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September 22nd
168 Notable deaths
Frederick Soddy
Chemist and physicist from england (1877-1956).
Born September 2nd, 1877 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Alice Hamilton
American physician and toxicologist (1869-1970).
Born February 27th, 1869. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 101 years old in Hadlyme North Historic District. [ref]
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.
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. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
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).
Nikola Pilić
Croatian tennis coach and former yugoslavian tennis player.
Born August 27th, 1939 in Split.
Died September 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Rijeka. [ref]
Wilhelm Kube
German politician and nazi official (1887-1943).
Born November 13th, 1887 in Głogów.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 55 years old in Minsk (explosive device).
Othmar Ammann
Swiss-american structural engineer (1879-1965).
Born March 26th, 1879 in Feuerthalen.
Died September 22nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Rye.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown