August 22nd
169 Notable deaths
Peter Lundgren
Swedish tennis player.
Born January 29th, 1965 in Kramfors. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2024 at 59 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
Döme Sztójay
Hungarian-serb politician executed for war crimes (1883-1946).
Born January 5th, 1883 in Vršac.
Died August 22nd, 1946 at 63 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Alexandr Yakovlev
Soviet aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer and and founded the yakovlev design bureau.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Moscow.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.
United states army general (1884-1941).
Born September 23rd, 1884 in Junction City.
Died August 22nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Boston (cancer).
Tatu Vanhanen
Finnish scientist (1929-2015).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Ozyorskoye.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Nurmijärvi. [ref]
Elena Garro
Mexican writer.
Born December 11th, 1916 in Puebla City. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1998 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Gabriel Gonzáles Videla
Chilean politician (1898-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in La Serena.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in Santiago.
Marilyn Eastman
American actress.
Born December 17th, 1933 in Davenport.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Bernard Heuvelmans
French cryptozoologist (1916-2001).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Michael Brooks
American basketball player.
Born August 17th, 1958 in Philadelphia.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 58 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu