Famous Deaths In October - 22

1926  Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies on October - 22.  

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

1928  On October - 22 death of andrew Fisher, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)  

1932  Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday on this day in history.  

1934  Death of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio on October - 22.  

1935  Death of Komitas, Armenian composer (b. 1869) on October - 22.  

1942  On October - 22 gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies  

1943  Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1948  Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on this day in history.  

1954  Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

1965  On October - 22 death of dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42  

1966  On October - 22 hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96  

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  On October - 22 jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber  

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  Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93 on October - 22.  

1987  Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1989  On October - 22 roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84  

1991  On October - 22 peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies  

1992  On October - 22 cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53  

1993  Elie A Cohen, physician (held in Auschwitz), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1995  Edward Totah, art Dealer, dies at 46 on October - 22.  

1996  Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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.  

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1071  William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126) was born on October - 22.  

1197  On this day in history birth of emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)  

1592  Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history birth of georg Balthasar Schott, composer  

1688  Nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.  

1689  King John V of Portugal (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1698  Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer was born on October - 22.  

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