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September 22nd
164 Notable deaths
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austrian composer.
Born March 19th, 1883 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 76 years old in Vienna. [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]
Geir Lundestad
Norwegian historian and director of the norwegian nobel institute.
Born January 17th, 1945 in Sulitjelma. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2023 at 78 years old [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]
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]
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]
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973).
Born January 11th, 1888 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Marija Bursać
First woman proclaimed a people's hero of yugoslavia.
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Kamenica.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 23 years old in Vidovo Selo (died of wounds).
Ruth Roland
American actress.
Born August 26th, 1892 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1937 at 45 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 164
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