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In the year 1922

944 Notable birthdays

Marjorie Cameron

American actress and occultist (1922-1995).

Born April 23rd, 1922 in Belle Plaine.

Died June 24th, 1995 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.

Guy Hamilton

English film director (1922-2016).

Born September 16th, 1922 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 20th, 2016 at 93 years old in Palma. [ref]

Ralph H. Baer

German-born american inventor and engineer (1922–2014).

Born March 8th, 1922 in Rodalben.

Died December 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Manchester. [ref]

Gianna Beretta Molla

Italian saint (1922-1962).

Born October 4th, 1922 in Magenta.

Died April 28th, 1962 at 39 years old in Monza (peritonitis).

Bob Anderson

British actor and fencer (1922-2012).

Born September 15th, 1922 in Gosport.

Died January 1st, 2012 at 89 years old in West Sussex. [ref]

Alain Resnais

French film director (1922-2014).

Born June 3rd, 1922 in Vannes. [ref]

Died March 1st, 2014 at 91 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Ralph Kiner

American baseball player and announcer.

Born October 27th, 1922 in Santa Rita.

Died February 6th, 2014 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage.

David Greenglass

Atomic spy for the soviet union (1922–2014).

Born March 2nd, 1922 in New York City.

Died July 1st, 2014 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]

Hussein Onn

Prime minister of malaysia from 1976 to 1981.

Born February 12th, 1922 in Johor Bahru.

Died May 29th, 1990 at 68 years old in Daly City (cardiovascular disease).

Agostinho Neto

President of angola (1975-1979).

Born September 17th, 1922 in Ícolo e Bengo.

Died September 10th, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).

Chen-ning Yang

Nobel prize winning chinese physicist (1922–2025).

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

Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Willie Pep

Italian-american boxer.

Born September 19th, 1922 in Hartford.

Died November 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Konon Molody

Kgb officer (1922-1970).

Born January 17th, 1922 in Moscow.

Died October 11th, 1970 at 48 years old in Medynsky District. [ref]

Ahmed Sékou Touré

President of guinea (1922-1984).

Born January 9th, 1922 in Faranah.

Died March 26th, 1984 at 62 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction).

Ray Anthony

American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor (born 1922).

Born January 20th, 1922 (age 104 years) in Bentleyville.

Jim Wright

20th-century american politician from texas.

Born December 22nd, 1922 in Fort Worth.

Died May 6th, 2015 at 92 years old in Fort Worth.

Gene Evans

Actor (1922-1998).

Born July 11th, 1922 in Holbrook. [ref]

Died April 1st, 1998 at 75 years old in Jackson (heart failure). [ref]

René Lévesque

Québécois politician and journalist.

Born August 24th, 1922 in Campbellton. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Montreal, Île des Soeurs (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ali Akbar Khan

Hindustani musician (1922–2009).

Born April 14th, 1922 in Brahmanbaria.

Died June 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Francisco (kidney failure). [ref]

Blue Demon

Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1922-2000).

Born April 24th, 1922 in García Municipality.

Died December 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City.

Jack Kruschen

Canadian actor (1922-2002).

Born March 20th, 1922 in Winnipeg.

Died April 2nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Kelowna.

Salvatore Giuliano

Sicilian bandit (1922 – 1950).

Born November 16th, 1922 in Montelepre.

Died July 5th, 1950 at 27 years old in Castelvetrano.

Jonas Mekas

Lithuanian filmmaker (1922–2019).

Born December 24th, 1922 in Lithuania, Biržai.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]

Otto Carius

German army tank commander.

Born May 27th, 1922 in Zweibrücken.

Died January 24th, 2015 at 92 years old in Herschweiler-Pettersheim.

Adolfo Celi

Italian actor (1922-1986).

Born July 27th, 1922 in Messina.

Died February 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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