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August 22nd
222 Notable deaths
Bobby Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1929–2001).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Selkirk. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Selkirk. [ref]
Luigi Maglione
Catholic cardinal (1877–1944).
Born March 2nd, 1877 in Casoria.
Died August 22nd, 1944 at 67 years old in Casoria. [ref]
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943).
Born March 25th, 1872 in Magome-juku.
Died August 22nd, 1943 at 71 years old in Oiso (cerebral hemorrhage).
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
Tom Courtney
American athletics competitor (1933–2023).
Born August 17th, 1933 in Newark.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 90 years old in Naples (amyloidosis). [ref]
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
French painter (1803–1860).
Born March 3rd, 1803 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1860 at 57 years old in Fontainebleau (horse fall).
Alfred Neubauer
Austrian motor racing team manager (1891–1980).
Born March 29th, 1891 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
American artist (1890-1973).
Born July 8th, 1890 in Charlottesville.
Died August 22nd, 1973 at 83 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Imperio Argentina
Argentine-spanish actress, singer.
Born December 26th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 92 years old in Benalmádena.
Spiro Koleka
Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician (1908-2001).
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 93 years old in Tirana.
Tom Nissalke
American basketball coach.
Born July 7th, 1932 in Madison.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City.
Gina Bachauer
Greek pianist.
Born May 21st, 1913 in Athens.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 63 years old in Athens.
Jan D. Achenbach
Dutch-american scientist in engineering.
Born August 20th, 1935 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1893–1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Alfred Cheetham
Antarctic explorer (1867–1918).
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.
Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
Yemeni politician (1939–2011).
Born July 4th, 1939 in Ta'izz Governorate.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Riyadh. [ref]
Lou Tsioropoulos
American basketball player (1930–2015).
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.
Nicolas Gessner
Swiss theatre and film director and screen writer (1931–2023).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Szombathely.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 92 years old in Caen. [ref]
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]
Bertalan Székely
Hungarian artist (1835–1910).
Born May 8th, 1835 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1910 at 75 years old in Cinkota. [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 St. Andrews. [ref]
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