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In the year 1922

1,013 Notable birthdays

Sidney Mintz

American anthropologist.

Born November 16th, 1922 in Dover.

Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]

Nikolay Basov

Soviet physicist (1922-2001).

Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.

Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.

Susanna Agnelli

Italian politician, businesswoman and writer (1922–2009).

Born April 24th, 1922 in Turin.

Died May 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]

Len Shackleton

English footballer (1922-2000).

Born May 3rd, 1922 in Bradford.

Died November 28th, 2000 at 78 years old in Grange-over-Sands. [ref]

Dorothy Morris

American actress (1922-2011).

Born February 23rd, 1922 in Los Angeles.

Died November 20th, 2011 at 89 years old in Palm Springs.

John Braine

British novelist (1922–1986).

Born April 13th, 1922 in Bradford.

Died October 28th, 1986 at 64 years old in London.

Duke Jordan

American jazz pianist (1922–2006).

Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City.

Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Frank Marth

American actor (1922-2014).

Born July 29th, 1922 in New York City.

Died January 12th, 2014 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage (heart failure).

Anker Jørgensen

Danish politician (1922–2016).

Born July 13th, 1922 in Copenhagen.

Died March 20th, 2016 at 93 years old in Valby. [ref]

Benedicto Kiwanuka

Ugandan prime minister (1922-1972).

Born May 8th, 1922 in Bukomansimbi District.

Died September 22nd, 1972 at 50 years old in Makindye Prison (extra-judicial killing, immolation).

Leslie Brooks

American actress (1922-2011).

Born July 13th, 1922 in Lincoln.

Died July 1st, 2011 at 88 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease). [ref]

Ralph Burns

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).

Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton.

Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Roger Etchegaray

French cardinal (1922–2019).

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

Died September 4th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]

Lynn Hauldren

American copywriter (1922-2011).

Born April 1st, 1922 in Missouri.

Died April 26th, 2011 at 89 years old in Evanston. [ref]

Patrick Suppes

Philosopher from united states of america.

Born March 17th, 1922 in Tulsa.

Died November 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Stanford.

Frances Rafferty

American actress (1922-2004).

Born June 16th, 1922 in Sioux City.

Died April 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Paso Robles.

Emile Habibi

Palestinian-arab-israeli writer and politician (1922-1996).

Born January 28th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Nazareth (cancer).

Samuel Pierce

American government official (1922-2000).

Born September 8th, 1922 in Glen Cove. [ref]

Died October 31st, 2000 at 78 years old in Glen Cove. [ref]

Damiano Damiani

Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer (1922–2013).

Born July 23rd, 1922 in Pasiano di Pordenone.

Died March 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Rome (respiratory disease). [ref]

Roland Dumas

French lawyer and politician (1922–2024).

Born August 23rd, 1922 in Limoges.

Died July 3rd, 2024 at 101 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Hal Clement

American author (1922–2003).

Born May 30th, 1922 in Somerville.

Died October 29th, 2003 at 81 years old in Milton (diabetes).

Ivor Broadis

English footballer (1922-2019).

Born December 18th, 1922 in Isle of Dogs.

Died April 12th, 2019 at 96 years old in Carlisle. [ref]

James L. Holloway III

American admiral (1922-2019).

Born February 23rd, 1922 in Charleston.

Died November 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Alexandria. [ref]

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922–1993).

Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]

Hans Georg Dehmelt

German physicist (1922-2017).

Born September 9th, 1922 in Görlitz. [ref]

Died March 7th, 2017 at 94 years old in Seattle (disease). [ref]

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