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History Deaths on October 22


Guy Môquet
Guy Môquet, French militant (b. 1924)

#Guy_Môquet

Paul J. Weitz
Paul Weitz, American astronaut (b. 1932)

#Paul_J._Weitz

Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (b. 1784)

#Juan_Antonio_Lavalleja

Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893)

#Albert_Szent-Györgyi

Domingo Báñez
Domingo Báñez, Spanish theologian (b. 1528)

#Domingo_Báñez

Jean Grolier de Servières
Jean Grolier de Servières, French book collector (b. 1479)

#Jean_Grolier_de_Servières

Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (b. 1887)

#Nadia_Boulanger

Borisav Stankovi?
Borisav Stankovi?, Serbian author (b. 1876)

#Borisav_Stankovi?

Ye Jianying
Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (b. 1897)

#Ye_Jianying

George Young (rock musician)
George Young, British-Australian musician, songwriter and record producer (b. 1946)

#George_Young_(rock_musician)

Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow
Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist and physician (b. 1846)

#Ernst_von_Fleischl-Marxow

Ettore Marchiafava
Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician (b. 1847)

#Ettore_Marchiafava

George Bouzianis
George Bouzianis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1885)

#George_Bouzianis

Edward Poynings
Edward Poynings, Lord Deputy to King Henry VII of England (b. 1459)

#Edward_Poynings

Elisha Williams
Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and jurist (b. 1694)

#Elisha_Williams

Betty Binns Fletcher
Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (b. 1923)

#Betty_Binns_Fletcher

Don Lane
Don Lane, American-Australian actor, singer, and talk show host (b. 1933)

#Don_Lane

Jibanananda Das
Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian author and poet (b. 1899)

#Jibanananda_Das

Muriel George
Muriel George, English singer and actress (b. 1883)

#Muriel_George

Red Barber
Red Barber, American sportscaster (b. 1908)

#Red_Barber

Ferdinand I of Portugal
Ferdinand I of Portugal (b. 1345)

#Ferdinand_I_of_Portugal

Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne, French painter (b. 1839)

#Paul_Cézanne

Thomas Mayne Reid
Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American soldier and author (b. 1818)

#Thomas_Mayne_Reid

Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)

#Andrew_Fisher

Helmut Krackowizer
Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist (b. 1922)

#Helmut_Krackowizer

Willem Aantjes
Willem Aantjes, Dutch civil servant and politician (b. 1923)

#Willem_Aantjes

Hermann Witsius
Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1636)

#Hermann_Witsius

Viorica Ursuleac
Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano and educator (b. 1894)

#Viorica_Ursuleac

Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. 1784)

#Louis_Spohr

Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes, American actress and singer (b. 1910)

#Mary_Wickes

Hachiro Kasuga
Hachiro Kasuga, Japanese singer and actor (b. 1924)

#Hachiro_Kasuga

Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1702)

#Louis_George,_Margrave_of_Baden-Baden

Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon, British comic book artist (b. 1962)

#Steve_Dillon

Tommy Edwards
Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)

#Tommy_Edwards

Edward Carson
Edward Carson, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1854)

#Edward_Carson

George Coulthard
George Coulthard, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1856)

#George_Coulthard

Joseph Cahill
Joseph Cahill, Australian politician, 29th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1891)

#Joseph_Cahill

James Robinson Risner
James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (b. 1925)

#James_Robinson_Risner

Charles Martel
Charles Martel, Frankish king (b. 688)

#Charles_Martel

Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons, English-American boxer (b. 1863)

#Bob_Fitzsimmons

William IV, Prince of Orange
William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)

#William_IV,_Prince_of_Orange

Prince Abo
Abo, Japanese prince (b. 792)

#Prince_Abo

Ève Curie
Ève Curie, French pianist and journalist (b. 1904)

#Ève_Curie

Cleavon Little
Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)

#Cleavon_Little

Joshua Wheeler
Joshua Wheeler, American sergeant (b. 1975)

#Joshua_Wheeler

Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. 1904)

#Pretty_Boy_Floyd

Eio Sakata
Eio Sakata, Japanese Go player (b. 1920)

#Eio_Sakata

Sahle Selassie
Sahle Selassie, Ethiopian ruler (b. 1795)

#Sahle_Selassie

Kikkawa Hiroie
Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese daimy? (b. 1561)

#Kikkawa_Hiroie

Richard Helms
Richard Helms, American intelligence agent and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)

#Richard_Helms

Arman
Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)

#Arman

Konishiki Yasokichi I
Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (b. 1866)

#Konishiki_Yasokichi_I

James K. Baxter
James K. Baxter, New Zealand poet, writer, theologian, and social commentator. (b. 1926)

#James_K._Baxter

Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. 1876)

#Pablo_Casals

Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (b. 1926)

#Soupy_Sales

Geraldine of Albania
Geraldine of Albania (b. 1915)

#Geraldine_of_Albania

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura, Italian-French actor (b. 1919)

#Lino_Ventura

Innes Ireland
Innes Ireland, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)

#Innes_Ireland

James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton

#James_Douglas,_1st_Earl_of_Morton

Arthur Hill (actor)
Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (b. 1922)

#Arthur_Hill_(actor)

Sheri S. Tepper, American writer (b. 1929)
Arnold Klein, American dermatologist and author (b. 1945)
Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (b. 1926)
Çetin Altan, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1927)
John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (b. 1922)
Ashok Kumar, Indian director and cinematographer (b. 1941)
John-Roger Hinkins, American religious leader and author (b. 1934)
George Francis, English footballer and soldier (b. 1934)
William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
Lajos Für, Hungarian historian and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1930)
Marylou Dawes, Canadian pianist and educator (b. 1933)
Gabrielle Roth, American dancer, singer, and author (b. 1941)
Mike Morris, English talk show host (b. 1946)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1930)
Tony Adams, Irish-American actor and producer (b. 1953)
Eric Ambler, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1909)
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic (b. 1922)
Louis Althusser, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1918)
Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim (b. 1978)
Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and playwright (b. 1915)
Cynthia Freeman, American author (b. 1915)
Thorgeir Stubø, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1943)
Jane Dornacker, American actress and singer (b. 1947)
Richard Hugo, American poet (b. 1923)
Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and author (b. 1914)
Hannah Mitchell, English activist (b. 1872)
Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (b. 1874)
Charles Pardey Lukis, founder of the Indian Journal of Medical Research and later Director-General of the Indian Medical Service (b. 1857)
Herman Adolfovich Trautschold, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1817)
Lewis Majendie, English politician (b. 1835)
Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725)
Johannes Brassart, Flemish composer
Itzamnaaj K'awiil, a Maya ruler of Dos Pilas