July 22nd
134 Notable deaths
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist.
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Dmitry Pavlov
Soviet general (1897-1941).
Born October 23rd, 1897.
Died July 22nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Christopher C. Kraft
Nasa engineer.
Born February 28th, 1924 in Phoebus.
Died July 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old in Houston. [ref]
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1982 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Errico Malatesta
Anarchist.
Born December 4th, 1853 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 78 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Greg Burson
American voice actor (1949-2008).
Born June 29th, 1949 in Anaheim.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Tom Aldredge
American television, film and stage actor (1928-2011).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Dayton.
Died July 22nd, 2011 at 83 years old in Tampa (lymphoma). [ref]
George Armitage Miller
American psychologist (1920–2012).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Charleston.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 92 years old in Plainsboro Township. [ref]
Jean Charles de Menezes
Brazilian victim of police shooting (1978-2005).
Born January 7th, 1978 in Gonzaga, Minas Gerais.
Died July 22nd, 2005 at 27 years old in Stockwell tube station (ballistic trauma).
Yan Xishan
Chinese general (1883-1960).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Dingxiang County.
Died July 22nd, 1960 at 76 years old in Taipei.
Deaths 21 to 30 of 134
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon