Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 22

1918  On December - 22 albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83   

1923  Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67 on December - 22.   

1937  On this day in history daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55   

1939  Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer/composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history nathanael West, [Weinstein], US writer (Cool Million), dies at 37   

1941  On December - 22 leopoldo Mugnone, composer, dies at 83   

1942  Death of Franz Boas, German anthropologist (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 22 death of beatrix Potter, English writer (b. 1866)   

1944  On December - 22 antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday   

1945  On December - 22 otto Neurath, Austrian/British philosopher, dies at 63   

1947  On December - 22 death of therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902)   

1950  Julius Weismann, composer, dies at 70 on December - 22.   

1951  On this day in history powell Weaver, composer, dies at 61   

1955  Len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies on December - 22.   

1958  On this day in history fjodor W Gladkow, Russian author (Cement), dies at 75   

1959  Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on this day in history.   

1964  On December - 22 bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66   

1965  Al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62 on December - 22.   

1967  Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73   

1969  On December - 22 donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80   

1971  Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58 on December - 22.   

1973  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 on December - 22.   

1974  Fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70 on December - 22.   

1977  On this day in history johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82   

1979  On this day in history darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

1980  Death of Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history death of d. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958)   

1986  Celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  Alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies on this day in history.   

1988  On December - 22 tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies   

1989  Samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83 on December - 22.   

1990  On this day in history cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76   

1991  Ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91 on December - 22.   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on December - 22.   

1178  On December - 22 birth of emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)   

1400  On December - 22 birth of luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden)   

1428  Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury was born on December - 22.   

1452  Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on this day in history.   

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on this day in history.   

1515  Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on December - 22.   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.