People who died on February 22 91
Maximianus of Ravenna
d. 556 (b. 499)
Maximianus of Ravenna, Italian bishop and saint (b. 499)
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Pope Sabinian
d. 606
Pope Sabinian
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Sicga
d. 793
Sicga, Anglo-Saxon nobleman and regicide
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Empress Dowager Wang (Jingzong)
d. 845
Empress Dowager Wang, concubine of Emperor Muzong and mother of Emperor Jingzong of Tang
Guo Wei
d. 954 (b. 904)
Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
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Otto, Duke of Burgundy
d. 965 (b. 944)
Otto, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)
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Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
d. 1071 (b. 1055)
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (b. 1055)
Peter Damian
d. 1072
Peter Damian, Italian saint
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John of Fécamp
d. 1079
John of Fécamp, Italian-born Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer
Roger Borsa
d. 1111 (b. 1078)
Roger Borsa, King of Sicily (b. 1078)
Margaret of Cortona
d. 1297 (b. 1247)
Saint Margaret of Cortona (b. 1247)
David II of Scotland
d. 1371 (b. 1324)
David II of Scotland (b. 1324)
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William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
d. 1452 (b. 1425)
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (b. 1425)
Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg
d. 1500 (b. 1430)
Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b. 1430)
Henry, Duke of Cornwall
d. 1511 (b. 1511)
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (b. 1511)
Amerigo Vespucci
d. 1512 (b. 1454)
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (b. 1454)
Olivier van Noort
d. 1627 (b. 1558)
Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (b. 1558)
Jean Chapelain
d. 1674 (b. 1595)
Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (b. 1595)
La Voisin
d. 1680 (b. 1640)
La Voisin, French occultist (b. 1640)
Charles Le Brun
d. 1690 (b. 1619)
Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (d. 1690)
Frederik Ruysch
d. 1731 (b. 1638)
Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638)
Francis Atterbury
d. 1732 (b. 1663)
Francis Atterbury, English bishop (b. 1663)
Heshen
d. 1799 (b. 1750)
Heshen, Chinese politician (b. 1750)
Adam Ferguson
d. 1816 (b. 1723)
Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
d. 1875 (b. 1796)
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (d. 1875)
Charles Lyell
d. 1875 (b. 1797)
Charles Lyell, Scottish-English geologist and lawyer (b. 1797)
Anna Kingsford
d. 1888 (b. 1846)
Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, and activist (d. 1888)
John Jacob Astor III
d. 1890 (b. 1822)
John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)
Carl Bloch
d. 1890 (b. 1834)
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (d. 1890)
Charles Blondin
d. 1897 (b. 1824)
Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)
Heungseon Daewongun
d. 1898 (b. 1820)
Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (b. 1820)
Hugo Wolf
d. 1903 (b. 1860)
Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
Leslie Stephen
d. 1904 (b. 1832)
Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832)
Ferdinand de Saussure
d. 1913 (b. 1857)
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (b. 1857)
Francisco I. Madero
d. 1913 (b. 1873)
Francisco I. Madero, Mexican president and author (b. 1873)
Théophile Delcassé
d. 1923 (b. 1852)
Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1852)
Antonio Machado
d. 1939 (b. 1875)
Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic (d. 1939)
Stefan Zweig
d. 1942 (b. 1881)
Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
Christoph Probst
d. 1943 (b. 1919)
Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
Hans Scholl
d. 1943 (b. 1918)
Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
Sophie Scholl
d. 1943 (b. 1921)
Sophie Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
Kasturba Gandhi
d. 1944 (b. 1869)
Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
Osip Brik
d. 1945 (b. 1888)
Osip Brik Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
Abul Kalam Azad
d. 1958 (b. 1888)
Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
Paul-Émile Borduas
d. 1960 (b. 1905)
Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)
Nick LaRocca
d. 1961 (b. 1889)
Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889)
Felix Frankfurter
d. 1965 (b. 1882)
Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1882)
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Frédéric Mariotti
d. 1971 (b. 1883)
Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (b. 1883)
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
d. 1973 (b. 1916)
Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973)
Elizabeth Bowen
d. 1973 (b. 1899)
Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author and critic (d. 1973)
Katina Paxinou
d. 1973 (b. 1900)
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (b. 1900)
Winthrop Rockefeller
d. 1973 (b. 1912)
Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)
Angela Baddeley
d. 1976 (b. 1904)
Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)
Florence Ballard
d. 1976 (b. 1943)
Florence Ballard, American pop/soul singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
Oskar Kokoschka
d. 1980 (b. 1886)
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886)
Josh Malihabadi
d. 1982 (b. 1898)
Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1898)
Adrian Boult
d. 1983 (b. 1889)
Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)
Romain Maes
d. 1983 (b. 1913)
Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)
Salvador Espriu
d. 1985 (b. 1913)
Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1985)
Efrem Zimbalist
d. 1985 (b. 1889)
Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
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John Donnelly (rugby league)
d. 1986 (b. 1955)
John Donnelly, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)
David Susskind
d. 1987 (b. 1920)
David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (b. 1920)
Andy Warhol
d. 1987 (b. 1928)
Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (d. 1987)
Markos Vafiadis
d. 1992 (b. 1906)
Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (b. 1906)
Papa John Creach
d. 1994 (b. 1917)
Papa John Creach, American violinist (b. 1917)
Ed Flanders
d. 1995 (b. 1934)
Ed Flanders, American actor (b. 1934)
Joseph Aiuppa
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Joseph Aiuppa, American gangster (b. 1907)
Abraham A. Ribicoff
d. 1998 (b. 1910)
Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998)
William Bronk
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
William Bronk, American poet and academic (b. 1918)
Menno Oosting
d. 1999 (b. 1964)
Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
Roden Cutler
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
Chuck Jones
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
Jonas Savimbi
d. 2002 (b. 1934)
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002)
Andy Seminick
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
Lee Eun-ju
d. 2005 (b. 1980)
Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (b. 1980)
Simone Simon
d. 2005 (b. 1910)
Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007)
Dennis Johnson
d. 2007 (b. 1954)
Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
Sukhbir (writer)
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (b. 1925)
Frank Carson
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (b. 1926)
Marie Colvin
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956)
Rémi Ochlik
d. 2012 (b. 1983)
Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983)
Atje Keulen-Deelstra
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938)
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Jean-Louis Michon
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Jean-Louis Michon, French-Swiss scholar and translator (b. 1924)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
Charlotte Dawson
d. 2014 (b. 1966)
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)
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Trebor Jay Tichenor
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (b. 1940)
Leo Vroman
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
Chris Rainbow
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1946)
Yolande Fox
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Yolande Fox, American model and singer, Miss America 1951 (b. 1928)
Sonny James
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)