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222 Notable deaths
Basil Dean
British actor and filmmaker.
Born September 27th, 1888 in Croydon.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 89 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction).
Toon Hermans
Dutch comedian, singer and writer (1916-2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Sittard. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Nieuwegein. [ref]
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Grand duchess consort of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born January 29th, 1850 in Rudolstadt.
Died April 22nd, 1922 at 72 years old in The Hague.
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congresswoman (1938-2007).
Born September 7th, 1938 in Birmingham.
Died April 22nd, 2007 at 68 years old in Carson (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Frederick Richard Simms
Engineer and manufacturer (1863–1944).
Born August 12th, 1863 in Hamburg.
Died April 22nd, 1944 at 80 years old in Stoke Poges.
Fritz Platten
Swiss politician (1883-1942).
Born July 8th, 1883 in Tablat.
Died April 22nd, 1942 at 58 years old in Arkhangelsk Oblast (gunshot wound, execution).
Mikhail Kozakov
Soviet-russian-israeli film and theatre director and actor (1934-2011).
Born October 14th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 76 years old in Ramat Gan (cancer).
Janina Lewandowska
Polish officer and aviator (1908-1940).
Born April 22nd, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 22nd, 1940 at 32 years old in Katyn (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Jeanne Mammen
German painter (1890-1976).
Born November 21st, 1890 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Albrecht Becker
German actor and artist (1906-2002).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Thale.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 95 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Henriette Avram
American computer programmer and system analyst (1919–2006).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died April 22nd, 2006 at 86 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Étienne Léopold Trouvelot
Astronomer, entomologist and lithographer from france (1827-1895).
Born December 26th, 1827 in Guyencourt.
Died April 22nd, 1895 at 67 years old in Meudon.
Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Peruvian guerrilla leader (1953-1997).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Lima.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Lima (gunshot wound).
Siri von Essen
Finland swedish actress married to august strindberg (1850–1912).
Born August 17th, 1850 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1912 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Marvin Worth
Film producer, screenwriter, actor (1925-1998).
Born June 6th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Jan Šrámek
Czechoslovak priest and politician.
Born August 11th, 1870 in Grygov. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Edward Brongersma
Dutch politician (1911–1998).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Haarlem.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 86 years old in North Holland (euthanasia).
Isabel Maria of Portugal
Portuguese princess (1801–1876).
Born July 4th, 1801 in Lisbon.
Died April 22nd, 1876 at 74 years old in Benfica.
Louis Duchesne
French priest and church historian (1843–1922).
Born September 13th, 1843 in Saint-Servan-sur-Mer.
Died April 22nd, 1922 at 78 years old in Rome.
Vivi Bach
Danish actress and singer (1939–2013).
Born September 3rd, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 73 years old in Ibiza (heart failure). [ref]
Ivan Larionov
Russian writer, compose and folklorist (1830–1889).
Born January 23rd, 1830 in Perm.
Died April 22nd, 1889 at 59 years old in Saratov (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Cauer
German mathematician and scientist (1900–1945).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin.
Witold Pyrkosz
Polish actor (1926-2017).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Krasnystaw.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Warsaw (pneumonia). [ref]
Jeppe Aakjær
Danish poet and novelist (1866–1930).
Born September 10th, 1866 in Åkær.
Died April 22nd, 1930 at 63 years old in Jenle.
Steve Sholes
American record producer, music executive (1911–1968).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Merchantville.
Died April 22nd, 1968 at 57 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein