Famous Deaths In October - 22

1926  On this day in history jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies   

1927  Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30 on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Andrew Fisher, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1932  On October - 22 anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday   

1934  On October - 22 death of charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio   

1935  On October - 22 death of komitas, Armenian composer (b. 1869)   

1942  Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 22 josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80   

1948  Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on October - 22.   

1954  On October - 22 prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54   

1960  On this day in history edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67   

1965  On this day in history death of dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42   

1966  Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday   

1970  Death of René Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered on October - 22.   

1972  Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies on October - 22.   

1973  Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1975  Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86 on October - 22.   

1978  On October - 22 death of john Riley, English poet (murdered) (b. 1937)   

1979  Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber on this day in history.   

1981  Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66   

1985  On this day in history death of viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (b. 1894)   

1986  On this day in history albert Szent-Gyorgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93   

1987  On October - 22 lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68   

1989  Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84 on October - 22.   

1991  Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies on October - 22.   

1992  On this day in history cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53   

1993  On this day in history elie A Cohen, physician (held in Auschwitz), dies at 84   

1994  On this day in history chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73   

1995  On this day in history edward Totah, art Dealer, dies at 46   

1996  On October - 22 charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39   

1997  Death of Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909) on October - 22.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1071  William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126) was born on this day in history.   

1197  On October - 22 birth of emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)   

1592  On October - 22 birth of gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)   

1686  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  Nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747) was born on October - 22.   

1689  King John V of Portugal (d. 1750) was born on October - 22.   

1698  Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer was born on this day in history.   

1701  On October - 22 birth of maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756)