Famous Deaths In October - 22

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 this day in history death of andrew Fisher, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)   

1932  On October - 22 anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday   

1934  On October - 22 death of charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio   

1935  Death of Komitas, Armenian composer (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1942  Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies on October - 22.   

1943  On this day in history josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 22 kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies   

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 October - 22.   

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 October - 22.   

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  Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53 on October - 22.   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909)   

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1071  On this day in history birth of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)   

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  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer was born on October - 22.   

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

1689  On October - 22 birth of king John V of Portugal (d. 1750)   

1698  On October - 22 birth of nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

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