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May 22nd
165 Notable deaths
Helen Herron Taft
First lady to william howard taft (1861-1943).
Born June 2nd, 1861 in Cincinnati.
Died May 22nd, 1943 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director.
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Pilar.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 52 years old in Quezon City (traffic collision).
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision). [ref]
Yuan Longping
Chinese biologist (1930-2021).
Born September 7th, 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]
Elizabeth David
British cookery writer (1913–1992).
Born December 26th, 1913 in Folkington.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 78 years old in London.
Edward Bellamy
American author and socialist.
Born March 26th, 1850 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1898 at 48 years old in Chicopee (tuberculosis). [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]
Marques Haynes
American basketball player.
Born October 4th, 1926 in Oklahoma.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Plano.
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).
Stjepan Filipović
Yugoslav partisan (1916-1942).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Opuzen.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 26 years old in Valjevo (hanging).
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