Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1949 On May - 22 hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80
1953 On May - 22 vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70
1957 Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies on May - 22.
1961 On this day in history joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53
1965 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 on May - 22.
1966 On this day in history tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
1967 J Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65 on May - 22.
1970 On May - 22 joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76
1972 On this day in history margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80
1975 On this day in history torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90
1977 On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
1978 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1984 John Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery on May - 22.
1986 On this day in history martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63
1987 Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1989 Death of Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953) on May - 22.
1990 On this day in history max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies
1991 On this day in history lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
1992 Death of Zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909) on May - 22.
1993 On May - 22 mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100
1994 Frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68 on May - 22.
1995 Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1996 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66 on May - 22.
1997 On May - 22 death of alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908)
1998 On this day in history death of josé Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910)
2003 Death of Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim on May - 22.
2004 On May - 22 death of mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945)
2005 On May - 22 death of charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914)
2005 On May - 22 death of death of Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor, voice of Tony the Tiger (b. 1914)
2006 Death of Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945) on this day in history.
2017 Death of Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer on May - 22.
2017 Death of Viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster on this day in history.
2017 Death of Dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist on May - 22.
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