August 22nd
182 Notable deaths
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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.
Born April 29th, 1922 in Marollen. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Sophia Duleep Singh
British suffragist.
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. [ref]
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.
Born January 18th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 66 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde