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June 22nd
154 Notable deaths
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
Chang Cheh
Chinese film director, screenwriter and songwriter (1923-2002).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia).
John William Ashe
Antiguan diplomat (1954-2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Saint John's.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 61 years old in Dobbs Ferry (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
Aki Aleong
Trinidadian-american actor.
Born December 19th, 1934 in Port of Spain.
Died June 22nd, 2025 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hans Hass
Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer (1919–2013).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Dorothea Orem
American nursing academic.
Born June 15th, 1914 in Baltimore.
Died June 22nd, 2007 at 93 years old in Savannah.
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging).
Kishan Lal
Field hockey player (1917-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1980 at 63 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Mao Kobayashi
Japanese newscaster and actress.
Born July 21st, 1982 in Ojiya. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2017 at 34 years old in Aobadai (breast cancer).
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