May 22nd
208 Notable deaths
Herman de Coninck
Belgian poet and journalist (1944-1997).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Mechelen.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 53 years old in Lisbon (cardiac arrest).
Velimir Sombolac
Serbian football player and coach (1939-2016).
Born February 27th, 1939 in Banja Luka.
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Gradiška.
Hal Reid
Playwright and stage and screen actor (1863–1920).
Born April 14th, 1863 in Cedarville.
Died May 22nd, 1920 at 57 years old in New York City.
Alexandru Todea
Greece-catholic cardinal (1912-2002).
Born June 5th, 1912 in Teleac.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 89 years old in Târgu Mureș.
James Gentle
American soccer player (1904-1986).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Brookline. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Roland Jacobi
Hungarian table tennis player (1893–1951).
Born March 9th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica, Bistrița.
Died May 22nd, 1951 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Yoshioka Yayoi
Japanese activist and physician (1871–1959).
Born April 29th, 1871 in Hijikata.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Setagaya.
George Hamilton
Scottish footballer (1917-2001).
Born December 7th, 1917 in Irvine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Alberto Dines
Brazilian journalist and writer (1932–2018).
Born February 19th, 1932 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 86 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Ștefan Dimitrescu
Romanian artist (1886-1933).
Born January 18th, 1886 in Huși.
Died May 22nd, 1933 at 47 years old in Iași.
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Jean-François Cail
French entrepreneur and industrialist who was a key figure in french industrialization (1804-1871).
Born February 8th, 1804 in Chef-Boutonne.
Died May 22nd, 1871 at 67 years old in Ruffec.
Jef Planckaert
Belgian road bicycle racer (1934–2007).
Born May 4th, 1934 in Poperinge.
Died May 22nd, 2007 at 73 years old in Otegem. [ref]
Gustav Teichmüller
German philosopher (1832–1888).
Born November 19th, 1832 in Brunswick.
Died May 22nd, 1888 at 55 years old in Tartu.
Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht
German jurist, one of the göttingen seven (1800-1876).
Born March 4th, 1800 in Elbląg.
Died May 22nd, 1876 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Shiu-Ying Hu
Chinese botanist and university teacher (1910-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Tongshan District. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 102 years old in Hong Kong (kidney failure, pneumonia). [ref]
Jiří Mahen
Czech writer, poet, journalist, librarian and theater director (1882–1939).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1939 at 56 years old in Brno. [ref]
Richard James Horatio Gottheil
American semitic scholar and zionist (1862–1936).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Manchester.
Died May 22nd, 1936 at 73 years old in New York City.
Hugo Fernández Faingold
Uruguayan politician.
Born March 1st, 1947 in Montevideo.
Died May 22nd, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Norman Read
New zealand racewalker (1931-1994).
Born August 13th, 1931 in Portsmouth.
Died May 22nd, 1994 at 62 years old in Pirongia (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Julius Hähnel
German sculptor (1811–1891).
Born March 9th, 1811 in Dresden.
Died May 22nd, 1891 at 80 years old in Dresden.
Richard Stanton
Actor, film director (1876-1956).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Iowa.
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans Mock
Austrian footballer (1906-1982).
Born December 9th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Jean-Luc Sassus
French football player (1962-2015).
Born October 4th, 1962 in Tarbes.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 52 years old in Lavaur (myocardial infarction).
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