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May 22nd
165 Notable deaths
Jef Planckaert
Road bicycle racer.
Born May 4th, 1934 in Poperinge.
Died May 22nd, 2007 at 73 years old in Otegem. [ref]
Derrick Henry Lehmer
American mathematician.
Born February 23rd, 1905 in Berkeley.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director.
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne, Abruzzo. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Hamilton
Scottish footballer (1917-2001).
Born December 7th, 1917 in Irvine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Hal Reid
Playwright and stage and screen actor.
Born April 14th, 1863 in Cedarville.
Died May 22nd, 1920 at 57 years old in New York City.
Shiu-Ying Hu
Chinese botanist (1910-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Tongshan District.
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 102 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Richard Stanton
Actor, film director (1876-1956).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Iowa.
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Norman Read
New zealand racewalker (1931-1994).
Born August 13th, 1931 in Portsmouth.
Died May 22nd, 1994 at 62 years old in Pirongia (myocardial infarction).
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]
Yuriy Kutsenko
Soviet decathlete.
Born March 5th, 1952 in Tavrovo.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 66 years old in Belgorod. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 165
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