 1951 in Thurso.
Died April 22nd, 2022 at 70 years old in Kirkland (lung cancer). [ref]
Albert Salmi
American actor (1928–1990).
Born March 11th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 62 years old in Washington (gunshot wound).
Tom Conway
British actor (1904-1967).
Born September 15th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 62 years old in Culver City (liver cirrhosis).
Käthe Kollwitz
German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945).
Born July 8th, 1867 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 77 years old in Moritzburg. [ref]
Moin Akhter
Pakistani comedian (1950–2011).
Born December 24th, 1950 in Karachi.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 60 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Erma Bombeck
American humorist and writer (1927–1996).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Bellbrook.
Died April 22nd, 1996 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
British prime minister from 1905 to 1908 (1836–1908).
Born September 7th, 1836 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1908 at 71 years old in Downing Street.
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist (1903–1983).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Duquesne.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Oakland.
Billy McNeill
Scottish footballer and manager (1940-2019).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Bellshill.
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Newton Mearns (dementia). [ref]
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975).
Born January 23rd, 1901 in New London.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Walter Slezak
Austrian-born actor (1902–1983).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in United States, Vienna. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 80 years old in New York City (gunshot wound). [ref]
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X