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June 22nd
197 Notable deaths
Vladimir Durković
Serbian footballer (1939-1972).
Born November 6th, 1939 in Gjakova.
Died June 22nd, 1972 at 32 years old in Sion.
Yevgeni Bauer
Russian film director (1865–1917).
Born January 22nd, 1865 in Moscow.
Died June 22nd, 1917 at 52 years old in Yalta (pneumonia).
Isaac Grünewald
Swedish artist (1889-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Jewish Community of Stockholm.
Died June 22nd, 1946 at 56 years old in Oslo (aviation accident).
Fyodor Uglov
Russian surgeon (1904–2008).
Born October 5th, 1904 in Kirensky Uyezd.
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 103 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Sauguet
French composer (1901–1989).
Born May 18th, 1901 in Bordeaux.
Died June 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Julius Wilbrand
German chemist (1839-1906).
Born August 22nd, 1839 in Giessen.
Died June 22nd, 1906 at 66 years old in Bielefeld.
Kristian Zahrtmann
Danish painter (1843-1917).
Born March 31st, 1843 in Rønne.
Died June 22nd, 1917 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg (appendicitis).
Paul Czinner
American film director (1890–1972).
Born May 30th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1972 at 82 years old in London.
Newton C. Blanchard
American politician (1849-1922).
Born January 29th, 1849 in Rapides Parish.
Died June 22nd, 1922 at 73 years old in Shreveport.
Li Zhensheng
Chinese photographer (1940–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Dalian.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Felicia Langer
Israeli lawyer and activist (1930–2018).
Born December 9th, 1930 in Tarnów.
Died June 22nd, 2018 at 87 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Jüri Tarmak
Estonian athletics competitor (1946–2022).
Born July 21st, 1946 in Tallinn.
Died June 22nd, 2022 at 75 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Sergey Lvovich Levitsky
Russian photographer and inventor (1819-1898).
Born August 17th, 1819 in Moscow.
Died June 22nd, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert F. Young
American writer (1915-1986).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Chautauqua County.
Died June 22nd, 1986 at 71 years old in New York.
Grete Wiesenthal
Austrian ballerina (1885–1970).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Fritz Schaudinn
German zoologist (1871–1906).
Born September 19th, 1871 in Reznikovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died June 22nd, 1906 at 34 years old in Hamburg (infectious disease).
Miguel Ángel Falasca
Spanish volleyball player and coach (1973-2019).
Born April 29th, 1973 in Mendoza.
Died June 22nd, 2019 at 46 years old in Varese (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Luis Morales
Ecuadorian footballer, journalist and politician (1965–2020).
Born June 12th, 1965 in Guayaquil.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 55 years old in Samborondón (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franco Testa
Italian cyclist (1938–2025).
Born February 7th, 1938 in Padua.
Died June 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Ossian Bonnet
French mathematician (1819–1892).
Born December 22nd, 1819 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1892 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist (1887–1954).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Wooster.
Died June 22nd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
Francisco Menéndez Valdivieso
Salvadoran politician (1830-1890).
Born December 3rd, 1830 in Ahuachapán.
Died June 22nd, 1890 at 59 years old in San Salvador.
Szymon Askenazy
Polish historian and statesman (1866-1935).
Born December 28th, 1866 in Zawichost.
Died June 22nd, 1935 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Morris Rosenfeld
American poet writing in yiddish.
Born December 28th, 1862 in Stare Boksze.
Died June 22nd, 1923 at 60 years old in New York City.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson