Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 22
Friday, 04 April 2025
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 Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies on this day in history.
1961 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.
1965 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 on May - 22.
1966 On this day in history tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
1967 On this day in history j Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65
1970 Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 on May - 22.
1972 Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1975 Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
1978 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 on May - 22.
1984 On May - 22 john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery
1986 On May - 22 martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63
1987 On May - 22 mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65
1988 On this day in history dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
1989 On this day in history 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 May - 22.
1992 On May - 22 death of zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909)
1993 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100 on this day in history.
1994 On this day in history frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68
1995 Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 on May - 22.
1996 On May - 22 duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66
1997 On May - 22 death of alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908)
1998 Death of José Enrique Moyal, mathematical physicist (b. 1910) on this day in history.
2003 Death of Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim on May - 22.
2004 Death of Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945) on this day in history.
2005 Death of Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914) on this day in history.
2005 On May - 22 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 Death of Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer on May - 22.
2017 On May - 22 death of viktor Kupreichik, Belarusian chess Grandmaster
2017 On May - 22 death of dina Merrill, American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist
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