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In the year 1922

1,013 Notable birthdays

Serge Reggiani

French singer and actor (1922–2004).

Born May 2nd, 1922 in Reggio Emilia.

Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction).

Robert Day

British film director (1922-2017).

Born September 11th, 1922 in East Sheen.

Died March 17th, 2017 at 94 years old in Bainbridge Island. [ref]

Leonel Brizola

Brazilian politician (1922–2004).

Born January 22nd, 1922 in Carazinho.

Died June 21st, 2004 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Esther Lederberg

American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922–2006).

Born December 18th, 1922 in The Bronx.

Died November 11th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stanford (heart failure). [ref]

Hall Bartlett

American filmmaker (1922-1993).

Born November 27th, 1922 in Kansas City.

Died September 7th, 1993 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.

Käbi Laretei

Estonian-swedish pianist (1922-2014).

Born July 14th, 1922 in Tartu. [ref]

Died October 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Jay Presson Allen

American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006).

Born March 3rd, 1922 in San Angelo.

Died May 1st, 2006 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]

Jean Martin

French actor (1922-2009).

Born March 6th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 2nd, 2009 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Lukas Foss

American composer (1922-2009).

Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin.

Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Azrieli

Canadian-israeli businessman.

Born May 10th, 1922 in Maków Mazowiecki.

Died July 9th, 2014 at 92 years old in Montreal.

Ferenc Deák

Hungarian association football player (b. 1922).

Born January 16th, 1922 in Budapest.

Died April 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Budapest.

Milton H. Greene

Photographer, film producer (1922–1985).

Born March 14th, 1922 in New York City.

Died August 8th, 1985 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma).

Cecil H. Underwood

American politician (1922–2008).

Born November 5th, 1922 in Josephs Mills.

Died November 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Charleston (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Tom Gries

American director (1922-1977).

Born December 20th, 1922 in Chicago.

Died January 3rd, 1977 at 54 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).

Gordon Tullock

American economist (1922–2014).

Born February 13th, 1922 in Rockford. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2014 at 92 years old in Des Moines.

Lennart Nilsson

Swedish photographer (1922–2017).

Born September 25th, 1922 in Strängnäs. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2017 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

José Froilán González

Argentine racing driver.

Born October 5th, 1922 in Arrecifes.

Died June 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Arrecifes (respiratory failure). [ref]

Armand V. Feigenbaum

American businessman.

Born April 6th, 1922 in New York City.

Died November 13th, 2014 at 92 years old in Pittsfield.

Manuel Fraga

Spanish politician (1922–2012).

Born November 23rd, 1922 in Vilalba.

Died January 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]

Edwin Thompson Jaynes

American physicist (1922-1998).

Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]

Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.

Simon Hantaï

French painter (1922–2008).

Born December 7th, 1922 in Bia. [ref]

Died September 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Martha O'Driscoll

American actress, dancer, socialite (1922-1998).

Born March 4th, 1922 in Tulsa.

Died November 3rd, 1998 at 76 years old in Ocala (disease).

Grace Hartigan

American artist (1922-2008).

Born March 28th, 1922 in Newark.

Died November 15th, 2008 at 86 years old in Baltimore (liver failure). [ref]

Tony Vaccaro

American photographer (1922-2022).

Born December 20th, 1922 in Greensburg.

Died December 28th, 2022 at 100 years old in Greensburg. [ref]

Buck Kartalian

American actor (1922–2016).

Born August 13th, 1922 in Detroit.

Died May 24th, 2016 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.

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