April 22nd
170 Notable deaths
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).
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).
Dora Ratjen
German high jumper (1918–2008).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Jakob Rosenfeld
Austrian physician (1903-1952).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Lviv.
Died April 22nd, 1952 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jan Czochralski
Polish chemist and engineer (1885–1953).
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 (1938–2023).
Born January 20th, 1938 in Miaoli City.
Died April 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Heather Harper
British soprano.
Born May 8th, 1930 in Belfast.
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
William Henry O'Connell
American roman catholic cardinal (1859–1944).
Born December 8th, 1859 in Lowell.
Died April 22nd, 1944 at 84 years old in Boston.
V. Y. Mudimbe
American writer.
Born December 8th, 1941 in Likasi.
Died April 22nd, 2025 at 83 years old in North Carolina. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 170
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams