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April 22nd
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222 Notable deaths
Henry Lerolle
French painter (1848-1929).
Born October 3rd, 1848 in Paris.
Died April 22nd, 1929 at 80 years old in Paris.
Frank Currier
American actor (1857-1928).
Born September 4th, 1857 in Norwich.
Died April 22nd, 1928 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Pyotr Pospelov
Soviet politician, propagandist, and scientist (1898-1979).
Born June 20th, 1898 in Konakovo.
Died April 22nd, 1979 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Edmund Schulthess
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1944).
Born March 2nd, 1868 in Villnachern.
Died April 22nd, 1944 at 76 years old in Bern.
Paul Frankl
German art historian (1878–1962).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Princeton.
Jacques Ferron
Playwright working in quebec.
Born January 20th, 1921 in Louiseville.
Died April 22nd, 1985 at 64 years old in Saint-Lambert (myocardial infarction).
Günther Rüdel
German general in the luftwaffe during world war ii (1883–1950).
Born November 15th, 1883 in Metz.
Died April 22nd, 1950 at 66 years old in Munich.
Jovan Krkobabić
Serbian politician (1930-2014).
Born February 27th, 1930 in Koljane.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Attilio Nicora
Italian roman-catholic cardinal (1937–2017).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Varese.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vadym Hetman
Ukrainian statesman and banker.
Born July 12th, 1935 in Snityn.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Victor Nurenberg
Luxembourgian association football player (1930–2010).
Born November 20th, 1930 in Differdange.
Died April 22nd, 2010 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Jovan Đorđević
(1826-1900) serbian writer.
Born November 25th, 1826 in Senta.
Died April 22nd, 1900 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
R. S. Lull
Paleontologist (1867-1957).
Born November 6th, 1867 in Annapolis.
Died April 22nd, 1957 at 89 years old
Karl Gerhard
Swedish actor and singer (1891–1964).
Born April 14th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died April 22nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Gösta Holmér
Athletics competitor (1891–1983).
Born September 23rd, 1891 in Vimmerby.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Paul Hugh Emmett
American chemical engineer (1900–1985).
Born September 22nd, 1900 in Portland.
Died April 22nd, 1985 at 84 years old in Portland.
Merle Greene Robertson
American mesoamericanist (1913-2011).
Born August 30th, 1913 in Miles City.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 97 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Carlo Ceresoli
Italian footballer and manager (1910–1995).
Born May 14th, 1910 in Bergamo.
Died April 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Bergamo.
Hartwig Gauder
German athlete (1954–2020).
Born November 10th, 1954 in Vaihingen an der Enz.
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 65 years old in Erfurt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vincenzo Ferdinandi
Italian fashion designer.
Born November 29th, 1920 in Newark.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 69 years old in Rome.
Sylvio Pirillo
Brazilian association football player (1916-1991).
Born July 26th, 1916 in Porto Alegre.
Died April 22nd, 1991 at 74 years old in Porto Alegre.
Willy Böckl
Austrian figure skater (1893–1975).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 82 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Umberto Cagni
Italian admiral (1863-1932).
Born February 24th, 1863 in Asti.
Died April 22nd, 1932 at 69 years old in Genoa.
Annalisa Ericson
Swedish actress (1913–2011).
Born September 14th, 1913 in Djurgården.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 97 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Alfréd Radok
Czech stage director (1914-1976).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson