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Died On December 22nd

Discover the most famous people who died on December 22. The list includes people like Samuel Beckett, Joe Cocker, George Eliot, Beatrix Potter, Josef von Sternberg. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, actors, artists and playwrights and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Austria and many more countries.

Michelle ThomasMichelle Thomas
American
Actress
Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter
British
Author

Joe CockerJoe Cocker
British
Singer & Musician

Joe StrummerJoe Strummer
Singer, Guitarist

Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
Irish
Novelist, Playwright, Theater Director

Ram DassRam Dass
American
Spiritual Teacher
George EliotGeorge Eliot
Poet & Novelist

Josef von SternbergJosef von Sternberg
American
Film Director

Antipope John XXIIIAntipope John XXIII
Italian
Saint
Frances Xavier CabriniFrances Xavier Cabrini
Italian, American
Nun

James MeadeJames Meade
British
Economist
Ma RaineyMa Rainey
American
Street artist, Musician

Mehmed IIIMehmed III
Turkish
Sultan

VitelliusVitellius
Italian
Emperor

Christine CavanaughChristine Cavanaugh
American
Actor, Television actor

Butterfly McQueenButterfly McQueen
American
Actress
Elena MukhinaElena Mukhina
Russian
Gymnast

Paddy AshdownPaddy Ashdown
British
Political Leader

Dwight L. MoodyDwight L. Moody
American
Editor, Philosopher, Writer, Evangelist,

Franca SozzaniFranca Sozzani
Italian
Magazine editor, Journalist
Rachel JacksonRachel Jackson
American
Wife of Andrew Jackson

Heungseon DaewongunHeungseon Daewongun
South Korean
Political Leader
Karl DenkeKarl Denke
German
criminal, murderer, serial killer

Yevgeny DzhugashviliYevgeny Dzhugashvili
Russian
Politician

Alanson Russell LoudAlanson Russell Loud
American
 
Nathanael WestNathanael West
American
Novelist

Chico MendesChico Mendes
Brazilian
Brazilian environmentalist
Florynce KennedyFlorynce Kennedy
American
Autobiographer, Lawyer

Georg LugerGeorg Luger
Austrian
Inventor, Entrepreneur

Richard von Krafft-EbingRichard von Krafft-Ebing
Austrian, German
Psychiatrist
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerGustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish
Poet, Short story writer, Playwright, Writer

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Gustav FrohlichGustav Frohlich
German
Actor
Lucy BurnsLucy Burns
Suffragist, women's rights activist

Harry LangdonHarry Langdon
American
Comedian

Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonVyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
Indian
Poet, Writer

GuercinoGuercino
Italian
Painter
Otto NeurathOtto Neurath
Austrian
Economist, Philosopher, Sociologist, Graphic
Emanuel UngaroEmanuel Ungaro
French
Fashion Designer

Lansana ContéLansana Conté
Guinean
President of Guinea

Karl KollerKarl Koller
German
General

Claude BrasseurClaude Brasseur
French
Actor
Théodore RousseauThéodore Rousseau
French
Painter

William Hyde WollastonWilliam Hyde Wollaston
British
Chemist, Physicist, Engineer, Metallurgist

Jean BourgainJean Bourgain
Belgian
Mathematician

Edward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
British
Politician

Hedvig Sophia of SwedenHedvig Sophia of Sweden
German
Politician
Ernst KrenekErnst Krenek
Austrian, American
Composer

John NewberyJohn Newbery
British
Publisher
Wallace Henry ThurmanWallace Thurman
American
Novelist

Randolph Silliman BourneRandolph Silliman Bourne
American
 

Galina UstvolskayaGalina Ustvolskaya
Russian
Classical composer
Percivall PottPercivall Pott
British
Surgeon

Karl Mack von LeiberichKarl Mack von Leiberich
Austrian
Soldier
Libertas Schulze-BoysenLibertas Schulze-Boysen
German
Revolutionary

Henry Cotton (golfer)Henry Cotton (golfer)
British
Golfer

John Turner (Actor)John Turner (Actor)
British
Actor

Jean-Joseph MouretJean-Joseph Mouret
French
Composer

Gilda GrayGilda Gray
American
Dancer, Actress
Paul de LagardePaul de Lagarde
German
Orientalist

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyMaximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
French
Statesman

Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelPrincess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
German
Princess

James MooneyJames Mooney
American
Ethnographer
Walter DamroschWalter Damrosch
German, Polish, American
Conductor

Julien GracqJulien Gracq
French
Writer
Ferdinand Vandiveer HaydenFerdinand Vandiveer Hayden
American
Geologist

Giles of RomeGiles of Rome
Italian
Philosopher

Mikhail Loris-MelikovMikhail Loris-Melikov
Armenian, Russian
Statesman
Desmond HoyteDesmond Hoyte
Guyanese
Politician

Carson Van OstenCarson Van Osten
American
 
Tefta Tashko-KoçoTefta Tashko-Koço
Albanian, Egyptian
Singer

Harriet Hanson RobinsonHarriet Hanson Robinson
American
Poet

Donald SoperDonald Soper
British
Religious leader
Stephen DayeStephen Daye
British
American printer

Shidzue KatōShidzue Katō
Japanese
Politician
Philip RahvPhilip Rahv
Ukrainian
Literary Critic

Vittoria AccoramboniVittoria Accoramboni
Italian
Noblewoman

Griffith PughGriffith Pugh
British
Physiologist

Isaac HeckerIsaac Hecker
American
Priest
Frank Andrew MunseyFrank Andrew Munsey
American
Author
Karl JohnKarl John
German
Actor

Robert ZuppkeRobert Zuppke
American
Football Coach

David GünzburgDavid Günzburg
Ukrainian, Russian
Orientalist

Martín Luis GuzmánMartín Luis Guzmán
Mexican
Novelist
Arkady VorobyovArkady Vorobyov
Russian
Weightlifter

Eithne DunneEithne Dunne
Irish
Actress

Rosa Borja de YcazaRosa Borja de Ycaza
Ecuadorian
Writer

José RégioJosé Régio
Portuguese
Writer

Fujiwara no ShunzeiFujiwara no Shunzei
Japanese
Poet
Marianus ScotusMarianus Scotus
Irish
Chronicler

Yekaterina KuskovaYekaterina Kuskova
Russian
Economist
Fritz SdunekFritz Sdunek
German
Boxer

Olav Magnusson of NorwayOlav Magnusson of Norway
Norwegian
King
Antonia Navarro HuezoAntonia Navarro Huezo
Salvadoran
Engineer
Sarah Morgan Bryan PiattSarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
American
Poet