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May 22nd
170 Notable deaths
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Owosso.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old in Syosset (heart failure).
Hans Pfitzner
German composer.
Born May 5th, 1869 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1949 at 80 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
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.
Ashley Cooper
Australian tennis player (1936–2020).
Born September 15th, 1936 in Melbourne.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]
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. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir