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May 22nd
157 Notable deaths
Laurent Grimmonprez
Belgian footballer (1902-1984).
Born December 14th, 1902 in Gentbrugge.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 81 years old in Ghent.
Jan Derksen
Dutch cyclist.
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Geertruidenberg.
Died May 22nd, 2011 at 92 years old in Amsterdam.
Richard James Horatio Gottheil
American semitic scholar and zionist.
Born October 13th, 1862 in Manchester. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1936 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Imre Gedővári
Hungarian fencer (1951-2014).
Born July 1st, 1951 in Budapest.
Died May 22nd, 2014 at 62 years old in Gárdony (disease).
Víctor Morales
Chilean footballer (1905–1938).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Santiago.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 33 years old
Edwin Hedley
American rower (1864-1947).
Born July 23rd, 1864 in Philadelphia.
Died May 22nd, 1947 at 82 years old in Philadelphia.
Ronald Fangen
Norwegian writer.
Born April 29th, 1895 in Kragerø.
Died May 22nd, 1946 at 51 years old in Fornebu.
Olavi Rove
Olympic gymnast (1915-1966).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Helsinki.
Died May 22nd, 1966 at 50 years old in Helsinki.
Ivan Brown
Bobsledder.
Born April 17th, 1908 in Essex County.
Died May 22nd, 1963 at 55 years old in Hartford.
Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck
Equestrian (1882-1942).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Munich.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 60 years old
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