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April 22nd
171 Notable deaths
Gustaf Wejnarth
Athletics competitor.
Born April 24th, 1902 in Eskilstuna.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Örebro.
Mario Vallotto
Olympic cyclist (1933-1966).
Born November 18th, 1933 in Mirano.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 32 years old in Padua.
Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard
French olympic alpine skier (1971-2017).
Born February 5th, 1971 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 46 years old in Praz-sur-Arly (disease). [ref]
Sándor Takács
Hungarian chess player (1893–1932).
Born February 10th, 1893 in Miskolc.
Died April 22nd, 1932 at 39 years old in Budapest.
Benjamin Vanninen
Cross-country skier.
Born June 29th, 1921 in Sortavalan maalaiskunta.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Heinola.
Werner Potzernheim
German racing cyclist (1927-2014).
Born March 8th, 1927 in Hanover.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Hemmingen.
Alfredo Gollini
Italian artistic gymnast (1881–1957).
Born December 24th, 1881 in Modena.
Died April 22nd, 1957 at 75 years old
Walter Chaffe
British tug of war competitor (1870–1918).
Born April 2nd, 1870 in Devon.
Died April 22nd, 1918 at 48 years old in Plaistow.
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Czech fencer (1886-1956).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 70 years old in Prague.
İzzət Oruczadə
Azerbaijani soviet actor and chemist (1909-1983).
Born September 16th, 1909 in Baku.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Baku.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams