September 22nd
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214 Notable deaths
Isaac Stern
American musician (1920–2001).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Kremenets.
Died September 22nd, 2001 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure).
S. Varalakshmi
Telugu film actress, playback singer (1925-2009).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Jaggampeta.
Died September 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Chennai (falling from height). [ref]
Werner von Fritsch
German general (1880–1939).
Born August 4th, 1880 in Benrath.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 59 years old in Praga.
Vesta Williams
American r&b singer (1957-2011).
Born December 1st, 1957 in Coshocton.
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 53 years old in El Segundo (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Saburō Sakai
Japanese flying ace (1916–2000).
Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).
Jackie Burroughs
Canadian actress (1939–2010).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2010 at 71 years old in Toronto (stomach cancer). [ref]
Chiang Wei-kuo
General of the republic of china, adopted son of president chiang kai-shek (1916-1997).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Tokyo.
Died September 22nd, 1997 at 80 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Al Matthews
American actor and singer (1942-2018).
Born November 21st, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 2018 at 75 years old in Orihuela. [ref]
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893–1981).
Born December 24th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
German prince (1884-1948).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Potsdam.
Died September 22nd, 1948 at 64 years old in La Tour-de-Peilz.
Adolfo López Mateos
55th president of mexico.
Born May 26th, 1910 in Ciudad López Mateos.
Died September 22nd, 1969 at 59 years old in Mexico City (intracranial aneurysm).
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
British army officer (1880-1959).
Born May 6th, 1880 in Edinburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Indian actress.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Satara (COVID-19). [ref]
Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American mystery writer (1876–1958).
Born August 12th, 1876 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Otto Robert Frisch
Austrian-born british nuclear physicist.
Born October 1st, 1904 in Vienna.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Frederick Soddy
English radiochemist (1877–1956).
Born September 2nd, 1877 in Eastbourne.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Brighton.
Alice Hamilton
American physician and toxicologist (1869–1970).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Manhattan.
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 101 years old in Hadlyme North Historic District.
Frederick Townsend Ward
American general (1831–1862).
Born November 29th, 1831 in Salem.
Died September 22nd, 1862 at 30 years old in Ningbo.
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral (1885–1957).
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet (1924-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).
Herbert James Draper
British painter (1863-1920).
Born November 26th, 1863 in London.
Died September 22nd, 1920 at 56 years old in London.
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist.
Born February 27th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lincoln (kidney failure).
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé