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In the year 1922
1,012 Notable birthdays
George C. Pimentel
American chemist and academic (1922-1989).
Died June 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Kensington (cardiac arrest).
Joe Newman
American musician (1922–1992).
Born September 7th, 1922 in New Orleans.
Died July 5th, 1992 at 69 years old in New York City.
Jacob Mincer
American economist (1922–2006).
Born July 15th, 1922 in Tomaszów Lubelski.
Died August 20th, 2006 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ghazali Shafie
Malaysian politician (1922-2010).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Pahang.
Died January 24th, 2010 at 87 years old in Subang Jaya. [ref]
Adam Ulam
Polish historian (1922–2000).
Died March 28th, 2000 at 77 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer).
Luigi Giussani
Roman catholic priest and educator (1922–2005).
Born October 15th, 1922 in Desio.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 82 years old in Milan (Parkinson's disease).
Bernardin Gantin
Beninese catholic prelate and servant of god (1922–2008).
Born May 8th, 1922 in Toffo. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ivan Desny
Swiss actor (1922–2002).
Born December 28th, 1922 in Beijing.
Died April 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Ascona (pneumonia).
Manshuk Mametova
Soviet kazakh machine gunner and heroine of the soviet union (1922-1943).
Born October 23rd, 1922 in Zhiekkum.
Died October 15th, 1943 at 20 years old in Nevel.
Maria Polivanova
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1942).
Born October 24th, 1922 in Naryshkino.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 19 years old in Parfinsky District.
Neil Franklin
English footballer and manager (1922-1996).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Juri Lotman
Russian-estonian semiotician (1922–1993).
Born February 28th, 1922 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 28th, 1993 at 71 years old in Tartu.
Alexander Kazhdan
Soviet historian and byzantine empire specialist (1922-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 1997 at 74 years old in Dumbarton Oaks.
Gil Merrick
English footballer (1922–2010).
Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Felice Schragenheim
Lesbian journalist, resistance member, holocaust victim (1922-1944).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 22 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Regina Resnik
American opera singer (1922–2013).
Born August 30th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 90 years old in New York City.
Boby Lapointe
French singer-songwriter (1922–1972).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Pézenas.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 50 years old in Pézenas (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ettore Bastianini
Italian opera singer (1922–1967).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Siena.
Died January 25th, 1967 at 44 years old in Sirmione (laryngeal cancer).
Beverly Pepper
American artist (1922-2020).
Born December 20th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Todi. [ref]
Herbert Goldstein
American physicist (1922–2005).
Born June 26th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 82 years old in New York City.
Raymond Devos
French comedian (1922-2006).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Mouscron.
Died June 15th, 2006 at 83 years old in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. [ref]
Naresh Mehta
Indian writer (1922–2000).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Shajapur district.
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old
Valérie André
Veteran of the french resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female general officer.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Strasbourg.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 102 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Charles Socarides
American psychiatrist (1922–2005).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Brockton. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (heart failure). [ref]
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