August 22nd
222 Notable deaths
Anders Zorn
Swedish painter and engraver (1860-1920).
Born February 18th, 1860 in Mora, Mora Parish. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1920 at 60 years old in Mora Parish. [ref]
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Queen consort of spain (1805-1878).
Born April 27th, 1806 in Palermo.
Died August 22nd, 1878 at 72 years old in Le Havre.
Junior Agogo
Ghanaian association football player (1979-2019).
Born August 1st, 1979 in Accra.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 40 years old in London. [ref]
John Howard Davies
English actor, director and producer (1939–2011).
Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). [ref]
Celâl Bayar
3rd president of the republic of turkey (1883–1986).
Born May 16th, 1883 in Umurbey.
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 103 years old in Istanbul.
Heinz Brandt
German army officer (1907-1944).
Born March 11th, 1907 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 22nd, 1944 at 37 years old in Kętrzyn.
Otto Liman von Sanders
German general (1855–1929).
Born February 17th, 1855 in Słupsk.
Died August 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Munich.
Abulfaz Elchibey
President of azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993.
Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).
Josef Bühler
German jurist, civil servant and convicted war criminal (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Bad Waldsee.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Võ Thị Thắng
Vietnamese revolutionary.
Born January 10th, 1945 in Tân Bửu.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 69 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist (1944–2017).
Born December 16th, 1944 in Port Chester. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Cortland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Keiko Fuji
Japanese enka singer and actress (1951-2013).
Born July 5th, 1951 in Ichinoseki.
Died August 22nd, 2013 at 62 years old in Tokyo (falling).
Tim Fischer
Australian politician, 10th deputy prime minister of australia (1946–2019).
Born May 3rd, 1946 in Lockhart.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 73 years old in East Albury (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Grace Paley
American writer and activist (1922–2007).
Born December 11th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died August 22nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Thetford (breast cancer). [ref]
Boris Pugo
Soviet politician (1937-1991).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Tver.
Died August 22nd, 1991 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963).
Born October 10th, 1877 in Worcester.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 85 years old in Nuffield.
Charles William Eliot
American president of harvard (1834–1926).
Born March 20th, 1834 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1926 at 92 years old in Northeast Harbor.
Alfred Waterhouse
British architect (1830-1905).
Born July 19th, 1830 in Liverpool.
Died August 22nd, 1905 at 75 years old in Yattendon.
Rod Gilbert
Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2021).
Born July 1st, 1941 in Montreal.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Oliver Lodge
British physicist (1851-1940).
Born June 12th, 1851 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 89 years old in Wilsford.
Stjepan Bobek
Croatian footballer (1923-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Arthur Morris
Australian cricketer (1922-2015).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Bondi.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Sydney.
Allan Rich
American actor (1926–2020).
Born February 8th, 1926 in The Bronx.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Englewood (dementia). [ref]
Charles Rigoulot
French weightlifter (1903–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1903 in Le Vésinet.
Died August 22nd, 1962 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Mikhail Tomsky
Soviet politician (1880-1936).
Born October 31st, 1880 in Kolpino.
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 55 years old in Korolyov (gunshot wound).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami