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June 22nd
197 Notable deaths
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Scottish noble (1929-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in London.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Angus.
Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
British army staff officer of the world war i (1864-1922).
Born May 5th, 1864 in County Longford.
Died June 22nd, 1922 at 58 years old in 36-54, Eaton Place Sw1.
Felix Klein
German mathematician, author of the erlangen program (1849-1925).
Born April 25th, 1849 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 22nd, 1925 at 76 years old in Göttingen.
Mitsuru Ushijima
General in the imperial japanese army.
Born July 31st, 1887 in Kagoshima.
Died June 22nd, 1945 at 57 years old in Okinawa (seppuku). [ref]
Louis Chiron
Monegasque racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1899 in Monaco.
Died June 22nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Monte Carlo.
Leonard Matlovich
American vietnam war veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the purple heart and the bronze star (1943–1988).
Born July 6th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died June 22nd, 1988 at 44 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Frederick Benteen
Union united states army officer (1834–1898).
Born August 24th, 1834 in Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 1898 at 63 years old in Atlanta.
Eppie Lederer
American advice columnist (1918-2002).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Sioux City.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 83 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).
Born April 17th, 1854 in Dartmouth.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Monaco.
M. F. K. Fisher
American writer (1908–1992).
Born July 3rd, 1908 in Albion.
Died June 22nd, 1992 at 83 years old in Glen Ellen.
Hugo Gutmann
German army officer.
Born November 19th, 1880 in Nuremberg.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 81 years old in United States.
Moritz Schlick
German philosopher (1882-1936).
Born April 14th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died June 22nd, 1936 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Ted Gärdestad
Swedish musician (1956–1997).
Born February 18th, 1956 in Sollentuna parish.
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 41 years old in Sollentuna parish (falling).
Judith Krantz
American writer (1928–2019).
Born January 9th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2019 at 91 years old in Los Angeles, Bel Air. [ref]
Quett Masire
President of botswana (1925-2017).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kanye.
Died June 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old in Gaborone (surgical complications). [ref]
Armand Fallières
9th president of france (1841–1931).
Born November 6th, 1841 in Mézin.
Died June 22nd, 1931 at 89 years old in Lannes (myocardial infarction).
Howard Staunton
English chess master and shakespearean scholar (1810-1874).
Born April 1st, 1810 in Westmorland.
Died June 22nd, 1874 at 64 years old in London (cardiovascular disease).
Allan Simonsen
Danish racing driver (1978–2013).
Born July 5th, 1978 in Odense. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 34 years old in Le Mans (traffic collision). [ref]
Wladimir Köppen
German meteorologist (1846–1940).
Born October 7th, 1846 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 1940 at 93 years old in Graz.
Thomas Gold
Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004).
Born May 22nd, 1920 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023).
Born March 6th, 1941 in Remscheid.
Died June 22nd, 2023 at 82 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Yves Congar
Dominican priest and cardinal (1904–1995).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Sedan.
Died June 22nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Paris.
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Italian sculptor (1926–2025).
Born June 23rd, 1926 in Morciano di Romagna. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2025 at 98 years old in Milan.
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer