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September 22nd
168 Notable deaths
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.
Mohammed Mahdi Akef
The 7th general guide of the egyptian muslim brotherhood.
Born July 28th, 1928 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 89 years old in Cairo (sepsis). [ref]
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian novelist (1923-2013).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 90 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest, respiratory failure). [ref]
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austrian composer.
Born March 19th, 1883 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jan de Hartog
Dutch author.
Born April 22nd, 1914 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Houston. [ref]
Samuel Henry Kress
Businessman and philanthropist, founder of the s. h. kress & co. five and ten cent store chain (1863–1955).
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Cherryville. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
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]
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973).
Born January 11th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Winfried Otto Schumann
German geophysicist (1888-1974).
Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 168
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson