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May 22nd
165 Notable deaths
Kuno-Hans von Both
German general and knight's cross recipient (1884-1955).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Saverne.
Died May 22nd, 1955 at 71 years old in Müllheim.
Daniela Samulski
German swimmer.
Born May 31st, 1984 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 33 years old (uterine cancer). [ref]
Júlio Pomar
Portuguese artist, painter (1926-2018).
Born January 10th, 1926 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 92 years old in Lisbon.
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist (1853-1938).
Born December 11th, 1853 in Basel.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 84 years old in Basel.
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer.
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
President of el salvador (1874-1950).
Born January 11th, 1874 in Suchitoto.
Died May 22nd, 1950 at 76 years old in San Salvador.
Jorge Larrañaga
Uruguayan politician and lawyer.
Born August 8th, 1956 in Paysandú.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 64 years old in Montevideo Department. [ref]
Dragoljub Velimirović
Serbian chess grandmaster.
Born May 12th, 1942 in Valjevo.
Died May 22nd, 2014 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Viktor Kupreichik
Belarusian chess player (1949-2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Minsk.
Josip Plemelj
Slovenian mathematician (1873-1967).
Born December 11th, 1873 in Bled.
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 93 years old in Ljubljana.
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