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May 22nd
170 Notable deaths
James Gentle
American soccer player (1904-1986).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Brookline. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Roland Jacobi
Hungarian table tennis player (1893–1951).
Born March 9th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica, Bistrița.
Died May 22nd, 1951 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Yoshioka Yayoi
Japanese activist and physician.
Born April 29th, 1871 in Hijikata.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku.
George Hamilton
Scottish footballer (1917-2001).
Born December 7th, 1917 in Irvine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Alberto Dines
Brazilian journalist and writer (1932–2018).
Born February 19th, 1932 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 86 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Jef Planckaert
Road bicycle racer.
Born May 4th, 1934 in Poperinge.
Died May 22nd, 2007 at 73 years old in Otegem. [ref]
Shiu-Ying Hu
Chinese botanist and university teacher (1910-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Tongshan District. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 102 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Jiří Mahen
Czech writer, poet, journalist, librarian and theater director (1882–1939).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1939 at 56 years old in Brno. [ref]
Richard James Horatio Gottheil
American semitic scholar and zionist (1862–1936).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Manchester.
Died May 22nd, 1936 at 73 years old in New York City.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 170
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