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List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 22nd

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

  • Vietnamese thiền buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the plum village tradition (b. 1926)

2021

  • American baseball player. he was a great batting champion and one of the first black baseball super-stars. he was with the braves starting on 3/14/1954, when he made his debut against boston red sox. it was a thrilling three-hit performance. he was known as hammerin' hank, and was often called the greatest slugger in baseball history. his incredible success came …

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2018

  • Kypton Le Guin was an acclaimed American author of speculative fiction, known for her imaginative and socially conscious works.

  • American art historian (b. 1940)[69]

  • American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (b. 1929)

2017

  • Young journalist who tragically took her own life, sparking discussions on mental health in the industry.

  • Dominican baseball player (b. 1991)

  • Japanese businessman (b. 1925)

2016

2015

  • Renowned author known for his impactful novels.

  • Wendell Ford was an American politician who served as the 53rd Governor of Kentucky and as a United States Senator.

  • Gerhart Potyka was an Austrian electrical engineer who made important contributions to the development of power electronics and control systems.

  • Judithann Patton was an American actress who appeared in several television shows and films during the 1950s and 1960s.

  • American lieutenant and politician, 53rd governor of kentucky (b. 1924)

2014

2013

2012

2010

  • Elbony Washington was a prominent civil rights activist who fought for racial equality and social justice.

  • British actress on screen since 1944. she was 17 years old when david lean cast estella as estella in "great expectations." she had previously made her acting debut at age 13 in a british comedy. she was already a star in england by the age of 21 and was well on her way to america. she was nominated as ophelia …

  • Jean Simmons

    British actress onscreen since 1944. she was 17 years old when david lean cast estella as estella in "great expectations." she had previously made her acting debut at age 13 in a british comedy. she was already a star in england by the age of 21 and was well on her way to america. she was nominated as ophelia in …

  • Halana Ashjian was an Armenian-American actress who appeared in several films and television shows.

  • American historian and author (b. 1922)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • Morty Scully was a renowned actor known for his work in theater and film.

  • American baseball player (born in 1908)

2008

  • Heath Ledger

    Australian actor. he was a young, talented man who was well-known for his intense performances.

  • Polish holocaust survivor and activist (b. 1920)

  • American actor (born 1920).

2007

  • French roman catholic priest, ordained 1938. he organized a escape route for jews to switzerland during ww ii and created resistance groups. he was eventually captured by the germans and allowed to flee. abbe pierre founded emmaus, a non profit organization that provided 12,000 housing units for the hungry and cold. he also set up communities to provide shelter for …

  • Liz Renay

    American exotic dancer, model and stripper. she was poor-white-trash and raised in a three-room cottage on the banks of the ditch. at 14 she fled to america. at the age of 14, she married a soldier. one daughter was her first of seven marriages. at 23 she was an exotic dancer in a strip club, with a beautiful face and …

  • Vietnamese general (b. 1929)

  • South vietnamese general (born 1929)

  • American personal trainer (born 1962).

2006

  • Turkish academic and politician, turkish minister of labor and social security (b. 1941)

2005

2004

  • Renowned Sri Lankan Tamil poet and writer.

  • Sugar Pie Desmond was a popular American R&B and soul singer, best known for her hit songs 'In the Basement' and 'I Want to Know Your Name'.

  • Ann Miller

    American dancer, who was a star in broadway's "sugar babies" alongside mickey rooney. she was said to have been able to perform 500 taps per hour. in 1937, she was a chorus girl and mattel's first "barbie" doll. she is energetic at 75 and has had a facelift. she proudly displays her jewelry, 52 fur coats, and 1000 bottles of …

  • Feliberto Terán is a Ecuadorian poet and writer, recognized for his contributions to Latin American literature.

  • Pittsburgh, pennsylvania -- leader of the orchestra (milton berle show)

2003

  • American cartoonist who created outstanding images of soldiers during world war ii. he was awarded the 1945 pulitzer prize and a second pulitzer prize, both in 1959. mauldin is most well-known for his "up front" collection of war cartoons, and the stories that go with them.

  • American soldier and cartoonist (b. 1921)

2002

  • Stanley Marcus was an American businessman who transformed Neiman Marcus into a luxury retail powerhouse.

  • American business executive (born in 1905)

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

  • Walter Orton was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction set in the American West.

  • British painter known for his landscapes and portraits.

1997

1996

1995

  • American actress known for her roles in classic films of the 1920s and 1930s.

  • American family and the wife of joseph p. kennedy, entrepreneur, on 10/07/1914 in boston, ma. nine children were born to her, of which two became u.s. citizens. two of her children became u.s. senators, and one, the u.s. president.

  • American professional wrestler (born 1949).

  • At age 88, saar, a british historian, dies.

  • Mother of us president john f kennedy dies at the age of 104 (born 1890).

1994

  • Telly Savalas

    Telly Savalas was an American actor, singer, and businessman, best known for his role as the title character in the television series Kojak.

  • Known for his role in Kojak, Telly Savalas was also involved in entrepreneurship ventures.

  • Telly Savalas was an American actor best known for his role as the title character in the television series Kojak.

  • French actor, director, and manager. he is widely considered france's greatest classical actor. for more than 50 years, his versatility and dramatic talents have delighted international audiences. barrault, a veteran of both contemporary and classic drama, was equally comfortable with shakespeare's hamlet, ionesco's rhinoceros, and a bold stage adaptation rabelaise's renaissance masterpiece, gargantua and pantagruel.

  • Frances Gifford

    Emphysema deaths at 71

1993

1992

  • At 47, director (that championship season) dies

  • Newman was a prominent mathematician known for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.

  • Prime minister of iran (1961-62)

1991

  • Abbott Joseph was an American journalist known for his work as a war correspondent during World War II.

  • French canadian poet, diplomat, and novelist (born in 1905)

  • Nauruan politician (born 1942)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • American author known for his novels and short stories.

  • Bryn Mawr was a successful tennis player known for her powerful serve.

  • Sri lankan author and academic (b. 1924)

1988

  • Emagene Fitch was an American actress who appeared in several films during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Russian premier (1953-1955), dies at the age of 86.

1987

  • American politician who served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania.

  • American author known for detective fiction.

  • American educator and politician, 30th treasurer of pennsylvania (b. 1939)

  • American politician (born 1939)

  • Pennsylvania state treasurer is facing imprisonment for conspiracy and perjury. he commits suicide at a televised news conference.

1986

1985

  • Tranquilino Quiñones was a professional baseball player from Puerto Rico who played in the Negro Leagues and the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League.

  • Inventor of the Morse code and co-founder of the American Morse Code Institute.

  • English historian and journalist (b. 1899)

  • British historian (born 1899).

1984

  • Chaim Perelman was a Belgian entrepreneur known for founding the Perelman School of Rhetoric and Argumentation and his work on argumentation theory.

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

  • Cleto Luzzi was an Italian composer who is best known for his operatic works.

  • Legendary English cricketer known for his exceptional batting skills.

  • British world war ii general (born in 1894)

1977

1975

1974

  • Tison Whitfield was an American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions.

1973

  • 36th President of the United States known for his 'Great Society' programs.

  • Lynkin Baines was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

  • Former President of the United States who was known for his political career.

  • Legend Johnson was a prominent political figure known for his contributions to civil rights and social reform.

  • Linden Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969.

1971

1970

  • Denman Baynes was a British astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of variable stars.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

  • Kawena Kahanamoku was a legendary Hawaiian surfer who helped to popularize the sport of surfing around the world.

  • Kaikoa Kahanamoku was a Hawaiian swimmer and the first person to win five Olympic gold medals in swimming.

  • Nohea Kahanamoku was a renowned Hawaiian poet who wrote extensively about the natural beauty and cultural traditions of the islands.

  • Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic champion swimmer known as the 'Father of Modern Surfing.'

  • Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic champion swimmer known as the 'Father of Modern Surfing.'

1967

  • US Air Force pilot who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Vietnam War.

  • Indian author known for her works on Islamic culture and history.

  • Jobyna Ralston

    Actress (wings girl shy, freshman), is killed at 66

  • English broadcaster and author of farmer stories (d. 1967).

1966

1965

  • Estellar Eliot was a British novelist and playwright, best known for her novel 'The Mill on the Floss'.

1964

  • Philadelphia, pennsylvania -- composer (cradle will rock).

  • Esten Huupponen was a Finnish painter known for his landscape and portrait paintings.

1963

  • Earsel Bingham was a renowned American botanist who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and ecology.

1961

  • Heyden Gunther was a German expressionist painter known for his vibrant and emotive landscapes.

  • Absalom Wilkinson was a Welsh poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • English race car driver and f1 world champion (born 1929).

  • German/dutch actress nora hamlet (hamlet) dies at 73

1958

  • Paolina Montichelli was an Italian actress who appeared in numerous films during the early 20th century.

  • Irys Lilien was a Polish painter known for her impressionist landscapes and still life paintings.

1957

  • Elohim Stein was a Russian-American painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

  • Elek Ludvigh was a Hungarian electrical engineer who played a key role in the development of early television technology.

  • American philosopher and academic (b. 1876)

1956

1955

  • Herberth Baumann was a German painter known for his landscape and portrait works.

  • Finnish-american javelin thrower and discus thrower (d. 555)

1954

1953

  • Cranford Neville was an English poet who published several collections of poetry during the early 20th century.

  • American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.

1952

  • French poet / dramatist (mysteries of love) dies at 52

1951

  • Lawson robertson was a scottish-american athlete and track and field coach, known for his achievements in the high jump and long jump.

  • Danish mathematician and footballer (b. 1887)

  • Composer dies at 71

  • Inventor of the perm (born in 1872)

1950

  • Sr., american actor and director (b. 1892)

  • French actress and star of french cinema at the start of world war ii. after the war, her association with the german occupation saw her sentenced to "national humiliation". she wrote an autobiography and died 22 january 1950 of tuberculosis at the age of 28.

  • Alan Hale

    American actor. he was a charming young lead in his teens. he also became a star in silent movies, such as "four horsemen of the apocalypse." he was a charming and gregarious character actor in 150 films later, including "robin hood," the "dodge city", and "destination japan."

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Phares Carpenter was an American astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of variable stars.

  • Eldredge Hiller was an American entrepreneur and inventor who founded the Hiller Aircraft Corporation, a pioneering helicopter company.

  • American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1891)

  • American author (born 1891)

1946

  • Urania Christmann was a German poet and writer known for her lyrical and introspective works.

  • Elai Davison was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Tottenham from 1910 to 1918.

1945

  • Travas Bickford was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine.

  • Jewish german poet, short-story writer and playwright who was born in wuppertal. she married jonathan lasker in 1894 and moved to berlin where she was a frequent visitor of the upcoming expressionism circles. she divorced lasker in 1903, when her son paul was born. in the same year, she married herwarth walden (a writer with whom she co-founded the expressionist …

  • Writer dies at 61

  • German-born poet (born 1869)

  • Composer dies just a day before his 76th birthday

1942

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

  • Juneau Bickford was an American politician who served as the mayor of Juneau, Alaska from 1915 to 1919.

1936

1933

  • Mahmud Tarzi was an Afghan statesman, journalist, and reformist who played a key role in the modernization of Afghanistan.

1931

1930

  • American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the thorkildsen-mather borax company (b. 1867)

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Founder of the Chicago Daily News and the first president of the Associated Press.

  • English journalist, author, and politician (b. 1856)

  • English writer (born 1856).

1927

1926

  • Pioneering novelist who broke barriers in the literary world.

1925

1922

1921

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

  • Alanson Douglass was an American architect who designed several notable buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

1916

1914

1913

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1903

  • Augustus Hare was an English writer known for his biographies and travel books.

1901

1900

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