August 22nd
178 Notable deaths
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]
Sobha Singh
Indian artist (1901-1986).
Born November 29th, 1901.
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Chandigarh.
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
American biochemist (1903-1967).
Born April 9th, 1903 in Woodbine.
Died August 22nd, 1967 at 64 years old in Boston (leukemia).
Rudolph Schindler
American architect (1887–1953).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Mikhail Tomsky
Soviet politician (1880-1936).
Born October 31st, 1880 in Kolpino.
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 55 years old in Korolyov (gunshot wound).
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy
Indian politician.
Born March 25th, 1942 in Mahabubnagar.
Died August 22nd, 2025 at 83 years old [ref]
Eric Wagner
American singer.
Born April 24th, 1959 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 62 years old in Las Vegas (COVID-19). [ref]
James McDonnell
Aerospace pioneer.
Born April 9th, 1899 in Denver.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in St. Louis.
Glauber Rocha
Brazilian film director, actor and writer.
Born March 14th, 1939 in Vitória da Conquista. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Rahimuddin Khan
Pakistani general.
Born July 21st, 1926 in Kaimganj.
Died August 22nd, 2022 at 96 years old in Lahore. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel