August 22nd
222 Notable deaths
Murdock MacQuarrie
American actor and director (1878–1942).
Born August 25th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
Prime minister of latvia (1887-1925).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Durbe.
Died August 22nd, 1925 at 38 years old in Sēme Parish (traffic collision).
Andrzej Mostowski
Polish mathematician (1913–1975).
Born November 1st, 1913 in Lviv.
Died August 22nd, 1975 at 61 years old in Vancouver.
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
American biochemist (1903–1967).
Born April 9th, 1903 in Woodbine.
Died August 22nd, 1967 at 64 years old in Boston (leukemia).
Eric Thompson
British racecar driver.
Born November 4th, 1919 in Surbiton.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 95 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Ottaviano Del Turco
Italian politician (1944–2024).
Born November 7th, 1944 in Collelongo.
Died August 22nd, 2024 at 79 years old in Collelongo. [ref]
Erika Zuchold
East german artistic gymnast (1947–2015).
Born March 19th, 1947 in Lucka.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 68 years old in Asunción.
Sanzō Wada
Costume designer (1883-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Ikuno. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1967 at 84 years old in Tokyo Teishin Hospital (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist (1876–1957).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Yorkshire, Little Ribston.
Died August 22nd, 1957 at 81 years old in London.
Tony deBrum
Statesman of the marshall islands (1945–2017).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Marshall Islands, Tuvalu. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]
Andrzej Schinzel
Polish mathematician (1937-2021).
Born April 5th, 1937 in Sandomierz.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 84 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Matthijs Maris
Dutch painter (1839-1917).
Born August 17th, 1839 in The Hague.
Died August 22nd, 1917 at 78 years old in London.
Vojtěch Hynais
Painter from czech republic (1854-1925).
Born December 14th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1925 at 70 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Yaroslav Yevdokimov
Russian singer.
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Rivne.
Died August 22nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Mikayil Abdullayev
Azerbaijani painter (1921–2002).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Baku.
Died August 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Baku. [ref]
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
Soviet paleolinguist (1934–1966).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Kyiv.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 31 years old in Shchyolkovo (struck by vehicle).
Oscar de Négrier
French army general (1839–1913).
Born October 2nd, 1839 in Belfort.
Died August 22nd, 1913 at 73 years old in Norway.
Mati Unt
Estonian writer, essayist and theatre director (1944–2005).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Jõgeva County.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Emil Jula
Romanian footballer (1980-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 40 years old [ref]
Ulla Pia
Danish singer.
Born February 17th, 1945 in Copenhagen.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 75 years old in Gammel Holte (cancer). [ref]
John S. Waugh
American chemist (1929–2014).
Born April 25th, 1929 in Willimantic.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Concord (Alzheimer's disease).
Jesper Klein
Actor and film director (1944-2011).
Born November 13th, 1944 in Næstved.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg (liver cancer). [ref]
Oskar Brüsewitz
German protestant priest (1929–1976) in the former gdr.
Born May 30th, 1929 in Lithuania.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 47 years old in Halle (Saale) (self-immolation).
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]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran