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September 22nd
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214 Notable deaths
Stefano Ussi
Italian painter (1822-1901).
Born September 2nd, 1832 in Florence.
Died September 22nd, 1901 at 69 years old in Florence.
Lina Carstens
German actress (1892–1978).
Born December 6th, 1892 in Wiesbaden.
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Munich.
Tadeusz Manteuffel
Polish historian (1902–1970).
Born March 5th, 1902 in Rēzekne.
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Orlando Martínez
Cuban boxer.
Born September 2nd, 1944 in Havana.
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]
Emmanuil Kazakevich
Soviet writer (1913-1962).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Kremenchuk.
Died September 22nd, 1962 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Sándor Sára
Cinematographer, film director (1933–2019).
Born November 28th, 1933 in Tura.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Zygmunt Chychła
Polish boxer (1926–2009).
Born November 5th, 1926 in Gdańsk.
Died September 22nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Oscar Levertin
Swedish poet, critic and literary historian (1862–1906).
Born July 17th, 1862 in Gryt church parish.
Died September 22nd, 1906 at 44 years old in Oscar Parish.
Frie Leysen
Belgian festival director and curator.
Born February 19th, 1950 in Hasselt. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Sima Wali
Afghan human rights activist.
Born April 7th, 1951 in Kandahar.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 66 years old in Falls Church.
Knut Steen
Norwegian sculptor (1924–2011).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Oslo.
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Sandefjord. [ref]
Ivan Kizimov
Equestrian.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Novocherkassk.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 91 years old [ref]
Hákun Djurhuus
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1908-1987).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Tórshavn.
Died September 22nd, 1987 at 78 years old in Tórshavn.
Maximilien de Furstenberg
Roman catholic cardinal (1904–1988).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Heerlen.
Died September 22nd, 1988 at 83 years old in Mont (cerebral hemorrhage).
Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić
Bosnia and herzegovina writer.
Born November 6th, 1931 in Banja Luka.
Died September 22nd, 1995 at 63 years old in Belgrade.
Wilhelm Zimmermann
Württembergian protestant theologian, university professor, historian, politician and poet (1807-1878).
Born January 2nd, 1807 in Stuttgart.
Died September 22nd, 1878 at 71 years old in Bad Mergentheim.
Julio Alejandro
Spanish screenwriter.
Born November 27th, 1906 in Huesca.
Died September 22nd, 1995 at 88 years old in Xàbia.
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
German architect (1802–1861).
Born February 28th, 1802 in Kotlarnia.
Died September 22nd, 1861 at 59 years old in Cologne.
Ferdinand Avenarius
German poet (1856-1923).
Born December 20th, 1856 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 1923 at 66 years old in Kampen (Sylt).
Harry Glancy
American swimmer (1904–2002).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Bens Run.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 98 years old in New Orleans.
Bruno Junk
Estonian athletics competitor (1929–1995).
Born September 27th, 1929 in Valga.
Died September 22nd, 1995 at 65 years old in Tartu.
Karl Caspar
German artist (1879-1956).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Friedrichshafen.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Brannenburg.
Wolfgang Peters
German footballer (1929-2003).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Germany.
Died September 22nd, 2003 at 74 years old
Paavo Lonkila
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2017).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Kiuruvesi.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 94 years old in Kiuruvesi. [ref]
Ottokar Runze
German film producer, director and screenwriter (1925–2018).
Born August 19th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 2018 at 93 years old in Neustrelitz. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 214
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