Famous people and celebrities who died in 1922

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1922. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Jan. 3 Wilhelm Voigt

  Wilhelm voigt german criminal (d. 1922)

• Jan. 5 Ernest Shackleton

  An irish antarctic explorer and leader of a british expedition that reached the south pole in 1909. they were 97 miles from the pole. on the 8th of january 1914, he attempted a second trip to the pole. it was a very cold winter. the ship was covered in floating ice by 1/18/1915. over the next ten years, its wooden …

• Jan. 22 Fredrik Bajer

  PEA - Danish educator and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1837)

• Jan. 27 Nellie Bly

  Nellie Bly was an American journalist who was famous for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of the fictional journey in Jules Verne's novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.

• Feb. 1 William Desmond Taylor

  American silent film director and actor; his murder remains unsolved. (born 1872)

• April 9 Hans Fruhstorfer

  German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)

• April 14 Cap Anson

  Legendary baseball player known for his achievements in the early days of the sport.

• April 21 Alessandro Moreschi

  Italian castrato singer, late 19th-century. he was the only one to make sound recordings.

• May 18 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

  MED - French physician and parasitologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)

• May 26 Ernest Solvay

  Belgian chemist. solvay, an autodidact, developed the ammonia–soda process in 1861. this process was a significant improvement on the leblanc process.

• June 18 Jacobus Kapteyn

  Known for his studies of the Milky Way and the Kapteyn Universe theory.

• June 25 Satyendranath Dutta

  Indian poet and author (b. 1882)

• June 26 Albert I

  Prince of monaco (b. 1848)

• July 4 Lothar von Richthofen

  German pilot and lieutenant (d. 1922)

• July 7 Cathal Brugha

  Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the easter rising, irish war of independence; first ceann comhairle and first president of dáil éireann (b. 1874)

• Aug. 2 Alexander Bell

  American born scottish-american audiologist, best known for inventing the telephone at the age of 29 and founding at&t. he taught, researched and invented for the rest his life.

• Aug. 2 Alexander Graham Bell

  Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

• Aug. 12 Arthur Griffith

  Irish politician and journalist 3rd president, da!il a%0ireann

• Aug. 22 Michael Collins

  Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd irish minister of finance (b. 1890)

• Sept. 2 Henry Lawson

  Australian poet and author (b. 1867)

• Sept. 5 Georgette Agutte

  French painter and non-conformist, she was the first woman to attend the a%0cole national supa(c).rieure des beaux-arts. she was a fauvist and a sculptor. her studio was in bonnia"res-sur-seine.

• Nov. 7 Sam Thompson

  American baseball player (born in 1860).

• Nov. 16 Max Abraham

  Polish-german academic and physicist (d. 1922)

• Nov. 18 Marcel Proust

  Renowned French novelist known for his masterpiece 'In Search of Lost Time.'

• Dec. 10 Clement Wragge

  Clement Wragge was an Australian meteorologist known for his pioneering work in weather forecasting.

• Dec. 16 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

  Revived the Hebrew language and culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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