History Deaths on August 22

Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)

#Korbinian_Brodmann

Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (b. 1851)

#Oliver_Lodge

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1504)

#John_Dudley,_1st_Duke_of_Northumberland

William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (b. 1426)

#William_Brandon_(standard-bearer)

Vicente Manansala, Filipino painter (b. 1910)

#Vicente_Manansala

Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (b. 1932)

#Ieng_Thirith

Richard III of England (b. 1452)

#Richard_III_of_England

Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)

#Döme_Sztójay

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)

#Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury

Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (b. 1921)

#Paul_Poberezny

Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (b. 1926)

#Elmer_Kelton

Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)

#Michel_Fokine

William II, Duke of Athens (b. 1312)

#William_II,_Duke_of_Athens

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)

#Jean-Honoré_Fragonard

Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1553)

#Luca_Marenzio

Charles William Eliot, American academic (b. 1834)

#Charles_William_Eliot

Celâl Bayar, Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (b. 1883)

#Celâl_Bayar

Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (b. 1758)

#Franz_Joseph_Gall

S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (b. 1924)

#S._R._Nathan

Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kenya (b. 1894)

#Jomo_Kenyatta

Stilicho, Roman general (b. 359)

#Stilicho

Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1530)

#Jan_Kochanowski

Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (b. 1928)

#Pete_Ladygo

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)

#George_Lyttelton,_1st_Baron_Lyttelton

Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (b. 1914)

#Arnold_Gerschwiler

Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (b. 1904)

#Erwin_Komenda

Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)

#Xianfeng_Emperor

Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)

#Ágoston_Trefort

James Harrington, Yorkist knight

#James_Harrington_(Yorkist_knight)

Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)

#Thomas_Percy,_7th_Earl_of_Northumberland

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (b. c. 1484)

#Charles_Brandon,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (b. 1877)

#William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield

Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III

#Richard_Ratcliffe

Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (b. 1942)

#Huey_P._Newton

Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1908)

#Angus_Bethune_(politician)

Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (b. 1802)

#Nikolaus_Lenau

U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)

#U._R._Ananthamurthy

Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)

#Warren_Hastings

Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Chinese cardinal (b. 1923)

#Paul_Shan_Kuo-hsi

Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)

#Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader)

Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)

#Louis_de_Noailles

Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)

#Giacomo_Radini-Tedeschi

Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1858)

#Alexandros_Kontoulis

Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (b. 1891)

#Chunseong

Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (b. 1929)

#Luc_Ferrari

Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)

#Kate_Chopin

Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)

#Anders_Zorn

Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (b. 1924)

#Colleen_Dewhurst

Joseph P. Lash, American author and journalist (b. 1909)

#Joseph_P._Lash

Vladislav II of Wallachia

#Vladislav_II_of_Wallachia

Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1923)

#Stjepan_Bobek

James T. Farrell, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (b. 1904)

#James_T._Farrell

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1913)

#Gina_Bachauer

Vladimir Propp, Russian philologist and scholar (b. 1895)

#Vladimir_Propp

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)

#Dagobert_Sigmund_von_Wurmser

Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)

#Maria_Cunitz

Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)

#Ashford_&_Simpson

Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1938)

#Abulfaz_Elchibey

Jim Tabor, American baseball player (b. 1916)

#Jim_Tabor

Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (b. 1948)

#Michael_J._C._Gordon

Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (b. 1572)

#Bartholomew_Gosnold

Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

#Roger_Martin_du_Gard

Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (b. 1902)

#Juscelino_Kubitschek

Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (b. 1922)

#Toots_Thielemans

Ed King, American musician (b. 1949)

#Ed_King

William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1450)

#William_Warham

John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (b. 1929)

#John_S._Waugh

Philip VI of France (b. 1293)

#Philip_VI_of_France

Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)

#Gerald_Strickland,_1st_Baron_Strickland

John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (b. 1430)

#John_Howard,_1st_Duke_of_Norfolk

Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1950)

#Jack_Layton

Pope Gregory IX, (b. 1143)

#Pope_Gregory_IX

Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)

#Jacob_De_la_Gardie

Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)

#Jan_Neruda

Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (b. 1906)

#Emmanuel_Kriaras

Sebastian Cabot, English actor (b. 1918)

#Sebastian_Cabot_(actor)

Isabella of France (b. 1295)

#Isabella_of_France

Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)

#Henry_Radcliffe_Crocker

John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)

#John_George_II,_Elector_of_Saxony

William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)

#William_Whiston

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)

#John_Granville,_1st_Earl_of_Bath

Pope Nicholas III (b. 1216)

#Pope_Nicholas_III

Krishna Reddy Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (b. 1925)

Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (b. 1919)

Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1922)

John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (b. 1921)

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (b. 1933)

Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (b. 1984)

Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Nina Bawden, English author (b. 1925)

Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (b. 1922)

Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (b. 1899)

Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (b. 1922)

Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (b. 1914)

Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (b. 1920)

Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1960)

Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1919)

Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (b. 1914)

Gilles Groulx, Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (b. 1937)

Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (b. 1933)

Charles Gibson (historian), Historian of Mexico and its Indians, President of the American Historical Association (b. 1920)

James Smith McDonnell, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (b. 1899)

Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (b. 1908)

Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (b. 1903)

Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1897)

Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)

Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)

Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)

Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)

Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (b. 1423)

John II, Count of Holland (b. 1247)

Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)