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September 22nd
168 Notable deaths
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
Prince adalbert of prussia (1884-1948).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Potsdam.
Died September 22nd, 1948 at 64 years old in La Tour-de-Peilz.
Adolfo López Mateos
President of mexico (1910-1969).
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.
Axel Springer
German mass media owner.
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Altona. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 73 years old in West Berlin.
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). [ref]
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American writer.
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.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde