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May 22nd
170 Notable deaths
Henri Dutilleux
French composer.
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Angers.
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 97 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Hasri Ainun Habibie
Indonesian physician and wife of former president b. j. habibie.
Born August 11th, 1937 in Semarang.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Munich (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Robert Asprin
American science fiction and fantasy author.
Born June 28th, 1946 in St. Johns.
Died May 22nd, 2008 at 61 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
French physician (1857-1904).
Born October 30th, 1857 in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers.
Died May 22nd, 1904 at 46 years old in Lausanne.
Cevdet Sunay
President of turkey (1899–1982).
Born February 10th, 1899 in Trabzon.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Zellig S. Harris
Populariser of theoretical linguistics.
Born October 23rd, 1909 in Balta.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 82 years old in New York City.
Velimir Bata Živojinović
Yugoslav and serbian actor and politician (1933-2016).
Born June 5th, 1933 in Koraćica.
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 82 years old in Belgrade (gangrene). [ref]
Stan Mortensen
English footballer and manager (1921-1991).
Born May 26th, 1921 in South Shields.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 69 years old in South Shields.
Albert Memmi
French writer of tunisian-jewish origin.
Born December 15th, 1920 in Tunis.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert Flemyng
British actor (1912-1995).
Born January 3rd, 1912 in Liverpool.
Died May 22nd, 1995 at 83 years old in London (pneumonia).
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare