Died On September 22nd
Discover the most famous people who died on September 22. The list includes people like Yogi Berra, Guru Nanak, Shaka, George C. Scott, Nathan Hale. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, actors, spiritual & religious leaders and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.
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Yogi Berra(One of the Greatest Catchers in Baseball History)
Birthdate: May 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2015
Baseball catcher Yogi Berra is remembered for his long-running association with the MLB team New York Yankees. The 18-time All Star had won 10 World Series championships, too. He also won the American League MVP thrice. He was famous for his malapropisms such as “It ain't over 'til it's over.”
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George C. Scott(Actor, Director, and Producer Known for His Film ‘Anatomy of a Murder’)
Birthdate: October 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wise, Virginia, United States
Died: 1999
George C. Scott won the Academy Award for the film Patton but also became the first actor to reject the award, as he believed no two actors or performances could be compared. Fans also loved him for his roles in A Christmas Carol, Dr. Strangelove, and Anatomy of a Murder.
Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: 1828
Widely regarded as one of the most influential and important monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom, Shaka reigned as the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. Through a series of influential and wide-reaching reforms, Shaka was able to re-organize the Zulu military into a formidable force. His life and work inspired the 1986 South African TV series, Shaka Zulu.
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Nathan Hale(American Soldier, Patriot, and Spy for the Continental Army During the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: June 6, 1755
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Coventry, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1776
Nathan Hale was an American soldier, Patriot, and spy who worked for the Continental Army. He played an important role during the American Revolutionary War, volunteering for an intelligence-gathering mission. Nathan Hale was captured and executed by the British in 1776. Hale is regarded as an American hero for his important contribution during the American Revolutionary War.
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Irving Berlin
(American Composer and Lyricist)
Birthdate: May 11, 1888
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tyumen, Russian Empire
Died: 1989
Irving Berlin was a composer and lyricist. He made tremendous contributions to the Great American Songbook and is widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. He had an extensive career spanning six decades, during which he composed an estimated 1,500 songs. He received the Lawrence Langner Tony Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Birthdate: April 3, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died: 1840
Apart from being a traveler and a mountaineer, Anne Lister was also known as the world’s "first modern lesbian". Nicknamed Gentleman Jack for her androgynous fashion, which almost always included the color black, she penned diaries that contained many secret codes that were deciphered much after her death.
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Marcel Marceau
(French Mime Artist and Actor)
Birthdate: March 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: 2007
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: October 10, 1470
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amasya, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
Died: 1520
Selim I reigned as the ninth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Although his reign lasted only eight years, Selim I is credited for the vast expansion of the Ottoman Empire; his conquest of the entire Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt is widely regarded as his best achievement. A hardworking ruler, Selim was one of the most respected emperors of the Empire.
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Marion Davies(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Films: ‘When Knighthood Was in Flower’ and ‘Little Old New York’)
Birthdate: January 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1961
Marion Davies was an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist. During the mid-1920s, Davies was Hollywood's number one female box office star due to the popularity of her films Little Old New York and When Knighthood Was in Flower. Since her death, Davies has been portrayed in several films by different actresses, including Kirsten Dunst, Virginia Madsen, and Amanda Seyfried.
Birthdate: February 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Dorothy Lamour
(American Actress Known for Her Role in the 'Road To...' Movies)
Birthdate: December 10, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1996
Dorothy Lamour was an American singer and actress best remembered for her performance in the Road to... films, a series of seven successful comedy films. She is also remembered for her work in radio. Dorothy Lamour's contribution to the motion picture and radio industry earned her a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Birthdate: July 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beggs, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 1987
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Eddie Fisher
(Former singer and actor who released seventeen top ten singles in the 1950s, including)
Birthdate: August 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: July 21, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Krzemieniec, Ukraine
Died: 2001
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Snorri Sturluson
(Historian, Poet, and Politician)
Birthdate: 1179 AD
Birthplace: Dalasýsla, Iceland
Died: 1241
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Roger Michell
(Director Best Known for "Notting Hill" and "Venus")
Birthdate: June 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa
Died: 2021
Birthdate: January 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bhopal, India
Died: 2011
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was an Indian cricket player. Entrusted with the responsibility of captaining the Indian cricket team, at the age of 21, Pataudi went on to become one of the greatest Indian cricket captains of all time. Also known for his fielding abilities, he was described by many as the best fielder in the world during his playing career.
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Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: November 8, 1768
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: 1840
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Abul A'la Maududi
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: September 25, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Aurangabad, India
Died: 1979
Islamic scholar and philosopher Abul A'la Maududi was born into an elite Aurangabad family. He grew up to be fundamentalist who believed Islam should be free of Western influences and launched the Jamaʿat-i Islami. Though an important figure in Pakistani politics, he was also imprisoned for a while for opposing the government.
