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In the year 1922

944 Notable birthdays

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969).

Born June 10th, 1922 in Grand Rapids. [ref]

Died June 22nd, 1969 at 47 years old in Chelsea (barbiturate overdose).

Betty White

American actress and comedian (1922–2021).

Born January 17th, 1922 in Oak Park.

Died December 31st, 2021 at 99 years old in Brentwood (stroke). [ref]

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018).

Born December 28th, 1922 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died November 12th, 2018 at 95 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]

Christopher Lee

English actor (1922–2015).

Born May 27th, 1922 in Belgravia.

Died June 7th, 2015 at 93 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (heart failure). [ref]

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019).

Born April 3rd, 1922 in Cincinnati. [ref]

Died May 13th, 2019 at 97 years old in Carmel Valley (pneumonia). [ref]

Bea Arthur

American actress and comedian (1922–2009).

Born May 13th, 1922 in New York City.

Died April 25th, 2009 at 86 years old in Brentwood (cancer). [ref]

Ava Gardner

American actress (1922–1990).

Born December 24th, 1922 in Grabtown.

Died January 25th, 1990 at 67 years old in Westminster (pneumonia).

Dilip Kumar

Indian actor and politician (1922–2021).

Born December 11th, 1922 in Peshawar.

Died July 7th, 2021 at 98 years old in P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai (prostate cancer). [ref]

Kurt Vonnegut

American author (1922–2007).

Born November 11th, 1922 in Indianapolis.

Died April 11th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]

Carl Reiner

American actor.

Born March 20th, 1922 in The Bronx.

Died June 29th, 2020 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills.

Telly Savalas

American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994).

Born January 22nd, 1922 in Garden City.

Died January 22nd, 1994 at 72 years old in Universal City (prostate cancer, bladder cancer).

Jack Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969).

Born March 13th, 1922 in Lowell.

Died October 21st, 1969 at 47 years old in St. Petersburg (internal bleeding).

Redd Foxx

American stand-up comedian and actor (1922–1991).

Born December 9th, 1922 in St. Louis.

Died November 11th, 1991 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Norman Lear

American television writer and producer (1922-2023).

Born July 27th, 1922 in New Haven.

Died December 5th, 2023 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Yvonne De Carlo

Canadian-born american actress, dancer and singer (1922-2007).

Born September 1st, 1922 in Vancouver. [ref]

Died January 8th, 2007 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Yizhak Rabin

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995).

Born March 1st, 1922 in Jerusalem. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Tel-Aviv (gunshot wound). [ref]

Jake LaMotta

American boxer.

Born July 10th, 1922 in The Bronx.

Died September 19th, 2017 at 95 years old in Miami (pneumonia). [ref]

Jason Robards

American actor (1922-2000).

Born July 26th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Bridgeport (lung cancer). [ref]

Hiroo Onoda

Imperial japanese army intelligence officer (1922-2014).

Born March 19th, 1922 in Kainan.

Died January 16th, 2014 at 91 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).

Blake Edwards

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).

Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa. [ref]

Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]

Dorothy Dandridge

American actress and singer (1922–1965).

Born November 9th, 1922 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died September 8th, 1965 at 42 years old in Hollywood.

Jack Klugman

American actor (1922-2012).

Born April 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]

Darren McGavin

American actor.

Born May 7th, 1922 in Spokane. [ref]

Died February 25th, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Charles M. Schulz

American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "peanuts" (1922-2000).

Born November 26th, 1922 in Minneapolis.

Died February 12th, 2000 at 77 years old in Santa Rosa (myocardial infarction).

Barbara Hale

American actress (1922–2017).

Born April 18th, 1922 in DeKalb.

Died January 26th, 2017 at 94 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]

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