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April 22nd
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222 Notable deaths
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Austrian publicist.
Born July 19th, 1874 in Penzing. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1954 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Carnatic violinist/composer (1930-2013).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Chennai.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old (heart failure).
Zurab Tsereteli
Georgian painter, sculptor, and architect.
Born January 4th, 1934 in Tbilisi.
Died April 22nd, 2025 at 91 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest).
Gustavo Rojo
Mexican actor (1923-2017).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Royal air force air marshal (1893-1971).
Born May 21st, 1893 in Hungerford.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Funtington (cancer).
Dimitrije Ljotić
Serbian fascist politician (1891-1945).
Born August 12th, 1891 in Belgrade.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Ajdovščina Municipality (traffic collision).
Michael Verhoeven
German film director, screenwriter and actor (1938–2024).
Born July 13th, 1938 in Berlin.
Died April 22nd, 2024 at 85 years old in Grünwald. [ref]
Max von Stephanitz
German noble (1864–1936).
Born December 30th, 1864 in Dresden.
Died April 22nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Dresden.
Victor Weisskopf
Austrian american theoretical physicist (1908–2002).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Newton.
George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014).
Born May 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Plano (disease). [ref]
Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902-1969).
Born November 15th, 1904 in Serafimovich.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Ramsey
American politician (1815-1903).
Born September 8th, 1815 in Harrisburg.
Died April 22nd, 1903 at 87 years old in Saint Paul.
Lamberto Maggiorani
Actor (1909-1983).
Born August 28th, 1909 in Rome.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Rome.
Karl Hess
American journalist, writer and libertarian (1923–1994).
Born May 25th, 1923 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 22nd, 1994 at 70 years old in Charlottesville.
Le Duc Anh
4th president of vietnam (1920-2019).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Huế. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 98 years old in Hanoi (stroke). [ref]
Bob Davies
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Harrisburg.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Hilton Head Island.
Charles Middleton
American actor (1874–1949).
Born October 3rd, 1874 in Elizabethtown.
Died April 22nd, 1949 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Irene Rich
American actress (1891-1988).
Born October 13th, 1891 in Buffalo.
Died April 22nd, 1988 at 96 years old in Hope Ranch (heart failure).
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003).
Born January 29th, 1912 in Pierce City.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Armada.
Donna Williams
Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor.
Born October 12th, 1963 in Melbourne.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 53 years old in Ringwood East (breast cancer).
Ruth Slenczynska
American pianist.
Born January 15th, 1925 in Sacramento.
Died April 22nd, 2026 at 101 years old in Cupertino. [ref]
Yane Sandanski
Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary.
Died April 22nd, 1915 at 42 years old in Melnik. [ref]
Avni Rustemi
Albanian politician (1895-1924).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Libohovë.
Died April 22nd, 1924 at 28 years old in Tirana.
William Hjortsberg
American writer (1941–2017).
Born February 23rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 76 years old in Livingston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Eugene Braunwald
American cardiologist.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died April 22nd, 2026 at 96 years old in Newton. [ref]
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young