Birthdate: September 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eastbourne
Died: 1956
Birthdate: December 24, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1981
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David H. Hubel(Canadian American Neurophysiologist Who Won 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology)
Birthdate: February 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Windsor, Canada
Died: 2013
David H. Hubel was a Canadian American neurophysiologist best remembered for his studies of the function and structure of the visual cortex. In 1981, he received the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Over the course of his career, David H. Hubel also won several other awards, including the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.
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Prince Adalbert of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: July 14, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1948
Birthdate: June 14, 1712
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: 1795
Birthdate: January 19, 1200
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Died: 1253
Birthdate: April 15, 1469
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
Died: 1539
Guru Nanak was the founder of one of the most popular monotheistic religions of the Indian subcontinent, Sikhism. Widely regarded as the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, Nanak contributed 974 hymns to the religion's sacred scripture Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Nanak is worshipped by Sikhs around the world and his birth is celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab.
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Howard Austen
(Businesspeople, Casting director)
Birthdate: January 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2003
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Alice Hamilton
(Toxicologist, Pathologist, University teacher, Physician)
Birthdate: February 27, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Wayne
Died: 1970
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
(Writer)
Birthdate: August 12, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh), United States
Died: 1958
Birthdate: July 10, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1949
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yehuda Amichai
(Israeli Poet and Author)
Birthdate: May 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: 2000
One of Israel’s most significant poets, Yehuda Amichai was born to Jewish parents in Germany and later moved to Jerusalem, where he fought for the British Army during World War II. His works, such as Now and in Other Days, carry themes of war, Jewish history, and the philosophy of life.
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Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
(The 1st President of Finland)
Birthdate: January 28, 1865
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Suomussalmi, Finland
Died: 1952
Finland’s 1st president, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was one of the first politicians to introduce republicanism in Finland. A lawyer and judge, he initially taught law and economics at the University of Helsinki. The National Progressive Party member is also remembered as one of the main figures behind the Finnish constitution.
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John Bartram
(One of the World's Greatest Natural Botanists)
Birthdate: March 23, 1699
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1777
John Bartram was an Anglo-American colonial botanist, explorer, and horticulturist. Regarded by some as one of the world's greatest natural botanists, Bartram is credited with starting one of America's first botanic gardens in 1728. The botanic garden, which is now referred to as Bartram's Garden, is a National Historic Landmark.
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Otto Robert Frisch
(Physicist, Nuclear scientist, University teacher)
Birthdate: October 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1979
The son of a painter father and a pianist mother, Otto Robert Frisch surprisingly developed an interest in physics. Along with his physicist aunt Lise Meitner, he described and named the process of nuclear fission. He was part of the Manhattan Project and was also a Fellow of The Royal Society.
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Johann Heinrich von Thünen
(German Economist Known for His Theory of The Isolated State)
Birthdate: June 24, 1783
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wangerland, Germany
Died: 1850
Johann Heinrich von Thünen was a German economist best remembered for his two-volume treatise The Isolated State. An influential and important 19th-century economist, Thünen is also credited with popularizing Location theory, which has become an important part of regional science, economic geography, and spatial economics.
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Jackie Burroughs
(Actress)
Birthdate: February 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lancashire,England
Died: 2010
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Ivan Vazov
(Bulgarian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Best Known for His Novel 'Under the Yoke')
Birthdate: July 9, 1850
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sopot, Bulgaria
Died: 1921
Ivan Vazov was a Bulgarian novelist, poet, and playwright. Considered the patriarch of Bulgarian literature, Vazov is best remembered for his 1888 novel Under the Yoke, which has been translated into more than 30 languages. Ivan Vazov is credited with writing the first Bulgarian fantasy poem and the first Bulgarian science fiction story.
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Alain-Fournier
(Best remembered for his classic 1913 novel Le Grand Meaulnes)
Birthdate: October 3, 1886
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Chapelle-d'Angillon, France
Died: 1914
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Frederick Townsend Ward
(Sailor)
Birthdate: November 29, 1831
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1862
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Giovanni Bragolin
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 9, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1981
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Henry, 3rd earl of Lancaster
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: 1281 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1345
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William Rosenberg
(American Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: June 10, 1916
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2002
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Othmar Ammann
(Swiss-American Civil Engineer)
Birthdate: March 26, 1879
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Died: 1965
Swiss-American engineer Othmar Herman Ammann is best remembered for designing long suspension bridges, such as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the George Washington Bridge. He also owned a firm in New York and had a long stint with the Port of New York Authority. He also designed part of the Lincoln Center.
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Chiang Wei-kuo
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 6, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tokyo
Died: 1997
Birthdate: May 26, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Atizapán de Zaragoza
Died: 1969
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Louise of Savoy
(Noblemen)
Birthdate: September 11, 1476
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pont d’Ain, France
Died: 1531
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François Bernier
(Physician and traveller)
Birthdate: September 25, 1620
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Joué-Étiau, France
Died: 1688
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Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: May 6, 1880
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1959
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John VII Palaeologus
(Emperor)
Birthdate: 1370 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: 1408