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May 22nd
208 Notable deaths
Francesc Arnau
Spanish footballer (1975-2021).
Born March 23rd, 1975 in Les Planes d'Hostoles.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 46 years old in Oviedo (train collision). [ref]
William James Glackens
Painter from the united states (1870-1938).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 68 years old in Westport.
Lee Jong-wook
South korean social reformer (1945-2006).
Born April 12th, 1945 in Seoul.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Lloyd Osbourne
American diplomat (1868–1947).
Born April 7th, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died May 22nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Glendale.
Fritz Hippler
German film director (1909–2002).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Vladimir Katriuk
Alleged nazi war criminal.
Born October 1st, 1921 in Luzhany.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
German general (1891–1985).
Born April 28th, 1891 in Speyer.
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 94 years old in Siegen.
Luigi Simoni
Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).
Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). [ref]
Alfredo Palacio
Ecuadorian physician.
Born January 22nd, 1939 in Guayaquil.
Died May 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Guayaquil. [ref]
Isaac Peral
Carthaginians (murcia, spain) submarine pioneer.
Born June 1st, 1851 in Cartagena.
Died May 22nd, 1895 at 43 years old in Berlin (cancer).
George Bacovia
Romanian writer and poet.
Born September 17th, 1881 in Bacău.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Rambai Barni
Queen consort of siam (1904–1984).
Born December 20th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 79 years old in Sukhothai palace (heart failure).
Zbigniew Wodecki
Polish multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer (1950–2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Kanamat Botashev
Russian major general who was the commander of the military unit 23326 of the western military district and the commander of the baltimor airbase near voronezh.
Born May 20th, 1959 in Nizhnyaya Teberda.
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 63 years old in Popasna.
Hamza Alaa Eldin
Nubian-egyptian musician (1929–2006).
Born July 10th, 1929 in New Tushka.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Berkeley (surgical complications). [ref]
Lilia Prado
Mexican actress (1928-2006).
Born March 30th, 1928 in Sahuayo Municipality.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 78 years old in Mexico City (kidney failure). [ref]
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Italian writer (1893-1973).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Milan.
Died May 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Renzo Montagnani
Italian actor (1930-1997).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Misao Fujimura
Japanese writer.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Hokkaido.
Died May 22nd, 1903 at 16 years old in Kegon Falls (drowning).
Rade Končar
Communist leader in yugoslavia during world war ii (1911-1942).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Končarev Kraj.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 30 years old in Šibenik (gunshot wound).
Edward F. Cline
American actor and director (1891-1961).
Born November 4th, 1891 in Kenosha.
Died May 22nd, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Mieczysław Horszowski
Polish musician (1892–1993).
Died May 22nd, 1993 at 100 years old in Philadelphia.
Torben Meyer
Actor (1884-1975).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 90 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer (1932–2017).
Born September 3rd, 1932 in Miami.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (lung cancer).
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