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August 22nd
178 Notable deaths
Tatyana Averina
Soviet speed skater.
Born June 25th, 1950 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 51 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Sanzo Wada
Costume designer (1883-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died August 22nd, 1967 at 84 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
Catholic cardinal (1923–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Puyang.
Died August 22nd, 2012 at 88 years old in New Taipei (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Edmond Jaloux
French writer.
Born June 19th, 1878 in Marseille. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1949 at 71 years old in Lutry.
Jindřich Polák
Czech film director.
Born May 5th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Catholic bishop.
Born July 12th, 1859 in Piacenza.
Died August 22nd, 1914 at 55 years old in Bergamo (cancer). [ref]
Jacek Chmielnik
Polish actor (1953-2007).
Born January 31st, 1953 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 2007 at 54 years old in Suchawa, Lublin Voivodeship (electrocution). [ref]
Ernest Psichari
French military officer and writer (1883–1914).
Born September 27th, 1883 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1914 at 30 years old in Rossignol (Battle of Rossignol).
Birger Nerman
Swedish archaeologist (1888-1971).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Norrköping.
Died August 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Oscar Parish.
Theodor Scheimpflug
Austrian photographer (1865-1911).
Born October 7th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died August 22nd, 1911 at 45 years old in Mödling.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 178
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir