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July 22nd
204 Notable deaths
William Fogg Osgood
American mathematician (1864–1943).
Born March 10th, 1864 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1943 at 79 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Brigitte Kronauer
German writer (1940-2019).
Born December 29th, 1940 in Essen. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Eduard von Winterstein
Austrian actor (1871-1961).
Born August 1st, 1871 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1961 at 89 years old in East Berlin.
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Brazilian actor (1934-2006).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Milan.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 71 years old in São Paulo (kidney failure). [ref]
Detlev von Liliencron
German lyric poet and novelist (1844–1909).
Born June 3rd, 1844 in Kiel. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1909 at 65 years old in Rahlstedt. [ref]
Frank Dobson
British artist (1886–1963).
Born November 18th, 1886 in London.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 76 years old in London.
Hinako Sugiura
Japanese manga artist (1958–2005).
Born November 30th, 1958 in Tokyo.
Died July 22nd, 2005 at 46 years old in Kashiwa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Fatima Abdel Mahmoud
Politician.
Born January 1st, 1944 in Omdurman.
Died July 22nd, 2018 at 74 years old in London.
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
President of venezuela (1826–1905).
Born November 26th, 1826 in Caracas.
Died July 22nd, 1905 at 78 years old in Caracas.
Arthur Hauffe
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892–1944).
Born December 20th, 1892 in Wittgensdorf.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 51 years old in Lviv.
Elsa Laula Renberg
Sami activist (1877–1931).
Born November 29th, 1877 in Storseleby.
Died July 22nd, 1931 at 53 years old in Brønnøy Municipality (tuberculosis).
Willard Louis
American actor (1882–1926).
Born April 19th, 1882 in San Francisco.
Died July 22nd, 1926 at 44 years old in Glendale (pneumonia, typhoid fever).
Lazar Lyusternik
Russian mathematician (1899–1981).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Zduńska Wola. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Valerio Valeri
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1883–1963).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Santa Fiora.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 79 years old in Rome.
Rudolf von Gneist
German politician (1816–1895).
Born August 13th, 1816 in Berlin.
Died July 22nd, 1895 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Buchloh
German footballer (1909-1998).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died July 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Ğayaz İsxaqi
Tatar writer and politician (1878–1954).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Yawşirmä.
Died July 22nd, 1954 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Matti Järvinen
Athletics competitor (1909-1985).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Tampere.
Died July 22nd, 1985 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Carolyn Schuler
American swimmer (1943–2024).
Born January 5th, 1943 in San Francisco.
Died July 22nd, 2024 at 81 years old [ref]
Núria Feliu
Catalan singer and actress (1941-2022).
Born September 21st, 1941 in Sants.
Died July 22nd, 2022 at 80 years old in Sants. [ref]
Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski
Polish cardinal (1822–1902).
Born October 24th, 1822 in Górki. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1902 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Edward Gourdin
Athletics competitor; massachusetts superior court judge (1897–1966).
Born August 10th, 1897 in Jacksonville.
Died July 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Quincy.
Marianne Werner
West german shot putter (1924–2023).
Born January 4th, 1924 in Dülmen.
Died July 22nd, 2023 at 99 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Joyce Cooper
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1909–2002).
Born April 18th, 1909 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Chichester.
Rūdolfs Jurciņš
Latvian basketball player (1909–1948).
Died July 22nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Perm Oblast.
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