July 22nd
132 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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). [ref]
Ted Fio Rito
American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist.
Born December 20th, 1900 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1971 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fritz Kortner
Actor; theatre director.
Born May 12th, 1892 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Carmen Martín Gaite
Spanish writer (1925-2000).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Salamanca.
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Bohdan Stupka
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]
J. Meade Falkner
British writer.
Born May 8th, 1858 in Wiltshire.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 74 years old in Durham.
Lawrie Reilly
Scottish footballer.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Edinburgh.
Died July 22nd, 2013 at 84 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Gymnast.
Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoria.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 132
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran