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July 22nd
204 Notable deaths
Manuel Puig
Argentine writer (1932-1990).
Born December 28th, 1932 in General Villegas.
Died July 22nd, 1990 at 57 years old in Cuernavaca (myocardial infarction).
Frank Pierson
American film director (1925-2012).
Born May 12th, 1925 in Westchester County.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Natasha Parry
British actress (1930-2015).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in London.
Died July 22nd, 2015 at 84 years old in Saint-Nazaire (stroke). [ref]
Lelia Goldoni
American actress (1936–2023).
Born October 1st, 1936 in New York City.
Died July 22nd, 2023 at 86 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Broussard.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 81 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction).
Josef Strauss
Austrian composer.
Born August 20th, 1827 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1870 at 42 years old in Vienna.
Eduard Streltsov
Soviet footballer (1937-1990).
Born July 21st, 1937 in Perovo.
Died July 22nd, 1990 at 53 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Rosalía de Castro
Galician poet and writer (1837-1885).
Born February 23rd, 1837 in Conxo, Santiago de Compostela. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1885 at 48 years old in A Matanza (uterine cancer).
Edward Ord
Major general, union army general (1818–1883).
Born October 18th, 1818 in Cumberland.
Died July 22nd, 1883 at 64 years old in Havana (yellow fever).
Ramadevi Choudhury
Indian freedom fighter (1899–1985).
Born December 3rd, 1899 in Cuttack district.
Died July 22nd, 1985 at 85 years old in Cuttack.
George D. Wallace
American actor (1917-2005).
Born June 8th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 22nd, 2005 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (falling from height).
Pan Yuliang
Chinese painter (1895-1977).
Born May 25th, 1899 in Anhui, Jiangdu District. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Maria Tănase
Romanian singer and actress.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 49 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
George Hogg
British adventurer.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harpenden.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Gansu (tetanus).
Ambroise Vollard
French art dealer (1866-1939).
Born July 3rd, 1866 in Saint-Denis.
Died July 22nd, 1939 at 73 years old in Versailles (traffic collision). [ref]
Floyd Gottfredson
American cartoonist (1905-1986).
Born May 5th, 1905 in Kaysville. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1986 at 81 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose. [ref]
Indra Lal Roy
British flying ace (1898-1918).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Kolkata.
Died July 22nd, 1918 at 19 years old in Carvin.
Wayne McLaren
Stuntman, model, actor, rodeo performer (1940–1992).
Born September 12th, 1940 in Lake Charles.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 51 years old in Newport Beach (lung cancer).
Mary Cover Jones
American psychologist (1897–1888).
Born September 1st, 1897 in Johnstown.
Died July 22nd, 1987 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara.
George Johnston
Australian novelist.
Born July 20th, 1912 in Melbourne.
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 58 years old in Sydney.
Herbert Morris
American rower (1915–2009).
Born July 16th, 1915 in Seattle.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 94 years old in Maple Valley. [ref]
Günther Korten
German colonel general and chief of the general staff of the luftwaffe in world war ii.
Born July 26th, 1898 in Cologne.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 45 years old in Kętrzyn (explosive device).
Mikhail Zoshchenko
Soviet writer (1894–1958).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg, Poltava.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Albertus Soegijapranata
Catholic archbishop (1896–1963).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Surakarta.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Steyl.
Kenny Guinn
American politician; 27th governor of nevada (1936-2010).
Born August 24th, 1936 in Garland.
Died July 22nd, 2010 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (falling from height). [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe