Deaths on 22 October
2000s
Richard A. Cash
2024
American global health researcher (1941–2024)
Grizzly 399
2024
American grizzly bear (1996–2024)
Gustavo Gutiérrez
2024
Peruvian theologian (1928–2024)
Lynda Obst
2024
American film producer and author (1950–2024)
Fernando Valenzuela
2024
Mexican baseball player (1960–2024)
Peter Scolari
2021
American actor (1955–2021)
George Young (rock musician)
2017
Australian rock musician (1946–2017)
Paul J. Weitz
2017
American astronaut (1932–2017)
Steve Dillon
2016
British comic artist (1962–2016)
Sheri S. Tepper
2016
American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016)
Willem Aantjes
2015
Dutch politician (1923–2015)
Çetin Altan
2015
Turkish writer, journalist, and a member of parliament (2015-1927)
Murphy Anderson
2015
American comics artist (1926–2015)
Arnold Klein
2015
American dermatologist (1945–2015)
Joshua Wheeler
2015
United States Army soldier (1975–2015)
George Francis (footballer)
2014
English footballer
John-Roger Hinkins
2014
American minister (1934–2014)
Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)
2014
Indian cinematographer (c. 1941–2014)
John Postgate (microbiologist)
2014
English microbiologist
Marylou Dawes
2013
Canadian musician
Lajos Für
2013
Hungarian politician and historian
William Harrison (author)
2013
American novelist
James Robinson Risner
2013
US Air Force general (1925–2013)
Betty Binns Fletcher
2012
American judge (1923–2012)
Mike Morris (TV presenter)
2012
British television anchor (1946–2012)
Gabrielle Roth
2012
American musician and dancer (1941–2012)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz
2011
Saudi royal and politician (1925–2011)
Sakata Eio
2010
Japanese Go player (1920–2010)
Don Lane
2009
American talk show host (1933–2009)
Soupy Sales
2009
American comedian and actor (1926–2009)
Ève Curie
2007
French–American journalist and pianist (1904–2007)
Arthur Hill (Canadian actor)
2006
Canadian actor (1922–2006)
Arman
2005
French-American painter (1928–2005)
Tony Adams (producer)
2005
Irish film and theater producer (1953–2005)
Richard Helms
2002
U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973)
Geraldine of Albania
2002
Queen of the Albanians from 1938 to 1939
Helmut Krackowizer
2001
Austrian motorcycle racer
1900s
Leonid Amalrik
1997
Soviet animator and animation director
Evdokia Reshetnik
1996
Ukrainian zoologist and ecologist
Kingsley Amis
1995
English author, critic and teacher (1922–1995)
Mary Wickes
1995
American actress (1910–1995)
Innes Ireland
1993
British racing driver (1930–1993)
Red Barber
1992
American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster, sportscaster (1908–1992)
Cleavon Little
1992
American actor (1939–1992)
Hachiro Kasuga
1991
Japanese singer (1924–1991)
Louis Althusser
1990
French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990)
Ewan MacColl
1989
British folk singer-songwriter and activist (1915–1989)
Murder of Jacob Wetterling
1989
American murder case
Cynthia Freeman
1988
American romance novelist (1915–1988)
Lino Ventura
1987
Italian-born actor (1919–1987)
Jane Dornacker
1986
American musician, entertainer, and reporter (1947–1986)
Thorgeir Stubø
1986
Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer (1943–1986)
Ye Jianying
1986
Chinese communist leader and politician (1897–1986)
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1986
Hungarian biochemist (1893–1986), Nobel Prize winner
Viorica Ursuleac
1985
Romanian soprano (1894 – 1985)
Richard Hugo
1982
American poet (1923–1982)
Nadia Boulanger
1979
French musician and teacher (1887–1979)
Mieko Kamiya
1979
Japanese physician and psychiatrist (1914–1979)
Pablo Casals
1973
Catalan cellist and conductor (1876–1973)
James K. Baxter
1972
New Zealand poet (1926–1972)
Muriel George
1965
English singer and film actress (1883–1965)
Joseph Cahill
1959
Australian politician (1891–1959)
Hannah Mitchell
1956
English suffragette and socialist
Jibanananda Das
1954
Bengali poet (1899–1954)
Ernst Rüdin
1952
Swiss-born German geneticist (1874–1952)
Guy Môquet
1941
French Resistance hero and communist activist
Edward Carson
1935
Irish politician, barrister and judge (1854–1935)
Ettore Marchiafava
1935
Italian scientist (1847–1935)
Pretty Boy Floyd
1934
American bank robber
Andrew Fisher
1928
Australian prime minister (1862–1928)
Bob Fitzsimmons
1917
Cornish boxer (1863–1917)
Pardey Lukis
1917
British doctor, editor, and administrator (1857–1917)
Konishiki Yasokichi I
1914
Japanese sumo wrestler (1867–1914)
Paul Cézanne
1906
French painter (1839–1906)
Hermann Trautschold
1902
German-Russian geologist and paleontologist (1817–1902)
1800s
Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow
1891
Austrian physiologist and physician (1846–1891)
Lewis Majendie
1885
British politician (1835–1885)
George Coulthard
1883
Australian sportsman (1856–1883)
Thomas Mayne Reid
1883
British novelist and tutor (1818–1883)
Louis Spohr
1859
German composer, violinist and conductor (1784–1859)
Juan Antonio Lavalleja
1853
19th-century Uruguayan revolutionary, general, and political figure (1784–1853)
Before 1800
Guillaume Le Gentil
1792
French astronomer (1725–1792)
William IV, Prince of Orange
1751
Prince of Orange from 1711 to 1751
Hermann Witsius
1708
Dutch theologian (1636–1708)
Kikkawa Hiroie
1626
Japanese daimyō (1561–1625)
Domingo Báñez
1604
Spanish theologian (1528–1604)
Jean Grolier de Servières
1565
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
1493
Scottish earl (1426–1493)
Ferdinand I of Portugal
1383
King of Portugal (r. 1367–1383)
Prince Abo
842
Japanese imperial prince (792–842)
Charles Martel
741
Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil
726
Mayan king of Dos Pilas (673–726)