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July 22nd
204 Notable deaths
Cy Kendall
American actor (1898-1953).
Born March 10th, 1898 in St. Louis.
Died July 22nd, 1953 at 55 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Manuel González Prada
Peruvian politician (1844-1918).
Born January 5th, 1844 in Lima.
Died July 22nd, 1918 at 74 years old in Lima.
Bertie Peacock
Northern irish association football player and manager (1928-2004).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Coleraine.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 75 years old in Belfast.
Artyom Tarasov
Russian activist (1950–2017).
Born July 4th, 1950 in Moscow.
Died July 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Martti Talvela
Finnish operatic bass (1935-1989).
Born February 4th, 1935 in Khiytola. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1989 at 54 years old in Inkilä Manor (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mike Smith
English football manager.
Born January 1st, 1938 in Hendon.
Died July 22nd, 2021 at 83 years old [ref]
Norman Lewis
British travel writer (1908–2003).
Born June 28th, 1908 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 95 years old in Saffron Walden.
Adolf Scherer
Slovak footballer (1938–2023).
Born May 5th, 1938 in Priekopa. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Saint-Gilles. [ref]
Antonio Saura
Spanish artist (1930-1998).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Huesca. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1998 at 67 years old in Cuenca. [ref]
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann
German world war ii military aviator (1915–1982).
Born November 22nd, 1915 in Giessen.
Died July 22nd, 1982 at 66 years old in Greenwich.
Burton Holmes
American traveler and filmmaker (1870–1958).
Born January 8th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Mark Leduc
Boxer (1962-2009).
Born May 4th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 47 years old in Toronto (hyperthermia). [ref]
Lajos Kassák
Hungarian artist, poet, writer, politician (1887-1967).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Nové Zámky.
Died July 22nd, 1967 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Takamine Jōkichi
Japanese chemist (1854–1922).
Born November 3rd, 1854 in Takaoka.
Died July 22nd, 1922 at 67 years old in New York City (nephritis).
Raymond Lemieux
Canadian chemist (1920–2000).
Born June 16th, 1920 in Lac La Biche.
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Edmonton.
George W. Jones
American politician, judge and diplomat (1804-1896).
Born April 12th, 1804 in Vincennes.
Died July 22nd, 1896 at 92 years old in Dubuque.
Fritz Hellwig
German politician (1912-2017).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Saarbrücken.
Died July 22nd, 2017 at 104 years old in Bonn.
Magnolia Antonino
Filipino politician (1915-2010).
Born December 14th, 1915.
Died July 22nd, 2010 at 94 years old
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
French racing driver (1937–2021).
Died July 22nd, 2021 at 84 years old in Hérouville-Saint-Clair. [ref]
Jean Stablinski
French racing cyclist (1932–2007).
Born May 21st, 1932 in Thun-Saint-Amand.
Died July 22nd, 2007 at 75 years old in Lille. [ref]
Hermann von Hanneken
German general (1890-1981).
Born January 5th, 1890 in Gotha.
Died July 22nd, 1981 at 91 years old in Herford.
May Wright Sewall
American suffragist (1844-1920).
Born May 27th, 1844 in Greenfield. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1920 at 76 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Paul Emil Flechsig
German neuroscientist (1847–1929).
Born June 29th, 1847 in Zwickau. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1929 at 82 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Herbert-Ernst Vahl
German general (1896–1944).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Poznań.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 47 years old in Thessaloniki (traffic collision).
Paolo Iashvili
Georgian poet (1894-1937).
Born June 29th, 1894 in Gamogma Argveti.
Died July 22nd, 1937 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht