People who died on August 22 108
Stilicho
d. 408 (b. 359)
Stilicho, Roman general (b. 359)
Emperor Konoe
d. 1155 (b. 1139)
Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)
Pope Gregory IX
d. 1241 (b. 1143)
Pope Gregory IX, (b. 1143)
Pope Nicholas III
d. 1280 (b. 1216)
Pope Nicholas III (b. 1216)
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John II, Count of Holland
d. 1304 (b. 1247)
John II, Count of Holland (b. 1247)
William II, Duke of Athens
d. 1338 (b. 1312)
William II, Duke of Athens (b. 1312)
Philip VI of France
d. 1350 (b. 1293)
Philip VI of France (b. 1293)
Isabella of France
d. 1358 (b. 1295)
Isabella of France (b. 1295)
Vladislav II of Wallachia
d. 1456
Vladislav II of Wallachia
Richard III of England
d. 1485 (b. 1452)
Richard III of England (d. 1485)
James Harrington (Yorkist knight)
d. 1485
James Harrington, Yorkist knight
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
d. 1485 (b. 1430)
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (b. 1430)
Richard Ratcliffe
d. 1485
Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III
William Brandon (standard-bearer)
d. 1485 (b. 1426)
William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (b. 1426)
William Warham
d. 1532 (b. 1450)
William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1450)
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
d. 1545
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (b. c. 1484)
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
d. 1553 (b. 1504)
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1504)
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
d. 1572 (b. 1528)
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)
Jan Kochanowski
d. 1584 (b. 1530)
Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1530)
Luca Marenzio
d. 1599 (b. 1553)
Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1553)
Bartholomew Gosnold
d. 1607 (b. 1572)
Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (b. 1572)
Jacob De la Gardie
d. 1652 (b. 1583)
Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
Maria Cunitz
d. 1664 (b. 1610)
Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
John George II, Elector of Saxony
d. 1680 (b. 1613)
John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
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Philippe Delano
d. 1681 (b. 1602)
Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
d. 1701 (b. 1628)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1701)
Louis François, duc de Boufflers
d. 1711 (b. 1644)
Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
William Whiston
d. 1752 (b. 1667)
William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
Louis de Noailles
d. 1793 (b. 1713)
Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
d. 1797 (b. 1724)
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
d. 1806 (b. 1732)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)
Warren Hastings
d. 1818 (b. 1732)
Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)
Franz Joseph Gall
d. 1828 (b. 1758)
Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (b. 1758)
Nikolaus Lenau
d. 1850 (b. 1802)
Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1850)
Xianfeng Emperor
d. 1861 (b. 1831)
Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)
Ágoston Trefort
d. 1888 (b. 1817)
Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)
Jan Neruda
d. 1891 (b. 1834)
Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
d. 1903 (b. 1830)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
Kate Chopin
d. 1904 (b. 1850)
Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
Henry Radcliffe Crocker
d. 1909 (b. 1846)
Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
d. 1914 (b. 1859)
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
Korbinian Brodmann
d. 1918 (b. 1868)
Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
Anders Zorn
d. 1920 (b. 1860)
Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)
Michael Collins (Irish leader)
d. 1922 (b. 1890)
Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)
Charles William Eliot
d. 1926 (b. 1834)
Charles William Eliot, American academic (b. 1834)
Alexandros Kontoulis
d. 1933 (b. 1858)
Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1858)
Oliver Lodge
d. 1940 (b. 1851)
Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (b. 1851)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
d. 1940 (b. 1861)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)
Michel Fokine
d. 1942 (b. 1880)
Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)
Döme Sztójay
d. 1946 (b. 1883)
Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)
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Kirk Bryan (geologist)
d. 1950 (b. 1888)
Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
Jack Bickell
d. 1951 (b. 1884)
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
Jim Tabor
d. 1953 (b. 1916)
Jim Tabor, American baseball player (b. 1916)
Roger Martin du Gard
d. 1958 (b. 1881)
Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
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Johannes Sikkar
d. 1960 (b. 1897)
Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1897)
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
d. 1963 (b. 1877)
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (d. 1963)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
d. 1967 (b. 1903)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (b. 1903)
Vladimir Propp
d. 1970 (b. 1895)
Vladimir Propp, Russian philologist and scholar (b. 1895)
Jacob Bronowski
d. 1974 (b. 1908)
Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (b. 1908)
Gina Bachauer
d. 1976 (b. 1913)
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1913)
Juscelino Kubitschek
d. 1976 (b. 1902)
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (d. 1976)
Sebastian Cabot (actor)
d. 1977 (b. 1918)
Sebastian Cabot, English actor (b. 1918)
Chunseong
d. 1977 (b. 1891)
Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (b. 1891)
Jomo Kenyatta
d. 1978 (b. 1894)
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kenya (b. 1894)
James T. Farrell
d. 1979 (b. 1904)
James T. Farrell, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (b. 1904)
James Smith McDonnell
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
James Smith McDonnell, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (b. 1899)
Vicente Manansala
d. 1981 (b. 1910)
Vicente Manansala, Filipino painter (b. 1910)
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Charles Gibson (historian)
d. 1985 (b. 1920)
Charles Gibson (historian), Historian of Mexico and its Indians, President of the American Historical Association (b. 1920)
Celâl Bayar
d. 1986 (b. 1883)
Celâl Bayar, Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (b. 1883)
Joseph P. Lash
d. 1987 (b. 1909)
Joseph P. Lash, American author and journalist (b. 1909)
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Robert Grondelaers
d. 1989 (b. 1933)
Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (b. 1933)
Huey P. Newton
d. 1989 (b. 1942)
Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (b. 1942)
Colleen Dewhurst
d. 1991 (b. 1924)
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (b. 1924)
Boris Pugo
d. 1991 (b. 1937)
Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (b. 1937)
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Gilles Groulx
d. 1994 (b. 1931)
Gilles Groulx, Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
Allan Houser
d. 1994 (b. 1914)
Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (b. 1914)
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Johnny Carey
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1919)
Erwin Komenda
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (b. 1904)
Arnold Gerschwiler
d. 2003 (b. 1914)
Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (b. 1914)
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Konstantin Aseev
d. 2004 (b. 1960)
Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1960)
Angus Bethune (politician)
d. 2004 (b. 1908)
Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)
Daniel Petrie
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (b. 1920)
Luc Ferrari
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (b. 1929)
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Ernest Kirkendall
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (b. 1914)
Grace Paley
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (b. 1922)
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Gladys Powers
d. 2008 (b. 1899)
Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (b. 1899)
Elmer Kelton
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
Stjepan Bobek
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1923)
Ashford & Simpson
d. 2011 (b. 1942)
Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
Jack Layton
d. 2011 (b. 1950)
Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1950)
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Casey Ribicoff
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (b. 1922)
Nina Bawden
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Nina Bawden, English author (b. 1925)
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Chinese cardinal (b. 1923)
Jeffrey Stone
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Paul Poberezny
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (d. 2013)
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Andrea Servi
d. 2013 (b. 1984)
Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (b. 1984)
U. R. Ananthamurthy
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
Emmanuel Kriaras
d. 2014 (b. 1906)
Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (b. 1906)
Pete Ladygo
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (b. 1928)
Noella Leduc
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Noella Leduc, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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John Sperling
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (b. 1921)
John S. Waugh
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (b. 1929)
Arthur Morris
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1922)
Ieng Thirith
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (b. 1932)
Eric Thompson (racing driver)
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (b. 1919)
S. R. Nathan
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (b. 1924)
Toots Thielemans
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (b. 1922)
Michael J. C. Gordon
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (b. 1948)