Famous Deaths Happened In 1922

Jan 05 Ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47 in the year 1922.  

Jan 06 Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842) died in the year 1922.  

Jan 07 In the year 1922 antonio Scontrino, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 08 Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria in the year 1922.  

Jan 10 Frank Tudor, Australian Labor Opposition leader (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89  

Jan 22 Benedictus XV, [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa], pope (1914-22), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 On this day in history death of arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)  

Jan 26 Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1922.  

Jan 27 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Heinrich Reinhardt, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1922.  

Feb 01 On this day in history william Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49  

Feb 03 Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67 in the year 1922.  

Feb 05 James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1922.  

Feb 11 Gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67 in the year 1922.  

Feb 14 Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36 in the year 1922.  

Feb 23 In the year 1922 death of albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845)  

Feb 24 Dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 25 On this day in history death of henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52  

Feb 28 Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1922.  

Mar 01 In the year 1922 death of rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Spanish footballer (b. 1892)  

Mar 04 In the year 1922 bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC  

Mar 10 Arthur Hervey, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 In the year 1922 louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian, dies at 86  

Mar 27 In the year 1922 nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 01 Charles I, emperor (Austria)/King of Hungary (Charles IV), dies in the year 1922.  

Apr 02 On this day in history death of hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)  

Apr 05 Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 In the year 1922 frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64  

Apr 21 In the year 1922 death of alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858)  

Apr 24 Richard Batka, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1922.  

Apr 26 Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1922.  

Apr 30 David M Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of ernest F Hollings, (Sen-D-SC, 1966- )  

Jan 02 In the year 1922 birth of jason Evers, NYC, actor (Wrangler, Channing)  

Jan 02 In the year 1922 birth of nico Schuyt, composer  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of renata Tebaldi, Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of bill Travers, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, actor (Born Free, Gorgo)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of jacques Wildberger, Swiss composer (In My End is My Beginning)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of morten Nielsen, Denmark, poet/resistance fighter  

Jan 04 Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer was born on this day in history.