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August 22nd
178 Notable deaths
Emil Jula
Romanian footballer (1980-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 40 years old [ref]
Ulla Pia
Danish singer.
Born February 17th, 1945 in Copenhagen.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 75 years old in Gammel Holte (cancer). [ref]
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist.
Born July 6th, 1876 in Little Ribston, Yorkshire. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1957 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
Soviet paleolinguist (1934–1966).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Kyiv.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 31 years old in Shchyolkovo (struck by vehicle).
Ștefan Procopiu
Romanian physicist.
Born January 19th, 1890 in Bârlad.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 82 years old in Iași.
Jesper Klein
Actor and film director (1944-2011).
Born November 13th, 1944 in Næstved.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg (liver cancer). [ref]
Ida Henrietta Hyde
American physiologist.
Born September 8th, 1857 in Davenport.
Died August 22nd, 1945 at 87 years old in Berkeley.
Alain Berberian
Filmmaker (1953-2017).
Born July 2nd, 1953 in Beirut.
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arne Brustad
Norwegian footballer (1912-1987).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Christiania.
Died August 22nd, 1987 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Lillebil Ibsen
Norwegian actress and dancer (1899-1989).
Born August 6th, 1899 in Christiania.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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