Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1922

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1922. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 1 Istvan Kuhar

  Slovene (prekmurian) politician and writer (born 1887).

• 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. 6 Jakob Rosanes

  Ukrainian-german mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)

• Jan. 7 Antonio Scontrino composer

  At the age of 71, he dies.

• Jan. 8 Charles R Young

  Colonel dies in lagos, nigeria, at the age of 58

• Jan. 10 Frank Tudor

  Australian politician, 6th australian minister for trade and investment (b. 1866)

• Jan. 22 Fredrik Bajer

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

• Jan. 22 Camille Jordan

  French mathematician and topologist, as well as sociologist. age 84, she died in milan on january 20, 1922.

• Jan. 22 Pope Benedict

  Xv (born 1854)

• Jan. 22 Benedictus XV [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa]

  Pope (1914-22), is buried at the age of 67.

• Jan. 23 Arthur Nikisch

  Hungarian conductor, who was a performer internationally. he held posts in boston, london, and, most importantly, berlin. he was considered an outstanding interpreter of the music of bruckner,tchaikovsky, beethoven and liszt.

• Jan. 23 René Beeh

  Alsatian painter and draughtsman (b. 1886)

• Jan. 26 Luigi Denza composer

  At 75 years old, the victim dies.

• 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'.

• Jan. 31 Heinrich Reinhardt composer

  At the age of 56, he dies.