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July 22nd
204 Notable deaths
Claude Sautet
French film director (1924–2000).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Joe Beck
American musician (1945–2008).
Born July 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 62 years old in Woodbury (lung cancer). [ref]
Mary Forbes
British-american actress (1883–1974).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Hornsey.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 91 years old in Beaumont (disease).
Edward Alsworth Ross
American sociologist (1866–1951).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Virden.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 84 years old in Madison.
Giovannino Guareschi
Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist (1908-1968).
Born May 1st, 1908 in Roccabianca.
Died July 22nd, 1968 at 60 years old in Cervia (myocardial infarction).
Manuel Fernández Silvestre
Spanish general (1871–1921).
Born December 16th, 1871 in El Caney.
Died July 22nd, 1921 at 49 years old in Annual.
Randal Cremer
English politician (1828–1908).
Born March 18th, 1828 in Fareham.
Died July 22nd, 1908 at 80 years old in London (pneumonia).
John Meyendorff
Russian orthodox priest and theologian (1926-1992).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 66 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
Oswaldo Payá
Cuban activist (1952-2012).
Born February 29th, 1952 in Cerro.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 60 years old in Bayamo (traffic collision). [ref]
Forrest Sherman
United states navy admiral and chief of naval operations (1896-1951).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Merrimack.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 54 years old in Naples.
Victor A. McKusick
American internist and medical geneticist (1921-2008).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Parkman.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Towson (cancer). [ref]
Hermann Prey
German lyric baritone singer (1929–1998).
Born July 11th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died July 22nd, 1998 at 69 years old in Krailling (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claudia Lars
Salvadoran poet (1899-1974).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Armenia.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 74 years old in San Salvador.
Ted Fio Rito
American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist (1900–1971).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Newark.
Died July 22nd, 1971 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Kortner
Austrian actor and theatre director (1892-1970).
Born May 12th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Munich (leukemia).
Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain
Engineer, entrepreneur, financier, industrialist (1852-1929).
Born September 20th, 1852 in Belœil.
Died July 22nd, 1929 at 76 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
Bohdan Stupka
Soviet and ukrainian actor (1941–2012).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Kulykiv. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 70 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (bone cancer). [ref]
Lawrie Reilly
Scottish footballer (1928–2013).
Born October 28th, 1928 in Edinburgh.
Died July 22nd, 2013 at 84 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
J. Meade Falkner
British writer (1858–1932).
Born May 8th, 1858 in Wiltshire.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 74 years old in Durham.
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Soviet-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2001).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoriia.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Ariadna Scriabina
Russian poet and activist in the french resistance (1905-1944).
Born October 26th, 1905 in Bogliasco.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 38 years old in Toulouse.
Mikhail Pervukhin
First vice-premier of the soviet union (1904-1978).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Yuryuzan.
Died July 22nd, 1978 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Donald Reid Cabral
Dominican politician and lawyer (1923-2006).
Born July 9th, 1923 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Stein Rokkan
Norwegian political scientist.
Born July 4th, 1921 in Vågan Municipality.
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 58 years old in Bergen.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou