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In the year 1922

1,013 Notable birthdays

Blaga Dimitrova

Bulgarian writer, politician (1922-2003).

Born January 2nd, 1922 in Byala Slatina.

Died May 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Sofia (cerebrovascular disease).

Gerhard Thyben

German world war ii fighter pilot (1922–2006).

Born February 24th, 1922 in Kiel.

Died September 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cali.

Otmar Suitner

Austrian conductor (1922-2010).

Born May 16th, 1922 in Innsbruck.

Died January 8th, 2010 at 87 years old in Berlin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Aleksandar Sarievski

Macedonian musician.

Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.

Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.

Juhan Smuul

Estonian writer (1922–1971).

Born February 18th, 1922 in Koguva. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1971 at 49 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

José Bénazéraf

French film director (1922-2012).

Born January 8th, 1922 in Casablanca.

Died December 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Chiclana de la Frontera.

Lili Boniche

Algerian musician (1922–2008).

Born April 29th, 1922 in Algiers. [ref]

Died March 6th, 2008 at 85 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Vladimir Karpov

Russian-soviet writer and soldier.

Born July 28th, 1922 in Orenburg.

Died January 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Yvette Horner

French musician (1922–2018).

Born September 22nd, 1922 in Tarbes. [ref]

Died June 11th, 2018 at 95 years old in Courbevoie. [ref]

Giorgio Manganelli

Italian writer (1922–1990).

Born November 15th, 1922 in Milan.

Died May 28th, 1990 at 67 years old in Rome.

Tu'i Pelehake

Prime minister of tonga (1922-1999).

Born January 7th, 1922 in Nukuʻalofa.

Died April 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Auckland.

Stanislav Rostotsky

Film director (1922-2001).

Born April 21st, 1922 in Rybinsk.

Died August 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Vyborg.

Alan Stephenson Boyd

American politician (1922-2020).

Born July 20th, 1922 in Jacksonville.

Died October 18th, 2020 at 98 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Christian Dotremont

Artist (1922-1979).

Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.

Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).

Umberto Raho

Italian actor (1922-2016).

Born June 4th, 1922 in Bari.

Died January 6th, 2016 at 93 years old in Anzio (Alzheimer's disease).

Tommaso Maestrelli

Italian footballer and manager (1922–1976).

Born October 7th, 1922 in Pisa.

Died December 2nd, 1976 at 54 years old in Rome.

Valentine Telegdi

American physicist (1922–2006).

Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.

Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.

Agustín Gaínza

Spanish footballer (1922-1995).

Born May 28th, 1922 in Basauri.

Died January 6th, 1995 at 72 years old in Basauri.

Josef Kemr

Czech actor (1922-1995).

Born June 20th, 1922 in Prague. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1995 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]

Gilberto Mendes

Brazilian composer, university professor and researcher (1922–2016).

Born October 13th, 1922 in Santos.

Died January 1st, 2016 at 93 years old in Santos. [ref]

Angel Wagenstein

Bulgarian film director (1922–2023).

Born October 17th, 1922 in Plovdiv.

Died June 29th, 2023 at 100 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Günter Behnisch

German architect, submarine commander in world war ii (1922–2010).

Born June 12th, 1922 in Dresden, Lockwitz.

Died July 12th, 2010 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Shmuel Agmon

Israeli mathematician (1922–2025).

Born February 2nd, 1922 in Tel Aviv.

Died March 21st, 2025 at 103 years old [ref]

Gaetano Fichera

Italian mathematician (1922-1996).

Born February 8th, 1922 in Acireale.

Died June 1st, 1996 at 74 years old in Rome.

Miron Białoszewski

Polish writer (1922–1983).

Born June 30th, 1922 in Warsaw.

Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in Warsaw.

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