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June 22nd
197 Notable deaths
Andrzej Kondratiuk
Polish film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1936–2016).
Born July 20th, 1936 in Pinsk.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Mary Anderson
American actress (1897-1986).
Born June 28th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1986 at 88 years old in El Cajon. [ref]
Arkady Rylov
Russian and soviet painter (1870–1939).
Born January 17th, 1870 in Istobensk.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Xəlil Rza Ulutürk
Azerbaijani poet (1932-1994).
Born October 21st, 1932 in Pirəbbə.
Died June 22nd, 1994 at 61 years old in Baku.
Jonny Nilsson
Swedish ice speed skater (1943–2022).
Born February 9th, 1943 in Filipstad Municipality. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Marie-Luise Jahn
German resistance fighter; active within the white rose non-violent resistance group.
Born May 28th, 1918 in Sędławki.
Died June 22nd, 2010 at 92 years old in Bad Tölz. [ref]
Waldir Pires
Brazilian lawyer and politician, former governor of the state of bahia (1926–2018).
Born October 21st, 1926 in Acajutiba. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2018 at 91 years old in Salvador (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Lyubov Kozyreva
Russian cross-country skier.
Born August 27th, 1929 in Vsevolozhsky District.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Robert Körner
Austrian footballer (1924-1989).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old
María Teresa Castillo
Venezuelan politician (1908-2012).
Born October 15th, 1904 in Cúa.
Died June 22nd, 2000 at 95 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Étienne Terrus
French painter (1857-1922).
Born September 21st, 1857 in Elne.
Died June 22nd, 1922 at 64 years old in Elne.
Charles Antoine Lemaire
French botanist (1800-1871).
Born November 1st, 1800 in Paris.
Died June 22nd, 1871 at 70 years old in Paris.
Kim Myung-sun
Korean writer, poet, novelists (1896–1951).
Born January 20th, 1896 in Pyongyang.
Died June 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Tokyo (disease).
Cho Yoon-ok
South korean footballer (1940-2002).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 62 years old in Seoul.
Coşkun Özarı
Turkish association football player and coach (1931–2011).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died June 22nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
French film director and writer (1862–1913).
Born March 30th, 1862 in Fumay.
Died June 22nd, 1913 at 51 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Jambyl Jabayev
Kazakh traditional folksinger (1846-1945).
Born February 28th, 1846 in Almaty Region.
Died June 22nd, 1945 at 99 years old in Almaty.
Rolly Tasker
Sailor (1926-2012).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Perth.
Died June 22nd, 2012 at 86 years old in Mandurah. [ref]
Gabriele Wohmann
German novelist, and short story writer (1932-2015).
Born May 21st, 1932 in Darmstadt.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 83 years old in Darmstadt.
Bruce Harlan
American diver (1926–1959).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 33 years old in Norwalk (falling from height).
Eugenie Marlitt
German writer (1825–1887).
Born December 5th, 1825 in Arnstadt.
Died June 22nd, 1887 at 61 years old in Arnstadt.
Edmund Neupert
Norwegian musician (1842-1888).
Born April 1st, 1842 in Christiania.
Died June 22nd, 1888 at 46 years old in New York City.
Johannes Elias Teijsmann
Dutch botanist (1808-1882).
Born June 1st, 1808 in Arnhem.
Died June 22nd, 1882 at 74 years old in Bogor.
Mikhail Tsekhanovsky
Soviet director, painter and illustrator (1889-1965).
Born June 7th, 1889 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 22nd, 1965 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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