Deaths on 22 August
2000s
Arthur J. Gregg
2024
US Army general (1928–2024)
Toto Cutugno
2023
Italian musician (1943–2023)
Rod Gilbert
2021
Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2021)
Ed King
2018
American rock musician (1949–2018)
Krishna Reddy (artist)
2018
Indian master-printmaker and sculptor (1925-2018)
Michael J. C. Gordon
2017
British computer scientist
S. R. Nathan
2016
President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011
Toots Thielemans
2016
Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016)
Arthur Morris
2015
Australian cricketer (1922–2015)
Ieng Thirith
2015
Khmer Rouge cadre
Eric Thompson (racing driver)
2015
British racing driver (1919–2015)
U. R. Ananthamurthy
2014
Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014)
Emmanuel Kriaras
2014
Greek lexicographer and philologist
Pete Ladygo
2014
American gridiron football player (1928–2014)
Noella Leduc
2014
Baseball player
John Sperling
2014
American businessman (1921–2014)
John S. Waugh
2014
American chemist
Paul Poberezny
2013
United States aviator, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association
Nina Bawden
2012
English novelist and children's writer (1925–2012)
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
2012
Taiwanese Roman Catholic cardinal
Jeffrey Stone
2012
American actor (1926–2012)
Ashford & Simpson
2011
American songwriting and recording duo
Jack Layton
2011
Canadian politician (1950–2011)
Casey Ribicoff
2011
Death of Yao Yuanjun
2011
Stjepan Bobek
2010
Croatian footballer (1923–2010)
Muriel Duckworth
2009
Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist (1908–2009)
Elmer Kelton
2009
American journalist and writer
Gladys Powers
2008
Grace Paley
2007
American short story author and poet (1922–2007)
Luc Ferrari
2005
Musical artist
Ernest Kirkendall
2005
American chemist and metallurgist (1914–2005)
Konstantin Aseev
2004
Russian chess grandmaster and writer (1960–2004)
Angus Bethune (politician)
2004
Australian politician
Daniel Petrie
2004
Canadian film, television, and stage director
Arnold Gerschwiler
2003
Swiss figure skating coach (1914–2003)
Abulfaz Elchibey
2000
President of Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993
1900s
Erwin Komenda
1996
Austrian automobile designer
Johnny Carey
1995
20th-century Irish footballer and manager
Gilles Groulx
1994
Canadian filmmaker (1931–1994)
Allan Houser
1994
American sculptor and painter
Colleen Dewhurst
1991
Canadian-American actress (1924–1991)
Boris Pugo
1991
Soviet Latvian politician (1937–1991)
Robert Grondelaers
1989
Belgian cyclist
Huey P. Newton
1989
Founder of the Black Panther Party (1942–1989)
Joseph P. Lash
1987
American political activist
Celâl Bayar
1986
Turkish politician (1883–1986)
Charles Gibson (historian)
1985
American historian (1920–1985)
Vicente Manansala
1981
Filipino painter (1910–1981)
James Smith McDonnell
1980
American aviator, engineer, and businessman
James T. Farrell
1979
American novelist (1904–1979)
Jomo Kenyatta
1978
President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978
Sebastian Cabot (actor)
1977
English actor (1918–1977)
Chunseong
1977
Korean Buddhist monk (1891–1977)
Rex Connor
1977
Australian politician (1907–1977)
Gina Bachauer
1976
Greek pianist (1913–1976)
Juscelino Kubitschek
1976
President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961
Jacob Bronowski
1974
Polish-born British mathematician and historian (1908–1974)
Birger Nerman
1971
Swedish archaeologist (1888–1971)
Vladimir Propp
1970
Russian and Soviet folklorist (1895–1970)
Gregory G. Pincus
1967
American biochemist (1903–1967), inventor of the contraceptive pill
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
1963
English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963)
Johannes Sikkar
1960
Estonian politician (1897–1960)
Roger Martin du Gard
1958
French novelist (1881-1958)
Jim Tabor
1953
American baseball player (1916–1953)
Jack Bickell
1951
Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner
Kirk Bryan (geologist)
1950
American geologist
Döme Sztójay
1946
Hungarian politician
Michel Fokine
1942
Russian choreographer (1880–1942)
Oliver Lodge
1940
English physicist and electrical engineer (1851–1940)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
1940
Maltese-British politician (1861–1940)
Pedro Durruti
1937
Spanish anarcho-falangist (1911–1937)
Alexandros Kontoulis
1933
Greek general (1859–1933)
Charles William Eliot
1926
American academic (1834–1926)
Michael Collins (Irish leader)
1922
Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922)
Anders Zorn
1920
Swedish painter and engraver (1860–1920)
Korbinian Brodmann
1918
German neuropsychiatrist (1868–1918)
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
1914
Italian Catholic bishop
Henry Radcliffe Crocker
1909
English dermatologist
Kate Chopin
1904
American author (1850–1904)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
1903
British prime minister (1885-86; 1886-92; 1895-1902)
1800s
Jan Neruda
1891
Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer
Ágoston Trefort
1888
Hungarian politician (1817–1888)
Xianfeng Emperor
1861
Emperor of China from 1850 to 1861
Nikolaus Lenau
1850
Austrian poet (1802–1850)
Franz Joseph Gall
1828
German anatomist
Warren Hastings
1818
Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1806
French Rococo painter (1732–1806)
Before 1800
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
1797
Austrian marshall
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles
1793
French peer and Marshal of France (1713–1793)
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
1773
British politician (1709–1773)
William Whiston
1752
English theologian, historian, translator and mathematician (1667–1752)
Louis-François de Boufflers
1711
French soldier (1644–1711)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
1701
English Royalist soldier and statesman (1628–1701)
Delano family
1681
American family
John George II, Elector of Saxony
1680
Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680
Maria Cunitz
1664
German astronomer (1610–1664)
Jacob De la Gardie
1652
Swedish noble (1583–1652)
Bartholomew Gosnold
1607
English barrister, explorer, and privateer (1571–1607)
Luca Marenzio
1599
Italian composer (1553/54 – 1599)
Jan Kochanowski
1584
Polish Renaissance poet (1530–1584)
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
1572
English nobleman and rebel leader
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
1553
English military officer and politician (1504–1553)
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
1545
English nobleman, diplomat and military commander
William Warham
1532
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1503 to 1532
Richard III of England
1485
King of England from 1483 to 1485
James Harrington (Yorkist knight)
1485
Member of the Parliament of England
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
1485
English soldier and politician (1425–1485)
Richard Ratcliffe
1485
15th-century English royal official and confidant
William Brandon (standard-bearer)
1485
English knight (1456–1485)
Vladislav II of Wallachia
1456
Voivode of Wallachia
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias
1425
Heir to the Castilian throne (1423–1425)
Isabella of France
1358
Queen of England from 1308 to 1327
Philip VI of France
1350
Disputed King of France from 1328 to 1350
William II, Duke of Athens
1338
John II, Count of Holland
1304
Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland (1247–1304)
Pope Nicholas III
1280
Head of the Catholic Church from 1277 to 1280
Pope Gregory IX
1241
Head of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
Emperor Konoe
1155
Emperor of Japan from 1142 to 1155
Stilicho
408
Roman army general (c. 359 – 408)