List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 22nd
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
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.
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
British author of 'The Last Werewolf' trilogy.
American stand-up comedian and actor known for his energetic performances.
American actor (b. 1925)
Bulgarian writer known for her novels and short stories.
Spanish cartoonist (b. 1942)
American Samoan politician who served as a Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
American model and singer, miss america 1951 (b. 1928)
Scottish singer-songwriter/producer (camel), (d.2015)
Dutch-american hematologist, poet, painter, and illustrator.
American pianist and composer (b. 1940)
German pianist and conductor (b. 1923)
Holland, netherlands -- speed skater (world champ)
French-swiss scholar and translator (b. 1924)
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)
Actor egyptian-english (d. 2011).
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
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).
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)
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).
Pioneer in computer vision and pattern recognition.
American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
Uruguayan footballer (born 1917)
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).
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).
Angolan general, founded unita (b. 1934)
Lieutenant governor and politician of australia, 32nd governor of new south wales. (d. 2002).
English footballer (born1920)
Spanish politician (born 1946)
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
American poet and academic (d. 1999)
Dutch tennis player (born 1964).
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
Mexican actress known for her roles in Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
American gangster (born 1907)
At 85, sculptor dies.
Director/scriptwriter, dies at age 91.
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.
Renowned chemist known for groundbreaking research in organic chemistry.
Actor (dr westphall st elsewhere), commits suicide when he is 60
Algerian murderer of president boudiaf, dies.
Austrian circus director, dies at age 80.
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.
French politician, senator and minister, as well as mayor of rouen for 25 years.
Dutch lawyer/procureur-general (aruba), dies at age 63.
Greek general and politician (d. 1992)
Dies at 59
Russian poet and translator.
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
Actress (super sleuth, northwest trail)
East timorese leader, udt president at the exterior (born 1938).
Renowned biologist known for her work on DNA replication.
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.
American writer. he is a poet, novelist, short story writer, and gay journalist with personal observations. his second novel, "the grandmothers", was highly acclaimed.
Leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
American talk show host and producer (d. 1987).
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)
Renowned violinist known for his virtuosity and contributions to classical music.
Prolific author of mystery novels and short stories.
Spanish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913)
Russian-american violinist composer, conductor
Russian/us composer/violinist dies at the age of 95.
Actor (victory at sea ransom), dies at the age of 71
Spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12
Renowned Czech painter known for his vibrant landscapes and still life compositions.
Renowned for her vibrant landscapes and still life paintings.
Belgian cyclist (d. 1983).
English conductor (b. 1889)
Belgian cyclist who won 1935 tour de france, after being awarded the yellow jersey of leadership.
John kelly's wife and singer, john kelly, passes away at 75.
Translator and poet in indian-pakistani (d. 1982).
New york city disc jockey, the 5th beatle, dies at 60.
American screenwriter and composer of actor screens (d. 1981).
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 …
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
Pioneering African American businesswoman known for her successful ventures in the early 20th century.
Finnish critic and painter (d. 1979).
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)
Actress (molly & me ghost ship), dies aged 64
Renowned Russian ballerina known for her grace and skill.
Rocker (supremes) dies from a heart attack aged 32.
London, england -- actress (ghost train tom jones)
Hungarian/english chemist/sociologist dies at the age of 84.
Avenell Munro was a prominent political figure known for his advocacy for social welfare reforms.
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)
Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st premier of quebec (b. 1916)
Canadian politician and lawyer 21st premiere of quebec (d. 1973).
Anglo-irish novelist (cat jumps), is killed in london at 73
French actor (b. 1883)
Actor (taxi, freaks, barbary coast), died at 77
Actor (on the waterfront), died at 81
Composer dies at 82
Italian painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.
Ethelbert Barksdale was a pioneering African American journalist known for his investigative reporting.
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
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
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
Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at age 74.
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Actor tifield thunderbolt dies at 84
American trumpet player and bandleader (original dixieland jass band), (d. 1961).
Chilean marquis dies at 75
American illustrator known for his pin-up art.
Canadian-french educator and painter (d. 1960).
At 86, composer/chore conductor (missa populi) dies
Canadian painter (born in 1905)
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
Actress (hour glass) dies from cancer at 36
Indian scholar and politician, indian minister of education (b. 1888)
Indian independence movement leader (born in 1888).
Actor (dr huer buck rogers) dies at 72
American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.
Greek politician and legal expert (born in 1892)
Speedy Long was an American politician known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
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)
Anti-nazi german who joined soviet partisans (b.1916) [99]
Mahatma gandhi's indian wife (d. 1944).
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.
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 …
Renowned physicist known for his work in acoustics and optics.
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
Spanish poet and leader of the generation of 98 spanish literary movement.
Spanish poet known for his lyrical and reflective poems.
Renowned American painter known for his landscapes and portraits.
Danish writer (dynaes digte), dies at 74
At 78, violinist/composer/ conductor dies
Dutch governor of atjeh/dutch general, dies at 66
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
Italian astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of comets and asteroids.
Rider Mitchell was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
English physiologist dies at 88
Poet / author
Belgian catholic minister dies at 72
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.
Emir of kuwait (born 1864).
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
A tamil satyagrahi (born 1898 in south africa)
Mexican revolutionary and president who was a key figure in the Mexican Revolution.
Mexican president and author (b. 1873)
Swiss author and linguist (d. 1913).
Mexican vice pres, assassinated in a miltary coup
At the age of 55, he dies.
Mex pres assassinated in a military coup at 39
Famous deaths on February 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832)
Around 300 songs were composed by a slovenian-austrian composer with piano accompaniment. he was expelled from the vienna conservatory after he became outspoken about his independence. he was a weekly music critic at the wiener salonblatt from 1883-1887. his success and fame were secured by wolf's songs between 1885-1891. he was unhappily, irascible, and a psychotic. his mental instability was …
At the age of 42, he dies.
Known for his work on electromagnetic theory and the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction.