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July 22nd
134 Notable deaths
Albertus Soegijapranata
Catholic archbishop.
Born November 25th, 1896 in Surakarta.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Steyl.
Manuel Fernández Silvestre
Spanish general.
Born December 16th, 1871 in El Caney.
Died July 22nd, 1921 at 49 years old in Annual.
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.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz