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In the year 1922
1,012 Notable birthdays
John Anderson
American actor (1922-1992).
Born October 20th, 1922 in Clayton.
Died August 7th, 1992 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Bill Millin
Canadian musician (1922-2010).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Regina.
Died August 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Torbay. [ref]
Harold Washington
American politician, former mayor of the city of chicago (1922—1987).
Born April 15th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died November 25th, 1987 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Waldo Demara
American imposter.
Born December 21st, 1922 in Lawrence.
Died June 7th, 1982 at 59 years old in West Anaheim (cardiovascular disease).
Leo Gordon
American actor (1922–2000).
Born December 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Abdul Razak Hussein
Former 2nd prime minister of malaysia (1922-1976).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Kampung Pulau Keladi.
Died January 14th, 1976 at 53 years old in London (leukemia).
Mao Anying
Chinese soldier, son of chairman mao zedong of china (1922-1950).
Born October 24th, 1922 in Changsha.
Died November 25th, 1950 at 28 years old in Tongchang County (airstrike).
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Russian mathematician (1922–2004).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Kologriv.
Died January 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Len Lesser
American actor and comedian (1922-2011).
Born December 3rd, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 88 years old in Burbank (pneumonia). [ref]
Maria Cole
American jazz singer; wife of nat king cole (1922–2012).
Born August 1st, 1922 in Boston.
Died July 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Boca Raton (cancer). [ref]
Oskar Werner
Actor (1922-1984).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Marburg (myocardial infarction).
Bill Travers
British activist (1922-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1994 at 72 years old in Dorking. [ref]
Arthur Penn
American producer and director (1922–2010).
Born September 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died September 28th, 2010 at 88 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Iannis Xenakis
Greek-french composer, architect and engineer (1922–2001).
Born May 29th, 1922 in Brăila. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2001 at 78 years old in Paris.
Jay Pritzker
American businessman; uncle of j.b. pritzker (1922–1999).
Born August 26th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Coleen Gray
American actress (1922–2015).
Born October 23rd, 1922 in Staplehurst.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Hamburg.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Margaret Leighton
British actress (1922–1976).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Barnt Green.
Died January 13th, 1976 at 53 years old in Chichester (multiple sclerosis).
Tex Winter
American basketball coach (1922–2018).
Born February 25th, 1922 in Wellington. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2018 at 96 years old in Manhattan (cerebrovascular disease).
Nazir Hussain
Indian film actor.
Born May 15th, 1922 in Dildarnagar Kamsar.
Died October 16th, 1987 at 65 years old in Mumbai.
Emil Zátopek
Czech long-distance runner (1922-2000).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Prague (stroke). [ref]
Luis Echeverría
57th president of mexico.
Born January 17th, 1922 in Mexico City.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 100 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
David Croft
English writer, producer and director (1922-2011).
Born September 7th, 1922 in Sandbanks.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tavira. [ref]
Patricia Barry
American actress (1922-2016).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Davenport.
Died October 11th, 2016 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Chen-ning Yang
Chinese physicist (1922–2025).
Born October 1st, 1922 in Hefei. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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