May 22nd
208 Notable deaths
Giorgio Almirante
Italian politician (1914–1988).
Born June 27th, 1914 in Salsomaggiore Terme.
Died May 22nd, 1988 at 73 years old in Rome (intracranial hemorrhage).
Sándor Ferenczi
Hungarian psychoanalyst (1873–1933).
Born July 7th, 1873 in Miskolc.
Died May 22nd, 1933 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Augusta, Lady Gregory
Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932).
Born March 5th, 1852 in Loughrea.
Died May 22nd, 1932 at 80 years old in Coole Park (cancer).
Mory Kanté
Guinean musician (1950–2020).
Born March 29th, 1950 in Kissidougou Prefecture, Albadaria.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Conakry (chronic condition). [ref]
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 (1937–2010).
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 (1946–2008).
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
5th president of the republic of turkey (1899–1982).
Born February 10th, 1899 in Trabzon.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Chief Bender
American baseball player and coach (1884–1954).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Brainerd.
Died May 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (prostate cancer).
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).
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Owosso.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old in Syosset (heart failure).
Goodwin Knight
31st governor of california (1896–1970).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.
Robert Marchand
French bicycle racer (1911–2021).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Amiens.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 109 years old in Mitry-Mory. [ref]
Walter Krüger
(1890-1945) german ss general.
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Alister Hardy
British marine biologist (1896–1985).
Born February 10th, 1896 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist (1928–1977).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Brian Greenhoff
English football player (1953-2013).
Born April 28th, 1953 in Barnsley.
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 60 years old in Rochdale.
Julius Plücker
German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868).
Born July 16th, 1801 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1868 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Ashley Cooper
Australian tennis player (1936–2020).
Born September 15th, 1936 in Melbourne.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé