Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 22
Saturday, 20 December 2025
1926 On this day in history jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies 

1927 On October - 22 ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30 

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 this day in history. 

1935 On October - 22 death of komitas, Armenian composer (b. 1869) 

1942 Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies on this day in history. 

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

1948 On this day in history augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies 

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

1960 On October - 22 edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67 

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

1970 On October - 22 death of rené Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered 

1972 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies on October - 22. 

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 On October - 22 death of john Riley, English poet (murdered) (b. 1937) 

1979 Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber on October - 22. 

1981 On this day in history michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies 

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 this day in history. 

1987 On October - 22 lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68 

1989 Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84 on this day in history. 

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 On October - 22 death of leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (b. 1905) 

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

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