In the year 2022
1,230 Notable deaths
Benedict XVI
Pope of the catholic church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Birth house of Benedict XVI. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2022 at 95 years old in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. [ref]
Sidney Poitier
Bahamian and american actor (1927–2022).
Born February 20th, 1927 in Cat Island. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Durst
American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022).
Born April 12th, 1943 in New York City.
Died January 10th, 2022 at 78 years old in San Joaquin General Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Loretta Lynn
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 14th, 1932 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2022 at 90 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]
Jerry Lee Lewis
American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022).
Born September 29th, 1935 in Ferriday.
Died October 28th, 2022 at 87 years old in Nesbit (pneumonia). [ref]
James Caan
American actor.
Born March 26th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died July 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Anne Heche
American actress (1969–2022).
Born May 25th, 1969 in Aurora.
Died August 14th, 2022 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022).
Born March 20th, 1950 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 13th, 2022 at 71 years old in Portland (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bill Russell
American basketball player and coach.
Born February 12th, 1934 in Monroe.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 88 years old in Mercer Island. [ref]
Aaron Carter
American singer (1987–2022).
Born December 7th, 1987 in Tampa.
Died November 5th, 2022 at 34 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 1230
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis