January 22nd famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 22nd
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010British actress on screen since 1944. She was 17 years old when David Lean cast Estella as Estella in "Great Expectations." She had previously made her acting debut at age 13 in a British comedy. She was already a star in England by the age of 21 and was well on her way to America. She was nominated as Ophelia …
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British actress onscreen since 1944. She was 17 years old when David Lean cast Estella as Estella in "Great Expectations." She had previously made her acting debut at age 13 in a British comedy. She was already a star in England by the age of 21 and was well on her way to America. She was nominated as Ophelia in …
Also, the 8th Yang di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (Born in 1932).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009American baseball player (Born in 1908)
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Australian actor. He was a young, talented man who was well-known for his intense performances.
American actor (Born 1920).
Polish-American activist (Born 1920).
South Vietnamese general (Born 1929)
American personal trainer (Born 1962).
French priest (Born 1912)
French priest (Born 1912)
American Watergate scandal figure (Born 1917)
Mexican musician, songwriter, and recording artist.
Venezuelan baseball player (Born 1943)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Leader of the Orchestra (Milton Berle show)
Born 1918, Australian journalist and politician
American cartoonist who created outstanding images of soldiers during World War II. He was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize and a second Pulitzer Prize, both in 1959. Mauldin is most well-known for his "Up Front" collection of war cartoons, and the stories that go with them.
American business executive (Born in 1905)
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American singer-songwriter
American journalist (d. 2000).
French Canadian poet and author (Kamouraska), (Born 1916).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1997Scottish musician and songwriter, Mackenzie was also the lead singer of The Associates. Mackenzie committed suicide on February 2, 1997.
English singer-songwriter (The Vipers Skiffle Group, d. 1997).
At 58, composer ("Tie a Yellow Ribbon") dies.
American singer (Born 1939)
Writer dies at the age of 90
Medical journalist dies at the age of 73.
Extremist politician dies at 85
Writer dies at 71
Potter dies at the age of 80.
historian/intelligence expert, dies at age 77.
At age 88, Saar, a British historian, dies.
American professional wrestler (Born 1949).
Mother of US President John F Kennedy dies at the age of 104 (born 1890).
Rotterdam Junkiebond founder, who dies from AIDS at the age of 37.
Egyptian Muslim leader, killed at the age of 29.
Orchestrater/author dies at 48
French actor, director, and manager. He is widely considered France's greatest classical actor. For more than 50 years, his versatility and dramatic talents have delighted international audiences. Barrault, a veteran of both contemporary and classic drama, was equally comfortable with Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ionesco's Rhinoceros, and a bold stage adaptation Rabelaise's Renaissance masterpiece, Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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Emphysema deaths at 71
American singer (Riot) (Born 1956)
Greek-American actor, best known for his role in "Kojak", the tough, bald-headed, lollipop eating, New York City cop who is known for his trade term, "Who loves you, baby?" Savalas was a villain in many feature films before he became an international TV star. In 1961, he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for "Birdman of Alcatraz". In 1974, he …
At age 76, inventor (teleprompter) dies.
American baseball manager and player (d. 1993).
Dutch architect (RAI Dollywood), is killed at 86.
Flemish author dies at 75
Japanese writer (Wife In the Sand), is killed at 68
Japanese writer (Born in 1924)
At 47, Director (That Championship Season) dies
Prime Minister of Iran (1961-62)
Nauruan politician (Born 1942)
French Canadian poet, diplomat, and novelist (Born in 1905)
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988Russian premier (1953-1955), dies at the age of 86.
American politician (Born 1939)
Pennsylvania State Treasurer is facing imprisonment for conspiracy and perjury. He commits suicide at a televised news conference.
British historian (Born 1899).
President of Chile (1964-1970), dies at the age of 71.
American singer-songwriter/pianist (d. 1982).
United States -- Died at 113
Pakistani educationist and historian (Born 1903).
German-Israeli academic and historian (d. 1980).
Actress (Lawless Land and Gambling Terror) dies at 64
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979Car bomb killed; believed to be responsible for the massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes.
British World War II General (Born in 1894)
Swiss-born businessman and manufacturer (Born 1873)
Dutch journalist dies at 79
36th President of United States (Born in 1908)
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968100m swimmer (Olympics Gold-1912, 1920 and 1924), dies aged 77.
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Actress (Wings Girl Shy, Freshman), is killed at 66
English broadcaster and author of farmer stories (d. 1967).
Actor (Dark Angels, Duel in The Sun), dies at 75
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Composer (Cradle Will Rock).
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959English race car driver and F1 world champion (Born 1929).
German/Dutch actress Nora Hamlet (Hamlet) dies at 73
Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies.
Queen of Finland (Born in 1872)
French poet / dramatist (Mysteries Of Love) dies at 52
Inventor of the perm (Born in 1872)
Composer dies at 71
French actress and star of French cinema at the start of World War II. After the war, her association with the German occupation saw her sentenced to "national humiliation". She wrote an autobiography and died 22 January 1950 of tuberculosis at the age of 28.
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American actor. He was a charming young lead in his teens. He also became a star in silent movies, such as "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." He was a charming and gregarious character actor in 150 films later, including "Robin Hood," the "Dodge City", and "Destination Japan."
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949American author (Born 1891)
German-born poet (Born 1869)
Writer dies at 61
Composer dies just a day before his 76th birthday
Theologian (World Church), dead at 52
Flemish National Front leader, dies at the age of 81.
British Painter (Free House!) ), is buried at 81
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1936Composer dies at 71
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American actress (Born 1897).
American conservationist and entrepreneur (Born 1867).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929English writer (Born 1856).
XV (Born 1854)
French mathematician and topologist, as well as sociologist. Age 84, she died in Milan on January 20, 1922.
Danish politician and pacifist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born in 1837).
Pope (1914-22), is buried at the age of 67.
American riverboat captain and circus owner (Born in 1837).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916At the age of 63, he dies.
At the age of 60, dies.
At the age of 82, he dies.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on January 22nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909At the age of 83, he dies.
The United Kingdom (Born 1819).
American musician (Born 1831)