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August 22nd
167 Notable deaths
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).
Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musician.
Born April 29th, 1922 in Marollen. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
S. R. Nathan
6th president of singapore (1924-2016).
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Singapore.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Singapore General Hospital (stroke). [ref]
Gary Ray Bowles
American serial killer (1962-2019).
Born January 25th, 1962 in Clifton Forge.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 57 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Vladimir Propp
Russian folklorist, philologist and linguist.
Born April 29th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 22nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Sophia Duleep Singh
British suffragist.
Born August 8th, 1876 in Elveden Hall.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 72 years old in Tylers Green.
Toto Cutugno
Italian recording artist; musician, songwriter, record producer (1943–2023).
Born July 7th, 1943 in Fosdinovo.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 80 years old in Milan (prostate cancer). [ref]
Charles Kalani
American professional wrestler and actor (1930-2000).
Born January 6th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Lake Forest (heart failure).
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer and critic in the kannada language.
Born December 21st, 1932 in Thirthahalli. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (kidney failure). [ref]
Juscelino Kubstchek
President of brazil from 1956 to 1961.
Born September 12th, 1902 in Diamantina. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Resende (traffic collision). [ref]
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa