Famous Deaths In May - 22
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1949 Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 on May - 22.
1953 Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies
1961 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.
1965 On May - 22 bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77
1966 On this day in history tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
1967 On May - 22 j Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65
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 Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on May - 22.
1977 On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
1978 On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83
1984 On May - 22 john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery
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 On this day in history dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
1989 On May - 22 death of steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (b. 1953)
1990 Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies on May - 22.
1991 Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 on this day in history.
1992 Death of Zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909) on May - 22.
1993 On this day in history 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 On May - 22 duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66
1997 Death of Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908) on this day in history.
1998 On this day in history death of josé Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910)
2003 Death of Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim on this day in history.
2004 Death of Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945) on this day in history.
2005 On this day in history death of charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914)
2005 On this day in history death of death of Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor, voice of Tony the Tiger (b. 1914)
2006 On May - 22 death of lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945)
2017 On this day in history death of nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer
2017 On this day in history death of viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster
2017 On this day in history death of dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist
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