Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 22

1918  Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 22 arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67   

1937  Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55 on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 22 ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer/composer, dies at 53   

1940  Nathanael West, [Weinstein], US writer (Cool Million), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1941  Leopoldo Mugnone, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1942  Death of Franz Boas, German anthropologist (b. 1858) on December - 22.   

1943  Death of Beatrix Potter, English writer (b. 1866) on December - 22.   

1944  Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday on December - 22.   

1945  On December - 22 otto Neurath, Austrian/British philosopher, dies at 63   

1947  Death of Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902) on December - 22.   

1950  On this day in history julius Weismann, composer, dies at 70   

1951  On December - 22 powell Weaver, composer, dies at 61   

1955  Len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 22 fjodor W Gladkow, Russian author (Cement), dies at 75   

1959  Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on this day in history.   

1964  Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66 on December - 22.   

1965  On this day in history al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62   

1967  Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 on December - 22.   

1968  On this day in history louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73   

1969  On December - 22 donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80   

1971  On December - 22 godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58   

1973  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87   

1974  Fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70 on December - 22.   

1977  On December - 22 johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82   

1979  On December - 22 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

1980  On December - 22 death of dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47   

1985  On this day in history death of d. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958)   

1986  Celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies   

1988  On this day in history tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies   

1989  On December - 22 samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83   

1990  Cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76 on December - 22.   

1991  On December - 22 ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on this day in history.   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on December - 22.   

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on this day in history.   

1428  On this day in history birth of richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury   

1452  On this day in history birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer   

1459  On this day in history birth of djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II   

1515  Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on December - 22.   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on December - 22.