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August 22nd
181 Notable deaths
Alfred Cheetham
British seaman.
Born May 6th, 1867 in Liverpool.
Died August 22nd, 1918 at 51 years old in North Sea.
Ota Šik
Czech economist and politician (1919-2004).
Born September 11th, 1919 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
George Bournoutian
Iranian-american professor and historian (1943–2021).
Born September 25th, 1943 in Isfahan.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in New Jersey.
Oswald West
American politician (1873-1960).
Born May 20th, 1873 in Guelph.
Died August 22nd, 1960 at 87 years old in Portland.
Lou Tsioropoulos
American basketball player.
Born August 31st, 1930 in Lynn. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 84 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Jetty Paerl
Dutch singer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died August 22nd, 2013 at 92 years old in Amstelveen.
Michel Montignac
French diet developer (1944–2010).
Born September 19th, 1944 in Angoulême.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 65 years old in Annemasse (cancer). [ref]
Mary Vaux Walcott
American artist, photographer, botanist and naturalist (1860-1940).
Born July 31st, 1860 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 80 years old in New Brunswick, St. Andrews. [ref]
Murdock MacQuarrie
Actor (1878-1942).
Born August 25th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
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