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April 22nd
149 Notable deaths
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.
Born February 23rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 76 years old in Livingston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Heather Harper
British soprano.
Born May 8th, 1930 in Belfast.
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Steffi Duna
Hungarian-born actress (1910-1992).
Born February 8th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died April 22nd, 1992 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Jakob Rosenfeld
Austrian physician (1903-1952).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Lviv.
Died April 22nd, 1952 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv.
Princess Anna of Montenegro
Montenegrin princess and composer (1874-1971).
Born August 18th, 1874 in Cetinje.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 96 years old in Montreux.
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist (1941-1995).
Born December 25th, 1941 in Roanoke.
Died April 22nd, 1995 at 53 years old in East Orange (lymphoma). [ref]
Jan Czochralski
Polish chemist and engineer.
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Kcynia.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 67 years old in Poznań.
James Kirkwood, Jr.
American playwright, author and actor (1924-1989).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died April 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Manhattan (spinal cord neoplasm).
Ju Ming
Taiwanese sculptor.
Born January 20th, 1938 in Miaoli City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 149
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black