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In the year 1922
1,012 Notable birthdays
Robin Olds
United states air force general (1922-2007).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Honolulu.
Died June 14th, 2007 at 84 years old in Steamboat Springs (heart failure).
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Indian film director (1922–2006).
Born September 30th, 1922 in Kolkata.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 83 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). [ref]
David Kenyon Webster
American journalist (1922–1961).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died September 9th, 1961 at 39 years old in Santa Monica.
Ruth Roman
American actress (1922-1999).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Lynn.
Died September 9th, 1999 at 76 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).
John B. Goodenough
American materials scientist (1922–2023).
Died June 25th, 2023 at 100 years old in Austin. [ref]
Theo Albrecht
German entrepreneur (1922-2010).
Born March 28th, 1922 in Essen.
Died July 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Essen. [ref]
Paul Scofield
British actor (1922–2008).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Hurstpierpoint.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 86 years old in Brighton (leukemia). [ref]
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in Ojai (cancer).
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Ron.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Pune. [ref]
Eugene Stoner
American firearms designer (1922–1997).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Gosport.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Palm City (cancer).
Kathryn Grayson
American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010).
Born February 9th, 1922 in Winston-Salem.
Died February 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Janis Paige
American actress (1922–2024).
Born September 16th, 1922 in Tacoma.
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Felicia Montealegre
Chilean costa rica-born american stage and television actress (1922-1978).
Born February 6th, 1922 in San José.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 56 years old in East Hampton (lung cancer).
Margaret Field
American actress (1922-2011).
Born May 10th, 1922 in Houston.
Died November 6th, 2011 at 89 years old in Malibu (cancer). [ref]
Kingsley Amis
English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Clapham Common.
Died October 22nd, 1995 at 73 years old in London.
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Revere.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gale Storm
American actress, singer (1922–2009).
Born April 5th, 1922 in Bloomington.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 87 years old in Danville. [ref]
Alistair MacLean
Scottish novelist (1922–1987).
Born April 28th, 1922 in Shettleston.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 64 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
George Blake
British spy, a double agent in the service of the soviet union.
Born November 11th, 1922 in Rotterdam.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 98 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jock Stein
Scottish football player and manager (1922–1985).
Born October 5th, 1922 in Hamilton.
Died September 10th, 1985 at 62 years old in Cardiff (myocardial infarction).
Vittorio Gassman
Italian actor and director (1922–2000).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Genoa.
Died June 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
John B. Anderson
American politician (1922–2017).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Rockford.
Died December 3rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Franjo Tuđman
Croatian politician, soldier, president and historian (1922–1999).
Born May 14th, 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Zagreb (cancer).
Evelyn Mase
South african nurse and first wife of nelson mandela (1922-2004).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Transkei. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Soweto. [ref]
Bill Millin
Canadian musician (1922-2010).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Regina.
Died August 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Torbay. [ref]
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