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June 22nd
149 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1936 at 54 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ted Gärdestad
Swedish musician.
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]
Allan Simonsen
Danish racing driver.
Born July 5th, 1978 in Odense. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 34 years old in Le Mans (traffic collision). [ref]
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. [ref]
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