Died On May 22nd
Discover the most famous people who died on May 22. The list includes people like Constantine the Great, Victor Hugo, Langston Hughes, Martha Washington, Sher Shah Suri. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, playwrights, novelists and boxers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Italy and many more countries.
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Birthdate: February 27, 0272
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Naissus, Moesia, Roman Empire
Died: 0337
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Victor Hugo(French Writer of the Romantic Movement Best Known for His Novel 'Les Misérables' and Play 'Ruy Blas')
Birthdate: February 26, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Besançon, Doubs, France
Died: 1885
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Langston Hughes(One of the Earliest Innovators of the Literary Art Form Called Jazz Poetry)
Birthdate: February 1, 1901
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: 1967
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Martha Washington(Former First Lady of the United States as the Wife of President George Washington)
Birthdate: June 2, 1731
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chestnut Grove, Virginia, United States
Died: 1802
Birthdate: August 12, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: December 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: 2017
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Philip Roth(One of the Most Awarded American Writers of His Generation)
Birthdate: March 19, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2018
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Nicky Hayden
(American Professional Motorcycle Racer)
Birthdate: July 30, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: December 9, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Blackheath, London
Died: 2002
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Margaret Rutherford(Best Known for Her Role as the ‘Duchess of Brighton’ in the Film ‘The V.I.P.s’)
Birthdate: May 11, 1892
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Balham, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1972
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Matthew Cowles
(Television actor, Film actor, Stage actor)
Birthdate: September 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2014
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Thurl Ravenscroft
(American Actor and Bass Singer)
Birthdate: February 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Norfolk
Died: 2005
Birthdate: January 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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C. Day Lewis(British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972.)
Birthdate: April 27, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ballintubber, Ireland
Died: 1972
Birthdate: November 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: March 28, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: McLeansboro, Illinois, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: 1486 AD
Birthplace: Sasaram, India
Died: 1545
Birthdate: September 15, 1889
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Clarendon Parish
Died: 1948
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The Great Gama
(Amateur wrestler)
Birthdate: May 22, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Amritsar
Died: 1963
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James Forrestal
(1st United States Secretary of Defense (1947 - 1949))
Birthdate: February 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beacon
Died: 1949
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Ronnie Hawkins
(Rockabilly musician notable for his role as a talent scout and mentor of musicians he recruited for his band the Hawks)
Birthdate: January 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Huntsville, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2022
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Judith Kerr
(Writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world)
Birthdate: June 14, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2019
Birthdate: June 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 1943
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Lino Brocka
(One of the Most Ssignificant and Influential Filmmakers in Philippine Cinema's History)
Birthdate: April 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pilar, Sorsogon
Died: 1991
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Lefty Grove
(American Professional Baseball Player Who Played as Pitcher)
Birthdate: March 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lonaconing, Maryland, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Marques Haynes
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Died: 2015
Birthdate: December 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Folkington
Died: 1992
Birthdate: July 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Singapore
Died: 2020
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Bata Zivojinovic
(Yugoslav and Serbian Politician and Actor)
Birthdate: June 5, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jagodina, Serbia
Died: 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Stjepan Filipović
(Yugoslav Croat Communist Leader Who Became an Icon of Resistance to Fascism)
Birthdate: January 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Croatia
Died: 1942
Birthdate: January 1, 1768
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Blackbourton, England
Died: 1849
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Sándor Ferenczi
(Psychanalyst, Psychiatrist, Non-fiction writer, Neurologist)
Birthdate: July 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Miskolc
Died: 1933
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Janet Carroll
(Actress, Soprano)
Birthdate: December 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2012
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Alfred Day Hershey(American Bacteriologist, Geneticist and Winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Birthdate: December 4, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Owosso, Michigan, United States
Died: 1997
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Alister Hardy
(Biologist, Marine biologist)
Birthdate: February 10, 1896
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nottingham
Died: 1985
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Ernst Toller
(German Author, Playwright, Left-Wing Politician and Revolutionary Known for His Expressionist Plays)
Birthdate: December 1, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Szamocin, Poland
Died: 1939
Birthdate: August 24, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Longlier, Neufchâteau, Belgium
Died: 1983
Birthdate: May 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Godów, Poland
Died: 2017
Birthdate: September 17, 1881
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bacău, Romania
Died: 1957
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William Glackens
(American Painter)
Birthdate: March 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1938
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Jules Renard
(Author and member of the Académie Goncourt)
Birthdate: February 22, 1864
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Châlons-du-Maine, Mayenne, France
Died: 1910
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Constantine X Doukas
(Emperor)
Birthdate: 1006 AD
Birthplace: Roman Empire
Died: 1067
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Henri Dutilleux
(Former Composer best remembered for concertos like Tout un Monde Lointain)
Birthdate: January 22, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: 2013
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Charles Albert Bender
(Baseball Player)
Birthdate: May 5, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1954
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Zellig Harris
(American Linguist, Methodologist of Science, and Mathematical Syntactician)
Birthdate: October 23, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Balta, Ukraine
Died: 1992
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Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: June 10, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ballenstedt, Germany
Died: 1983
Birthdate: 1381 AD
Birthplace: Roccaporena, Italy
Died: 1457
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Eva von Sacher-Masoch
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: December 4, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1991
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Augusta, Lady Gregory
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: March 15, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Died: 1932
Birthdate: September 28, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ripple, Kent
Died: 1925