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In the year 1922
944 Notable birthdays
Aage Niels Bohr
Danish physicist.
Born June 19th, 1922 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999).
Born November 7th, 1922 in New Orleans.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 76 years old in New Orleans (liver disease).
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, publisher, and businesswoman.
Born February 18th, 1922 in Green Forest.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sydney Lassick
Actor (1922-2003).
Born July 23rd, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
William Sylvester
American film actor (1922-1995).
Born January 31st, 1922 in California.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 72 years old in Butte County.
Renata Tebaldi
Italian opera singer.
Born February 1st, 1922 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in San Marino (cancer). [ref]
Kay Starr
American singer.
Born July 21st, 1922 in Dougherty.
Died November 3rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Carlos Andrés Pérez
President of venezuela (1922-2010).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Rubio. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Imre Lakatos
Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922-1974).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Debrecen.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 51 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Richard Hamilton
English painter and collage artist (1922–2011).
Born February 24th, 1922 in London.
Died September 13th, 2011 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Tom Finney
English footballer (1922–2014).
Born April 5th, 1922 in Preston.
Died February 14th, 2014 at 91 years old in Preston.
Paul Laxalt
22nd governor of nevada; united states senator from nevada (1974–1987).
Born August 2nd, 1922 in Reno.
Died August 6th, 2018 at 96 years old in McLean. [ref]
Herman Kahn
American futurist noted for his views on nature of thermonuclear war (1922–1983).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Bayonne.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 61 years old in Chappaqua (myocardial infarction).
Fyvush Finkel
American actor (1922-2016).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nazim Al-Haqqani
Leader of the naqshbandi-a'liyah sufi order.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Larnaca.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 92 years old in North Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Gerda Steinhoff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born January 29th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Biskupia Górka (hanging to death).
Shigeru Mizuki
Japanese manga artist (1922-2015).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Kohama.
Died November 30th, 2015 at 93 years old in Kyorin University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Bud Anderson
American world war ii flying ace (1922–2024).
Born January 13th, 1922 in Oakland.
Died May 17th, 2024 at 102 years old in Auburn. [ref]
John Edward Williams
American writer (1922-1994).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Clarksville. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1994 at 71 years old in Fayetteville.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Civil rights activist (1922-2011).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Mount Meigs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
S. H. Raza
Indian painter (1922–2016).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Mandla district.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Kharkiv.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Mo Udall
American politician.
Born June 15th, 1922 in St. Johns.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease).
Grayson Hall
American television, film and stage actress (1922-1985).
Born September 18th, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died August 7th, 1985 at 62 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Madeleine Sherwood
Canadian actress (1922–2016).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Montreal.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Saint-Hippolyte. [ref]
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