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February 22nd famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2021

  • Lorance Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.

  • Larance Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.

  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

2018

2017

  • American Samoan politician who served as a Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

2016

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

  • American model and singer, miss america 1951 (b. 1928)

2015

  • Scottish singer-songwriter/producer (camel), (d.2015)

2014

2013

2012

  • American war reporter who worked from 1985 to her death for the sunday times in britain.

  • French photographer and photojournalist. he is well-known for his photographs of violence and war scenes. his work has been published in le monde magazine (vsd), paris match, time magazine (time magazine), and the wall street journal.

  • Indian author and poet (b. 1925)

  • Northern irish comedian and actor (d. 2012)

2011

2009 - 2000

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

2007

  • American professional basketball player and coach, d.j. johnson, who was on the all-stars five more times, helped his teams reach championship levels and had coached two seasons prior to his death from a heart attack at 52.

  • 2nd earl jellicoe, english soldier and politician, leader of the house of lords (d. 2007)

  • Lord privy seal, leader of the house of lords and special boat service veteran (born 1918).

  • The oldest u.s. veteran of wwi (born in 1898).

  • An alleged war criminal from sierra leone (born 1940).

2006

  • Austrian athlete who excelled in the sport of athletics.

  • Renowned for her contributions to crystallography and X-ray diffraction studies.

  • Singaporean politician, 1st senior minister of singapore (b. 1915)

2005

  • Simone Simon

    Famed french actress, best known for marc allegret’s "lac aux dames." her career lasted until the mid-50s. it included "cat people," 1943, and "curse of the cat people," 44.

  • South korean actress and singer (b. 1980)

  • Polish artist (born 1929).

  • Korean actress (born 1980).

2004

2003

  • Turkish actor known for his roles in Turkish cinema.

  • Olive Cotton was an Australian photographer known for her pioneering work in modernist photography.

  • Renowned singer known for her soulful voice.

  • American screenwriter and director (d. 2003).

2002

  • American journalist, stationed in pakistan at the time, was abducted on february 23, 2002. he had arranged to meet with members of a shadowy islamic militant group outside a karachi restaurant. pearl did not make it to the restaurant. his captors claimed he was a spy, first for the cia, then for israel. they threatened to kill pearl and showed …

  • American animator producer, screenwriter (d. 2002).

  • Legendary animator known for his work on Looney Tunes cartoons.

  • Jona Savimbi was an Angolan political and military leader, founder of UNITA, who played a significant role in the Angolan Civil War.

  • Angolan rebel and political leader (born 1934).

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • American lawyer and politician, 4th united states secretary of health and human services (b. 1910)

  • American politician and lawyer, 4th secretary of health and human services in the united states

1997

1996

  • British author known for his spy thrillers.

  • Bob Peterson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

  • Lawyer/politicaltician dies at the age of 79.

  • Soccer coach dies at the age of 80.

1995

1994

  • American musician (born 1917)

  • Lillah Borchgrevink was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics.

  • Erma Hemingway was a renowned American artist known for her vibrant and expressive paintings.

  • American violinist (b. 1917)

  • American jazz musician papa blues, who was born in 1917, dies at the age of 76.

1993

  • French politician, senator and minister, as well as mayor of rouen for 25 years.

  • Dutch lawyer/procureur-general (aruba), dies at age 63.

1992

1991

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

  • Renowned biologist known for her work on DNA replication.

1987

  • A leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his iconic silkscreen paintings of celebrities and consumer products.

  • American artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement.

  • An American artist, Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his iconic paintings of celebrities and consumer products.

  • An American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as Pop Art, Antario Warhol is renowned for his iconic screenprints of celebrities and consumer products.

  • Casanova Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his iconic paintings and films.

1986

  • Renowned American novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Renowned for his vibrant landscapes and seascapes.

  • Contributed to the development of synthetic rubber.

  • Pearl S. Buck was an American writer and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

  • Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)

1985

1984

  • Spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12

1983

1982

1981

  • American screenwriter and composer of actor screens (d. 1981).

1980

  • Swedish author known for her children's books and novels.

  • Austrian artist and entrepreneur known for his expressionist paintings.

  • German-swiss author and publisher (d. 1980)

  • Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886)

  • American actor. he began his career on the stage in the 1950s and 1960s. he opened the broadway play "seventeen" on 6/21/1951. he won the theatre world award in 1952. by 1955, he was performing in las vegas with sophie tucker. he performed "how to suffer ..."" in cleveland on the 2/04/1963. in 1967, he was cast in "hank", a …

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Pioneering African American businesswoman known for her successful ventures in the early 20th century.

  • Finnish critic and painter (d. 1979).

1978

  • Renowned French painter known for her vibrant landscapes and still life compositions.

  • Prolific writer known for her captivating novels.

  • Hal Borland was an American author and journalist, best known for his nature-themed writing.

  • Renowned for her vibrant and expressive abstract paintings.

  • United states -- poet (pulitzer 1961, love letters)

1977

1976

1974

  • Avenell Munro was a prominent political figure known for his advocacy for social welfare reforms.

1973

  • Greek actress known for her role in the film 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'

  • Irish novelist and short story writer known for her works exploring the complexities of human relationships.

  • Irish novelist and short story writer known for her works exploring the complexities of human relationships.

  • American businessman known for his philanthropy and political activism.

  • American colonel and politician, 37th governor of arkansas (b. 1912)

1971

1970

  • Italian painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Ethelbert Barksdale was a pioneering African American journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1969 - 1960

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

1968

  • American cartoonist (born in 1904)

  • Brook Adams was an American historian and writer known for his studies on American history.

  • Belgian geographer, dies at 71

1967

  • Furman Sheppard was a prominent politician known for his advocacy for civil rights.

  • German politician (sdp) dies at the age of 53.

  • Actor (horwitz life with luigi), dead at 70

1966

1965

1964

1961

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

  • Indian scholar and politician, indian minister of education (b. 1888)

  • Indian independence movement leader (born in 1888).

1957

1956

1952

  • Speedy Long was an American politician known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.

1949 - 1940

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

1945

  • Hartlyn Bates was a prominent American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

  • Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)

1944

1943

  • German patriot and active member of "the white rose" resistance movement. hans, her brother, was captured by the ss and executed by the gestapo.

  • German patriot and active member of resistance movement "die weisse rose". the ss captured probst along with sophie and christoph probst. they were sentenced to death on february 22, 1943, and executed them in munich, germany.

  • German resistance fighter (that weisse rose), dies.

1942

  • Austrian novelist and writer. he is the son of a successful jewish textile manufacturer and his spouse, who were both from a jewish banking family. his education did not include religion. zweig later stated that his father and mother were jewish by accident of birth. he did not abandon his jewish faith, and he continued to write about jews and …

1941

  • Renowned physicist known for his work in acoustics and optics.

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • Spanish poet and leader of the generation of 98 spanish literary movement.

  • Spanish poet known for his lyrical and reflective poems.

1938

1936

1934

  • At 78, violinist/composer/ conductor dies

1930

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • Italian astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of comets and asteroids.

1927

  • Rider Mitchell was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

1925

1923

  • Theophile Delcasse was a French diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1898 to 1905.

  • A French statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1898 to 1905, playing a key role in the formation of the Entente Cordiale with the United Kingdom.

  • A French politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the early 20th century.

1921

1919 - 1910

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

1914

1913

1909 - 1900

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

1904

1903

1901

  • Known for his work on electromagnetic theory and the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction.

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