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August 22nd
222 Notable deaths
Huey P. Newton
Co-founder of the black panther party (1942-1989).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Monroe.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 47 years old in Oakland.
Michael Collins
Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922).
Born October 16th, 1890 in Clonakilty.
Died August 22nd, 1922 at 31 years old in Bandon.
Boris Shcherbina
Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the council of ministers.
Born October 5th, 1919 in Debaltseve.
Died August 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1818–1893).
Born June 21st, 1818 in Coburg.
Died August 22nd, 1893 at 75 years old in Reinhardsbrunn.
Jomo Kenyatta
First prime minister (1963 to 1964) and president (1964 to 1978) of self-governing kenya.
Born October 20th, 1893 in Gatundu.
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mombasa (myocardial infarction).
Sebastian Cabot
British film actor (1918–1977).
Born July 6th, 1918 in London.
Died August 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in British Columbia (stroke).
Colleen Dewhurst
Canadian-american actress (1924-1991).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Montreal.
Died August 22nd, 1991 at 67 years old in New York City (cervix uterine cancer).
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
British politician and prime minister (1830-1903).
Born February 3rd, 1830 in Hatfield.
Died August 22nd, 1903 at 73 years old in Hatfield.
Jack Layton
Leader of the new democratic party of canada (1950-2011).
Born July 18th, 1950 in Montreal.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 61 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Ed King
American rock musician (1949–2018).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Glendale.
Died August 22nd, 2018 at 68 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Kate Chopin
American author (1850–1904).
Born February 8th, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1904 at 54 years old in St. Louis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).
Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Xianfeng Emperor
The ninth emperor (and the seventh after defeating ming) of the qing dynasty (1831-1861).
Born July 17th, 1831 in Old Summer Palace.
Died August 22nd, 1861 at 30 years old in Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples (tuberculosis).
S. R. Nathan
6th president of singapore (1924–2016).
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Singapore.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Singapore General Hospital (stroke). [ref]
Toto Cutugno
Italian recording artist; musician, songwriter, record producer (1943–2023).
Born July 7th, 1943 in Fosdinovo.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 80 years old in Milan (prostate cancer). [ref]
Gary Ray Bowles
American serial killer (1962–2019).
Born January 25th, 1962 in Clifton Forge.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 57 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016).
Born April 29th, 1922 in Marolles - Marollen. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Princess Sophia Kaur of Lahore
Lahorian royal and british suffragist (1876–1948).
Born August 8th, 1876 in Elveden Hall.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 72 years old in Tylers Green.
Charles Kalani
American professional wrestler and actor (1930-2000).
Born January 6th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Lake Forest (heart failure).
Vladimir Propp
Russian folklorist, philologist and linguist.
Born April 29th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 22nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Juscelino Kubitschek
President of brazil from 1956 to 1961.
Born September 12th, 1902 in Diamantina.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Resende (traffic collision).
Jacob Bronowski
Polish-born british mathematician (1908–1974).
Born January 18th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 66 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer and critic in the kannada language.
Born December 21st, 1932 in Thirthahalli.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (kidney failure).
Jerry Allison
American rock drummer (1939–2022).
Born August 31st, 1939 in Hillsboro.
Died August 22nd, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
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