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May 22nd
170 Notable deaths
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director.
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Pilar.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 52 years old in Quezon City (traffic collision).
Richard Biggs
American actor (1960-2004).
Born March 18th, 1960 in Columbus.
Died May 22nd, 2004 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (aortic dissection).
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision). [ref]
Elizabeth David
British cookery writer (1913–1992).
Born December 26th, 1913 in Folkington.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 78 years old in London.
David Wilkie
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder.
Born March 8th, 1954 in Colombo. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2024 at 70 years old (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Brooks
American director and composer (1938-2011).
Born March 11th, 1938 in New York City.
Died May 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in New York City (asphyxia). [ref]
Yuan Longping
Chinese biologist (1930-2021).
Born September 7th, 1930 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Lefty Grove
American baseball player (1900–1975).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Lonaconing.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 75 years old in Norwalk.
Ernst Toller
German writer, politician and leader of the munich soviet republic (1893-1939).
Born December 1st, 1893 in Szamocin.
Died May 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in New York City (hanging to death).
Gaetano Bresci
Italian anarchist regicide of king umberto i of italy (1869-1901).
Born November 10th, 1869 in Prato, Coiano.
Died May 22nd, 1901 at 31 years old in Santo Stefano Island (hanging to death).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson