May 22nd
208 Notable deaths
Joseph M. Dixon
American politician (1867-1934).
Born July 31st, 1867 in Snow Camp.
Died May 22nd, 1934 at 66 years old in Missoula.
Mikhail Voronin
Russian artistic gymnast (1945–2004).
Born March 26th, 1945 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in Krasnogorsky District (cancer).
Oscar Fulloné
Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017).
Born April 4th, 1939 in La Plata.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Casablanca (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Govind Chandra Pande
Indian historian.
Born July 30th, 1923 in Prayagraj.
Died May 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old
Kuno-Hans von Both
German general.
Born April 9th, 1884 in Saverne.
Died May 22nd, 1955 at 71 years old in Müllheim im Markgräflerland.
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
President of el salvador (1874-1950).
Born January 11th, 1874 in Suchitoto.
Died May 22nd, 1950 at 76 years old in San Salvador.
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer (1908–1997).
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
Rodolfo Lanciani
Italian archaeologist (1845–1929).
Born January 2nd, 1845 in Rome.
Died May 22nd, 1929 at 84 years old in Rome.
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist (1853-1938).
Born December 11th, 1853 in Basel.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 84 years old in Basel.
Júlio Pomar
Portuguese artist, painter (1926-2018).
Born January 10th, 1926 in Lisbon.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 92 years old in Lisbon.
Isidro Ayora
President of ecuador (1926 - 1931).
Born September 2nd, 1879 in Loja.
Died May 22nd, 1978 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Hermann Oppenheim
German neurologist (1857–1919).
Born December 31st, 1857 in Warburg.
Died May 22nd, 1919 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Josip Plemelj
Slovenian mathematician (1873-1967).
Born December 11th, 1873 in Bled.
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 93 years old in Ljubljana.
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz
German mathematician (1903–1974).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Hamelin.
Died May 22nd, 1974 at 70 years old in Stanford.
William Wright
British orientalist and professor (1830–1889).
Born January 17th, 1830 in Bengal.
Died May 22nd, 1889 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Daniela Samulski
German swimmer (1984–2018).
Born May 31st, 1984 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 33 years old (uterine cancer). [ref]
Derrick Henry Lehmer
American mathematician (1905-1991).
Born February 23rd, 1905 in Berkeley.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen
Austrian writer (1806–1871).
Born April 2nd, 1806 in Kraków.
Died May 22nd, 1871 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Hobart Henley
American actor and film director (1887-1964).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Louisville.
Died May 22nd, 1964 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.
Leamon King
Athletics competitor (1936-2001).
Born February 13th, 1936 in Tulare.
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Delano.
Dragoljub Velimirović
Serbian chess grandmaster (1942–2014).
Born May 12th, 1942 in Valjevo.
Died May 22nd, 2014 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Jorge Larrañaga
Uruguayan politician and lawyer (1956–2021).
Born August 8th, 1956.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 64 years old in Montevideo Department. [ref]
Ueno Hikoma
Japanese photographer (1838–1904).
Born October 15th, 1838 in Nagasaki.
Died May 22nd, 1904 at 65 years old in Nagasaki.
Viktor Kupreichik
Belarusian chess player (1949-2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Minsk.
Théodore Ballu
French architect (1817-1885).
Born June 8th, 1817 in former 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1885 at 67 years old in Paris.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman