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2029 - 2020

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

2021

  • Elgin Baylor

    Elgin Baylor was an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2020

  • Kron Eriksson

    Kron Eriksson was a Swedish physicist and materials scientist who made significant contributions to the field of nanotechnology.

  • Khani Baba

    Khani Baba was a Pakistani politician and member of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

  • Westlee Sinclair

    Westlee Sinclair was a renowned American sculptor known for his large-scale public art installations.

  • Decklin Emerson

    Decklin Emerson was a celebrated poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Scott Walker

    American singer, guitarist, keyboarder, and composer. he is a member the musical group "walker brothers". the groupaeur (tm),'s hits include "my ship is coming in", 1965, "the sun ainaeur[tm]t gonna shine anymore," 1966, and "no regrets," 1996.

2018

  • Wayne Huizenga

    Blockbuster entertainment is a national chain of video rental shops. american entrepreneur. huizenga purchased the company in 2000 when it had 26 outlets. since then, it has grown to more than 1,435 outlets. huizenga also owns 15% of the miami dolphins football club.

  • Ludella Smythe

    Acclaimed playwright known for her thought-provoking dramas.

  • Charles Lazarus

    Founder of Toys 'R' Us.

  • Kavik Jones

    Known for his impactful and thought-provoking plays that tackled social issues.

  • Johan van Hulst

    Dutch politician, academic and author, yad vashem recipient (d. 2018)

2017

  • Khalid Masood

    A British terrorist who carried out the 2017 Westminster attack in London, killing four people and injuring many others.

  • Dallas Green

    Dallas Green was a Canadian musician known for his work in the band Alexisonfire and his solo project City and Colour.

2016

  • Phife Dawg

    American rapper (a tribe called quest).

  • Rita Gam
    Rita Gam

    Pittsburgh, pennsylvania -- actress. (distortions. hannibal. sierra baron).

  • Rob Ford

    Canadian businessman and politician, 64th mayor of toronto (b. 1969)

2015

  • Xayla Eriksson

    Xayla Eriksson was a renowned artist known for her abstract expressionist paintings.

  • Rickell Thompson

    Rickell Thompson was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Emberlie Frost

    Innovative playwright known for pushing the boundaries of theatrical storytelling.

  • Graclynn Chandler

    Innovative playwright known for pushing the boundaries of traditional theater.

  • Evanee Jones

    Innovative playwright known for pushing the boundaries of traditional theater.

2014

  • Ho Ping-Yu

    Contributed to the development of the theory of quantum fluids.

  • Adie Feshbach

    Adie Feshbach was a prominent mathematician who made significant advancements in the field of mathematical analysis.

  • Tasos Mitsopoulos

    Cypriot politician, cypriot minister of defence (b. 1965)

  • Yashwant Vithoba Chittal

    Indian author (b. 1928)

  • Mickey Duff

    Polish-english boxer and manager (b. 1929)

2013

  • Allin Cottrell

    American painter and sculptor known for his abstract art.

  • Ita Hodgson

    Physicist known for her work in nuclear physics and particle accelerators.

  • Bebo Valdés

    Cuban-swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)

  • James Nabrit

    American lawyer and academic (b. 1932)

  • Ray Williams

    American basketball player and coach (b. 1954)

2012

  • Bettymae Fisher

    Renowned author of children's books and young adult fiction.

  • David Waltz

    American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)

  • John Payton

    American lawyer and activist (b. 1946)

  • Mickey Sullivan

    American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)

  • Matthew White Ridley

    4th viscount ridley, english academic and politician, lord lieutenant of northumberland (b. 1925)

2011

  • Gladyes Steen

    Renowned basketball player known for her exceptional skills on the court.

  • Victor Bouchard

    Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1926)

  • Artur Agostinho

    Portuguese journalist (b. 1920)

2010

  • Coleston Jones

    Renowned physicist known for groundbreaking research

  • Maezie Wilkins

    Maezie Wilkins was a renowned American actress who starred in several classic Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s.

  • Zackrey Emerson

    Zackrey Emerson was a renowned American poet who was celebrated for his lyrical and introspective works that often focused on the human experience.

  • Odesser Katz

    Odesser Katz was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Aleric Algernon

    Aleric Algernon was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Jade Goody

    British television personality (d. 2009.)

  • Leon Walker

    British rugby player (born in 1988).

2008

  • Cachao Lopez

    Cuban mambo musician (born 1918)

  • Cachao López

    Cuban-american composer and bassist (d. 2008).

2007

  • U. G. Krishnamurti

    Indian-italian philosopher and educator (b. 1918)

  • Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti

    Indian philosopher (born 1918).

2006

  • Pualani Case

    Former First Lady of Hawaii and political figure.

  • Pierre Clostermann

    French pilot, author, engineer and politician.

  • Pío Leyva

    Cuban singer-songwriter ("buena vista social club") (d. 2006

  • Kurt von Trojan

    Austrian-australian journalist and author (b. 1937)

  • Pierre Clostermann

    French soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)

2005

  • Kenzo Tange

    Japanese architect (born 1913).

  • Rod Price

    English singer and guitarist (foghat), (d. 2005).

  • Kenzō Tange

    Japanese architect, designed the yoyogi national gymnasium and hiroshima peace memorial museum (b. 1913)

  • Gemini Ganesan
    Gemini Ganesan

    Indian actor and director (d. 2002)

2004

  • Francille Wilson

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

  • Ahmed Yassin

    Founder of the Palestinian organization Hamas.

  • V. M. Tarkunde

    Indian lawyer and civil rights activist (b. 1909)

  • Janet Akyüz Mattei

    Turkish-american astronomer and academic (b. 1943)

2003

  • Terry Lloyd

    English reporter (born 1952)

2002

  • Rudolf Baumgartner

    Swiss violinist and conductor. he founded the lucerne festival strings chamber music orchestra with wolfgang schneiderhan in 1956.

2001

  • William Hanna

    American animator and studio founder (born in 1910).

  • William Hanna

    American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded hanna-barbera (b. 1910)

  • Robert Fletcher Shaw

    Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant (b. 1910)

  • Stepas Butautas

    Lithuanian basketball coach and player (d. 2001).

  • Sabiha Gökçen

    Pilot and soldier from turkey (d. 2001).

2000

  • Carlo Parola

    Italian soccer player. he passed away on 22 march 2000.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Arlester Jackson

    Arlester Jackson was an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the funk band Funkadelic.

  • Andras Hegedus

    Hungarian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1955 to 1956.

  • Max Beloff

    Baron beloff english academic and historian (d. 1999).

  • David Strickland

    American actor (b. 1969)

1996

  • Don Murray
    Don Murray

    American actor. tall and powerful, he is a strong and tall lead on screen and stage. he was nominated for an oscar for his 1956 film "bus stop". he also directed "the bachelor party", 1957, "the hoodlum priest", 1961 and "a hatful of rain," 1957. his tv series "the outcasts" was 1968-1969. murray made his broadway debut with "the rose …

  • Claude Mauriac

    French journalist and author, eldest child of franassois mauriac.

  • Don Murray

    American drummer (b. 1945)

  • Robert F. Overmyer

    American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1936)

  • Billy Williamson

    American musician with bill haley & his comets (born in 1925).

1995

  • Ponce Fernández

    Notable playwright known for his impactful and thought-provoking works.

  • Peter Woods

    Newsreader dies at the age of 64

1994

  • Walter Lantz

    American cartoonist, woody woodpecker, dies at the age of 93. he was born in 1899.

  • Walter Lantz

    American animator, director, and producer (b. 1899)

  • Dan Hartman

    American singer-songwriter/producer (edgar winter group), (d. 1994).

  • Dan Hartman

    American singer-songwriter, and producer (b. 1950)

  • Igor Aleinikov

    Russian director (tractors, air crash), dies at age 32.

1993

  • Tim Crews

    Pitcher (cleveland indians), drowns 31

  • Steve Olin

    At 27 years old, a pitcher (cleveland indians) drowns.

  • Phia [Sophia R] Berghout

    Dutch harpist dies at the age of 83.

  • Gret Palucca

    German dancer/choreographer (entartet), dies at age 91.

1991

  • Columbus McKinney

    Columbus McKinney was an American painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

  • March Chaplin

    March Chaplin was a renowned boxer known for his speed and agility in the ring.

  • Dave Guard

    American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

  • Gloria Holden
    Gloria Holden

    English-american actress (b. 1908)

  • Paul Engle

    American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1908)

1990

  • Dietrick Klingner

    German poet known for his lyrical and philosophical works.

  • Gerald Bull

    Canadian-american engineer and academic (d. 1990)

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Lulabelle Graves

    Renowned astronomer known for her work on stellar evolution.

  • Peta Taylor

    English cricketer (b. 1912)

1987

  • Alexine Chevalier

    Alexine Chevalier was a French physicist who specialized in the study of nuclear physics and radioactivity.

  • Wilmon Brewer

    American poet recognized for his contributions to modern poetry.

  • Odysseas Angelis

    Greek general and politician (b. 1912)

  • Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee

    Actress (abbott & costello show), died at 58

  • Odysseas Angelis

    Greek officer in the coup of april 1967 (born1912)

1986

  • Fern Holloway

    Renowned botanist known for her research on tropical fern species.

  • Olive Deering

    American actress (b. 1918)

  • Mark Dinning

    American pop singer (d. 1986)

  • Charles Starrett

    American actor and singer (d. 1986).

  • Olive Deering

    American actress (born 1918).

1985

  • Elnita Dodge

    Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Raoul Ubac

    French painter, sculptor, photographer, and engraver (b. 1910)[82]

  • Spyros Vassiliou

    Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer (b. 1903)

1983

  • Jacqulene Boulanger

    Renowned French singer known for her powerful voice and emotional performances.

1982

  • Hilding Johansson

    Swedish politician who served as a member of the Riksdag from 1949 to 1970.

1981

  • George Harding

    Renowned geologist known for his work on sedimentary rocks.

  • Gil Puyat

    Filipino businessman and politician, 13th president of the senate of the philippines (b. 1907)

  • James Elliott

    American runner and coach (b. 1915)

  • James ''Jumbo'' Elliott

    American track coach (born 1915).

1980

  • Ernestene Bayer

    Ernestene Bayer was a celebrated American dancer who performed with several renowned dance companies.

  • Nellene Hicks

    Nellene Hicks was an American painter known for her vibrant landscapes and still life paintings.

  • Florrie Redford

    Florrie Redford was a renowned track and field athlete known for her exceptional sprinting abilities.

  • Parnell Bradford

    Renowned chemist known for his work in organic chemistry.

  • Farris Cullum

    Farris Cullum was a renowned astronomer known for his contributions to the study of celestial bodies.

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Ben Lyon
    Ben Lyon

    Atlanta, georgia -- actor (i cover the waterfront night nurse)

1978

  • Arabell Avery

    Renowned for her vibrant landscapes and still life paintings.

  • Alvilda Larsen

    Renowned Danish novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Delight

    Renowned for vibrant and expressive abstract paintings.

  • Cosmo Campbell

    Renowned painter known for his vibrant landscapes.

  • Stetson Harrison

    Stetson Harrison was an American astronomer known for his work on stellar evolution.

1977

  • A. K. Gopalan

    Indian educator and politician (b. 1904)

  • AK Gopalan

    Indian communist leader (born in 1904)

1976

  • Orabelle Bristow

    First female senator from Kansas, known for her advocacy for women's rights.

  • Berda Loomis

    Pioneering American journalist known for her investigative reporting.

  • John Dwyer McLaughlin

    American painter (b. 1898)

1975

  • Cervando Alba

    Renowned poet known for his lyrical works.

  • Evalette Wright

    Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Paul Verhoeven
    Paul Verhoeven

    Director (robocop 4th man, total recall), is killed at 73

  • Lucita Urtiaga

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

  • Cass Daley

    Actress (red garters), died at 59

1974

  • Darius Milhaud

    Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher, known for his prolific output and wide range of styles.

  • Ludwin Eisenberg

    Ludwin Eisenberg was a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag, the parliament of West Germany.

  • Orazio Satta Puliga

    Italian automobile designer (b. 1910)

  • Peter Revson

    Auto racer (1971 indianapolis pole winner).

  • Peter Revson US race car driver (Indianapolis 500)

    At the age of 35, he dies.

1972

  • Epifanio Daza

    Renowned Colombian painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.

1971

  • Johannes Villemson

    Estonian-american runner (b. 1893)

  • Nella Walker

    American actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)

  • Martin Bodmer

    Writer

1970

  • Bassheva Ester

    Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Ewin Bleach

    Renowned for his vibrant abstract art.

  • Alle Meije

    Alle Meije was a Dutch physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Trixie Gould

    Trixie Gould was a pioneering American golfer who won multiple championships in the early 20th century.

  • Ernst Deutsch [Dorian]

    Czech actor (3rd man, golem) dies at 78

1967

  • Jash Alahabadia

    Renowned poet known for his lyrical verses.

  • Briele Ulrich

    Renowned for their abstract art pieces.

  • Kastiel Dupont

    Kastiel Dupont was a French painter known for his impressionist landscapes and still life paintings.

  • Adal Berthelsdorf

    Adal Berthelsdorf was a renowned author known for his captivating storytelling.

1966

  • John Harlin

    American pilot and mountaineer (d. 1966).

1965

  • Selso Coppa

    Renowned Italian painter known for his vibrant landscapes.

  • Orean Edwards

    Renowned novelist known for his captivating storytelling.

  • Lavene Goggins

    Renowned for their vibrant abstract art pieces.

  • Bessy Reynolds

    Renowned author known for her captivating novels.

  • Adine Milton

    Renowned poet known for her lyrical verses.

1964

  • Mescal Hornbuckle

    Mescal Hornbuckle was an American actor who appeared in several Western films during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Addison Richards

    Actor (col­pentagon), died at 76

1962

  • Durward Gray

    Renowned author known for his works in mystery and suspense genres.

  • Aura Abranches

    At 65, port actress (lisboa o primo basilio) dies

1960

  • Lucion Dodge

    Renowned for his vibrant abstract art.

  • Belmont Faries

    Belmont Faries was a renowned American journalist and war correspondent who covered major events in the early 20th century.

  • Waverley Lewis

    Waverley Lewis was a prominent American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Mang Kawit

    Mang Kawit was a prominent Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine Senate.

  • Calvary Meinzer

    Calvary Meinzer was a German physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

1959 - 1950

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

1959

  • Philena Bruce

    Renowned for her vibrant landscapes and still life paintings.

1958

  • Mike Todd

    American producer of broadway plays and television and owner of production companies for tv. after beginning his broadway playmaking career in 1936, he decided to move on to film production in 1945 and founded michael todd productions. he partnered with lowell thomas in 1951 for thomas-todd productions, and was one of the first partners of cinerama corporation. they founded magna …

  • Claire McCardell

    Claire McCardell was an influential American fashion designer known for her casual and functional designs in the mid-20th century.

  • Michael Todd

    Producer (around the world in 80 days), dies in 56

1956

  • George A L Sarton

    At 71 years old, a us/belgian historian dies.

1955

  • Ivan Šubašić

    Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd prime minister of yugoslavia (b. 1892)

  • Ivan Subasic

    Prime minister of kingdom of yugoslavia and the last ban on croatia (born in 1892)

1953

  • James Anderson II

    (jo-northern exposure)

1952

  • Edmond Burel

    French mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of algebraic geometry.

  • Laval Joly de Lotbinière

    Laval Joly de Lotbinière was a French-Canadian novelist who wrote about life in rural Quebec.

  • D. S. Senanayake

    1st prime minister of sri lanka (b. 1883)

  • Uncle Dave Macon

    American musician (born 1870)

1951

  • Ladislaus Almásy

    Hungarian aristocrat, explorer, and entrepreneur who is known for his explorations in the Sahara Desert.

1950

  • Jacquette Durand

    Jacquette Durand was a French novelist known for her works exploring the lives of women in the early 20th century.

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Sem Springveld

    Sem Springveld was a Dutch painter known for his impressionist landscapes and portraits.

1948

  • Emary Roth

    Emary Roth was a prominent American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

1946

  • Clemens A von Galen

    Bishop of munster/anti fascist dies at the age of 68.

1945

  • Lathaniel Hawkins

    Lathaniel Hawkins was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

  • Orell Winslow

    Orell Winslow was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

  • Eaden Holt

    Eaden Holt was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for several years.

  • John Hessin Clarke

    American lawyer and judge (b. 1857)

  • John Hessin Clarke

    U.s. supreme court justice (born 1857)

1944

  • Pucheu

    French internal minister to vichy, executed

1942

  • William Donne

    English captain and cricketer (b. 1875)

  • Frederick Cuming

    English cricketer (d. 1942)

1940

  • Adalei Wilcox

    Adalei Wilcox was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district.

  • Konni Westerholm

    Finnish photographer known for his landscape and nature photography.

1939 - 1930

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

1937

  • Gustavus Armour

    Gustavus Armour was an American businessman and entrepreneur who helped manage the Armour and Company meat-packing company.

1934

  • Theophilos Hatzimihail

    Greek painter (born 1870).

1932

  • Valmore Caron

    Valmore Caron was a French sculptor known for his public monuments and statues.

1931

  • James Campbell

    1st baron glenavy, irish lawyer and politician (b. 1851)

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • Anton Beer-Walbrun

    Composer dies at 64

1927

  • Lawsen Crump

    Lawsen Crump was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia.

1926

  • Larisa Reissner

    Russian writer known for her works on the Russian Revolution.

1924

  • William Macewen

    Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (b. 1848)

  • R G Nivelle

    French general (verdun), dies at age 67.

1922

  • Louis A Ranvier French anatomist/historian

    At the age of 86, he dies.

1920

  • Karmon Bey

    Karmon Bey was an Ottoman military leader who played a significant role in the Balkan Wars and World War I.

  • Fabia Bergman

    Fabia Bergman was a renowned painter known for her landscape artworks.

1919 - 1910

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

1913

  • Song Jiaoren

    Chinese educator and politician (b. 1882)

  • Ruggero Oddi

    Italian anatomist and physiologist (d. 1913).

  • Sung Chiao-jen

    Chinese nationalist (born in 1882)

1912

  • Audriella Beaumont

    Audriella Beaumont was a renowned French poet known for her lyrical and introspective works.

  • Suttyn Blackwood

    Suttyn Blackwood was a renowned English poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.

  • Caidon Blackwood

    Caidon Blackwood was a renowned English poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.

  • Ariabella Montague

    Ariabella Montague was a renowned Italian poet known for her lyrical and romantic verses.

  • Emmalise Beaumont

    Emmalise Beaumont was a French poet known for her lyrical and romantic works.

1909 - 1900

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

1909

  • Gyula Erkel composer

    At the age of 66, he dies.

1906

  • Martin Wegelius Finnish musicologist/composer

    At the age of 59, she dies.

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