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August 22nd
181 Notable deaths
Roger Martin du Gard
French writer.
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1958 at 77 years old in Château du Tertre. [ref]
Döme Sztójay
Hungarian-serb politician executed for war crimes (1883-1946).
Born January 5th, 1883 in Vršac.
Died August 22nd, 1946 at 63 years old in Budapest (execution).
Luc Ferrari
French composer (1929–2005).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in Arezzo.
Prince Álvaro of Orleans
Duke of galliera (1910-1997).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Coburg.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 87 years old in Monte Carlo.
Korbinian Brodmann
German neurologist (1868–1918).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Hohenfels.
Died August 22nd, 1918 at 49 years old in Munich (sepsis).
Ellen Church
American pilot, flight attendant and nurse (1904–1965).
Born September 22nd, 1904 in Cresco.
Died August 22nd, 1965 at 60 years old in Terre Haute (horse fall).
Elena Garro
Mexican writer (1916–1998).
Born December 11th, 1916 in Puebla City.
Died August 22nd, 1998 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca (cardiac arrest).
Dinmukhamed Konayev
Soviet politician (1912-1993).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Almaty.
Died August 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old
James McMillin
American rower (1914–2005).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Bremerton.
Bernard Heuvelmans
French cryptozoologist (1916-2001).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Le Havre.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
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