Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 22
Friday, 05 December 2025
1926 On October - 22 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 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 October - 22. 

1934 On this day in history death of charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio 

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

1942 On this day in history gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies 

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

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

1954 Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54 on October - 22. 

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

1965 Death of Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42 on October - 22. 

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

1969 On October - 22 giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday 

1970 On this day in history death of rené Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered 

1972 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies on this day in history. 

1973 On October - 22 pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96 

1975 Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86 on this day in history. 

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 October - 22 death of viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (b. 1894) 

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

1987 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

1992 On October - 22 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 Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73 on October - 22. 

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

1996 Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39 on October - 22. 

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

1998 On October - 22 death of eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909) 

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