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August 22nd
169 Notable deaths
Luigi Maglione
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 2nd, 1877 in Casoria. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1944 at 67 years old in Casoria. [ref]
Jetty Paerl
Dutch singer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died August 22nd, 2013 at 92 years old in Amstelveen.
Alexandra Paul
Canadian ice dancer.
Born September 16th, 1991 in Toronto.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 31 years old in Melancthon (car collision). [ref]
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1894-1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Tony deBrum
Statesman of the marshall islands.
Born February 25th, 1945 in Marshall Islands, Tuvalu. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]
Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
Prime minister of latvia (1887-1925).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Durbe. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1925 at 38 years old in Sēme Parish (traffic collision). [ref]
Andrzej Mostowski
Polish mathematician.
Born November 1st, 1913 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1975 at 61 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Murdock MacQuarrie
Actor (1878-1942).
Born August 25th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Eric Thompson
British racecar driver.
Born November 4th, 1919 in Surbiton.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 95 years old in Guildford. [ref]
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