Famous Deaths In October - 22

1926  On October - 22 jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies  

1927  On this day in history ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30  

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

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

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 October - 22.  

1943  Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80 on October - 22.  

1948  On October - 22 augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies  

1954  On this day in history prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54  

1960  Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67 on October - 22.  

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 October - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies  

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

1975  On October - 22 arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86  

1978  Death of John Riley, English poet (murdered) (b. 1937) on October - 22.  

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 October - 22.  

1984  Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66 on October - 22.  

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

1986  On October - 22 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  On this day in history roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84  

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

1992  Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53 on this day in history.  

1993  Elie A Cohen, physician (held in Auschwitz), dies at 84 on October - 22.  

1994  Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1995  On October - 22 edward Totah, art Dealer, dies at 46  

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

1997  Death of Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (b. 1905) on October - 22.  

1998  Death of Eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909) on this day in history.  

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

1197  Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.  

1592  Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657) was born on October - 22.  

1686  On October - 22 birth of georg Balthasar Schott, composer  

1688  On this day in history birth of nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)  

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

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

1701  Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756) was born on this day in history.