May 22nd
208 Notable deaths
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and nazi germany politician (1898-1946).
Born January 24th, 1898 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Nusle (hanging to death). [ref]
Pippa Scott
American actress (born 1935).
Born November 10th, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2025 at 90 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Claude McKay
Jamaican american writer, poet (1889–1948).
Born September 15th, 1889 in Clarendon Parish.
Died May 22nd, 1948 at 58 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Oscar Bonavena
Argentine boxer.
Born September 25th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 22nd, 1976 at 33 years old in Reno.
Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt
Anhaltese royal (1898–1983).
Born June 10th, 1898 in Ballenstedt.
Died May 22nd, 1983 at 84 years old in Essen.
Judith Kerr
British writer and illustrator (1923–2019).
Born June 14th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Helen Herron Taft
First lady of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born June 2nd, 1861 in Cincinnati.
Died May 22nd, 1943 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director (1939–1991).
Born April 7th, 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).
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
King of the two sicilies.
Born January 12th, 1810 in Palermo.
Died May 22nd, 1859 at 49 years old in Caserta.
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator (1909–1985).
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich.
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision).
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 1st, 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).
Edward Bellamy
American author and socialist (1850–1898).
Born March 26th, 1850 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1898 at 48 years old in Chicopee (tuberculosis). [ref]
Marques Haynes
American basketball player.
Born October 4th, 1926 in Oklahoma.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Plano.
Stjepan Filipović
Yugoslav partisan (1916-1942).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Opuzen.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 26 years old in Valjevo (hanging to death).
Peter Lamborn Wilson
American political writer, poet, and essayist (1945–2022).
Born October 20th, 1945 in New York City.
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 76 years old in Saugerties. [ref]
Janet Carroll
Actress, singer (1940–2012).
Born December 24th, 1940 in Chicago.
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Shripad Amrit Dange
Indian politician (1899–1991).
Born October 10th, 1899 in Karanjgaon.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Dervla Murphy
Irish touring cyclist and writer (1931–2022).
Born November 28th, 1931 in Lismore. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Lismore. [ref]
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix