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History Deaths on December 22

By  Ashley Bree McNally  22 Dec   138 Views

History Deaths on December 22

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Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

#Samuel_Beckett

In 1989

Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

#Peter_Lundblad

In 2015

Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1913)

#Don_DeFore

In 1993

Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)

#Galina_Ustvolskaya

In 2006

Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)

#Percivall_Pott

In 1788

John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)

#John_Newbery

In 1767

Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)

#Willibald_Pirckheimer

In 1530

Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)

#Joe_Strummer

In 2002

Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)

#Aristeidis_Moraitinis_(aviator)

In 1918

Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)

#Frances_Xavier_Cabrini

In 1917

Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)

#Manuel_María_Lombardini

In 1853

Cynesige, Archbishop of York

#Cynesige

In 1060

Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (b. 1944)

#Chico_Mendes

In 1988

Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)

#Godfried_Bomans

In 1971

Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)

#Diomedes_Díaz

In 2013

Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)

#Amelie_Beese

In 1925

Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)

#Dwight_L._Moody

In 1899

Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)

#Franz_Boas

In 1942

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)

#Maximilien_de_Béthune,_Duke_of_Sully

In 1641

Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)

#Freda_Meissner-Blau

In 2015

Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)

#Mehmed_III

In 1603

Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)

#Hans_Hækkerup

In 2013

Ed Herrmann, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)

#Ed_Herrmann

In 2013

William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)

#William_Hyde_Wollaston

In 1828

George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)

#George_Eliot

In 1880

D. Boon, American singer and musician (b. 1958)

#D._Boon

In 1985

Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)

#Chad_Robinson

In 2016

Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)

#Jean-Victor_Poncelet

In 1867

François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)

#François_Clouet

In 1572

Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)

#Frederick_Freake

In 1950

Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)

#Ryan_Freel

In 2012

Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)

#Guercino

In 1666

Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)

#Harry_Langdon

In 1944

Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1911)

#Charles_Court

In 2007

Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)

#Ma_Rainey

In 1939

Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)

#Ninian_Comper

In 1960

Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924)

#Simcha_Rotem

In 2018

James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

#James_Meade

In 1995

Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)

#Rose_Talbot_Bullard

In 1915

Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)

#Luca_Prodan

In 1987

Antipope John XXIII

#Antipope_John_XXIII

In 1419

Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (b. 1893)

#Frederick_William_Franz

In 1992

Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (b. 1902)

#Darryl_F._Zanuck

In 1979

Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

#Cliff_Osmond

In 2012

Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Guyana (b. 1929)

#Desmond_Hoyte

In 2002

William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)

#William_Vernon

In 1806

Bretislav II of Bohemia (b. 1060)

#Bretislav_II

In 1100

Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1891)

#Ross_McLarty

In 1962

Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1892)

#Enrique_Peñaranda

In 1969

André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)

#André_Tacquet

In 1660

Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (b. 1911)

#Butterfly_McQueen

In 1995

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)

#Gustavo_Adolfo_Bécquer

In 1870

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945)

#Gonzalo_Morales_Sáurez

In 2017

Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

#Karel_Hašler

In 1941

Vitellius, Roman emperor (b. 15)

#Vitellius

In 69

Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)

#Gilda_Gray

In 1959

Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)

#Beatrix_Potter

In 1943

Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)

#Hermann_Weingärtner

In 1919

Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)

#Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing

In 1902

Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)

#Joe_Cocker

In 2014

Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)

#Paul_de_Lagarde

In 1891

Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami

In 2018

Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

In 2014

Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)

In 2014

John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)

In 2014

Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)

In 2013

Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (b. 1939)

In 2012

Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)

In 2012

Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)

In 2010

Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)

In 2009

Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)

In 2009

Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)

In 2007

Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)

In 2006

Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)

In 2004

Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)

In 2001

Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)

In 2001

Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (b. 1931)

In 1997

Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (b. 1916)

In 1996

Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (b. 1907)

In 1992

David Penhaligon, Cornish Liberal Politician (b. 1944), MP for Truro (1974-1986)

In 1986

Mary Burchell, English author and activist (b. 1904)

In 1986

Sterling North, American author and critic (b. 1906)

In 1974

Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (b. 1887)

In 1968

Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (b. 1913)

In 1965

Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)

In 1957

Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)

In 1940

Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)

In 1681

Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)

In 1646

Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)

In 1554

Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (b. 1099)

In 1115

Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq

In 1012

Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

In 731

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