Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 22

1918  Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 on December - 22.   

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

1937  On December - 22 daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55   

1939  On December - 22 ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer/composer, dies at 53   

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

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday   

1945  On this day in history otto Neurath, Austrian/British philosopher, dies at 63   

1947  On this day in history death of therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902)   

1950  On this day in history julius Weismann, composer, dies at 70   

1951  On December - 22 powell Weaver, composer, dies at 61   

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

1958  Fjodor W Gladkow, Russian author (Cement), dies at 75 on December - 22.   

1959  On this day in history gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60   

1964  Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  Al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 22 lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48   

1968  On December - 22 louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73   

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80 on December - 22.   

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

1973  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1974  Fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1977  On December - 22 johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82   

1979  Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history death of dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47   

1985  Death of D. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958) on December - 22.   

1986  On this day in history celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84   

1987  On this day in history alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies   

1988  On this day in history tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies   

1989  On December - 22 samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83   

1990  On December - 22 cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76   

1991  On this day in history ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on this day in history.   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on December - 22.   

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on December - 22.   

1428  Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury was born on this day in history.   

1452  On this day in history birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer   

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on December - 22.   

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.