September 22nd
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214 Notable deaths
Geir Lundestad
Norwegian historian and director of the norwegian nobel institute (1945–2023).
Born January 17th, 1945 in Sulitjelma.
Died September 22nd, 2023 at 78 years old [ref]
Carl Joachim Friedrich
German political scientist (1901-1984).
Born June 5th, 1901 in Leipzig.
Died September 22nd, 1984 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Evelyn Fox Keller
American physicist, author and feminist.
Born March 20th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2023 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Maurice Abravanel
Ottoman-american jewish conductor.
Born January 6th, 1903 in Thessaloniki.
Died September 22nd, 1993 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City.
Célestine Galli-Marié
French mezzo-soprano (1837–1905).
Born November 21st, 1840 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1905 at 64 years old in Vence. [ref]
Mohammed Mahdi Akef
7th general guide of the egyptian muslim brotherhood (1928–2017).
Born July 28th, 1928 in Kafr Awad EL-Sonita.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 89 years old in Kasr Al AinY (sepsis). [ref]
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian novelist (1923-2013).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Bogotá.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 90 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure).
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austrian composer (1883–1959).
Born March 19th, 1883 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Jan de Hartog
Dutch author (1914–2002).
Born April 22nd, 1914 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Houston. [ref]
Samuel Henry Kress
American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the s. h. kress & co. five and ten cent store chain.
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Cherryville.
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 92 years old in New York City.
Thomas Dörflein
German zookeeper (1963–2008).
Born October 13th, 1963 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 2008 at 44 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).
Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973).
Born January 11th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Lord George Hamilton
British politician (1845-1927).
Born December 17th, 1845 in Dublin.
Died September 22nd, 1927 at 81 years old in New York City, Exeter.
Charles Denis Bourbaki
French general (1816–1897).
Born April 22nd, 1816 in Pau.
Died September 22nd, 1897 at 81 years old in Bayonne.
Winfried Otto Schumann
German geophysicist (1888-1974).
Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.
D. J. Opperman
South african poet (1914–1985).
Born September 29th, 1914 in Dannhauser.
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 70 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
Ruth Roland
American actress (1892–1937).
Born August 26th, 1892 in San Francisco.
Died September 22nd, 1937 at 45 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born March 30th, 1854 in Timișoara.
Died September 22nd, 1924 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Alexey Chervonenkis
Russian mathematician (1938-2014).
Born September 7th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died September 22nd, 2014 at 76 years old in Mytishchi (hypothermia). [ref]
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Polish writer and journalist, author of over a dozen popular novels (1898–1939).
Born August 10th, 1898 in Akuniova.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 41 years old in Kuty.
Wilbur Olin Atwater
American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter.
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Johnsburg.
Died September 22nd, 1907 at 63 years old in Middletown.
Marija Bursać
First woman proclaimed a people's hero of yugoslavia (1921–1943).
Born August 2nd, 1921 in Kamenica.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 22 years old in Vidovo Selo (died of wounds).
Fritz Lindemann
German general (1894-1944).
Born April 11th, 1894 in Charlottenburg.
Died September 22nd, 1944 at 50 years old in Plötzensee Prison.
Michael Gwisdek
German actor and film director (1942–2020).
Born January 14th, 1942 in Weißensee.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Schorfheide. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 214
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes