Notable Deaths on January 22
870+ people died on this day throughout history
George D. Prentice
1802–1870 (age 68)
Cave Hill Cemetery
George D. Prentice was a prominent American editor and poet best known for his work with the Louisville Journal newspape...
Nathaniel Pope
1784–1850 (age 66)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Nathaniel Pope was an American jurist and politician from Illinois who served as a territorial delegate and judge.
John Wickham
1763–1839 (age 76)
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
John Wickham was a notable Virginia lawyer and civic leader of the early 19th century.
Molly Pitcher
1744–1832 (age 88)
Old Graveyard
Molly Pitcher (1744-1832) was a Trenton resident famous as a Revolutionary War heroine who carried water to soldiers in ...
Jagdish Gandhi
1936–2024 (age 88)
Baháʼí Cemetery
Jagdish Gandhi was an Indian educator and Baháʼí who lived from 1936 to 2024 and was buried at Baháʼí Cemetery.
Jan Burchart
1932–2024 (age 92)
Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw
Jan Burchart was a Polish geologist who lived from 1932 to 2024.
Andrzej Szajna
1949–2024 (age 75)
Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz
Andrzej Szajna (30 September 1949 – 22 January 2024) was a Polish artistic gymnast who won two individual bronze medal...
Gunter Kaiser
d. 2024
Eberswalde
Gunter Kaiser was an artist from Eberswalde, Germany.
Fritz Gruber
1940–2022 (age 82)
Böckstein Old Cemetery
Fritz Gruber (1940-2022) was a person from Spittal an der Drau, Austria, who was laid to rest at Böckstein Old Cemetery...
Eduard Marek
1917–2022 (age 105)
Vinohrady Cemetery
Eduard Marek was a Czech writer who lived from 1917 to 2022.
Yitzhak Belfer
1923–2021 (age 98)
Yarkon Cemetery
Yitzhak Belfer (1923-2021) was born in Warsaw, Poland and later settled in Israel where he was buried at Yarkon Cemetery...
Менахем-Мендл Меши-Захав
1936–2021 (age 85)
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
Pavel Anisimovich Fedulichev (1936-2021) was a Russian individual from Vologda Oblast who was buried in Simferopol.
Anna Stråkander
1938–2021 (age 83)
Dalarö kyrkogård
Anna Stråkander (1938-2021) was a Swedish resident buried at Dalarö kyrkogård.
José Rivera "Riverita"
1947–2021 (age 74)
Barbate
José Rivera "Riverita" Pérez (24 February 1947 ― 21 January 2021) was a Spanish bullfighter.
Michał Gajewski
1928–2021 (age 93)
New Cemetery in Zakopane
Michał Gajewski was a Polish mountain rescuer known for his decades of service in the Tatras.
Jerzy Grelewski
1929–2021 (age 92)
Municipal Cemetery in Olsztyn
A respected community member whose life left a lasting impression.
Feliks Gromov
1937–2021 (age 84)
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov (29 August 1937 – 22 January 2021) was a Russian admiral of the fleet who served as Command...
Roberto Brivio
1938–2021 (age 83)
monumental cemetery of Milan
Roberto Brivio was an Italian actor known for his work in film, television, and theater.
Kazimierz Wajda
1930–2020 (age 90)
Cemetery of St. George in Toruń
Kazimierz Wajda (1930–2020) was a Polish historian.
Maeghan Albach
1974–2019 (age 45)
Calvary Cemetery
Maeghan Albach, who died in 2019, is remembered by family and friends at Calvary Cemetery.
Koos Andriessen
1928–2019 (age 91)
Wassenaar
Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Histor...
Jaroslav Holánek
1937–2019 (age 82)
Brno Central Cemetery
Jaroslav Holánek (1937–2019) was a Brno resident.
Rajmund Dvořáček
1930–2018 (age 88)
Brno Central Cemetery
Rajmund Dvořáček (1930–2018) was a Brno resident who lived 88 years.
Enver Ercan
1958–2018 (age 60)
Karacaahmet Cemetery
Enver Ercan was an esteemed Turkish poet whose literary contributions enriched the nation's poetic tradition.
Jerzy Kurjaniuk
1931–2018 (age 87)
Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw
Jerzy Kurjaniuk (1931-2018) was a Polish individual who experienced 87 years of Poland's transformative 20th and 21st ce...
Suzanne Citron
1922–2018 (age 96)
Cimetière de Montjustin
Suzanne Citron, born Suzanne Grumbach on 15 July 1922 in Ars-sur-Moselle and died on 22 January 2018 in the 4th arrondis...
János Ángyán
1956–2017 (age 61)
Fiume Road Graveyard
János Ángyán was a dedicated Hungarian chemist whose scientific contributions advanced his field.
Eduard Peřich
1941–2016 (age 75)
Cemetery in Vrbno pod Pradědem
Eduard Peřich (1941–2016) was a lifelong resident of Vrbno pod Pradědem.
Andrzej Grąziewicz
1940–2016 (age 76)
Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw
Andrzej Grąziewicz was a Polish actor whose performances enriched the nation's cultural heritage.
Daniel H. Marchi
1926–2015 (age 89)
Institute
Daniel H. Marchi was a Yonkers native whose life spanned 1926 to 2015 before he was laid to rest at Institute.
Don Bryant
1941–2015 (age 74)
Jacksonville Memory Gardens
Don Bryant was an American singer-songwriter who penned soul classics for Hi Records and was laid to rest in Jacksonvill...
Luis Ávalos
1946–2014 (age 68)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Luis Ávalos (1946–2014) was born in Havana and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Pyotr Malkov
1924–2014 (age 90)
Dimitrievsky cemetery
Петр Малков был художником, чья творческая деятельность охватыва...
Stanislav Pekař
1938–2013 (age 75)
Cemetery in Kvítkovice
Stanislav Pekař (1938–2013) was a member of the Kvítkovice community.
Dick Tufeld
1926–2012 (age 86)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Dick Tufeld (1926–2012) voiced the Robot on Lost in Space while living in Los Angeles before his burial at Mount Sinai...
Joe Paterno
1926–2012 (age 86)
Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
College football coach Joe Paterno (1926–2012) led Penn State for decades and was buried at Spring Creek Presbyterian ...
Mina Anastasiadi
1926–2012 (age 86)
First Cemetery of Athens
Mina Anastasiadi was a cherished member of her community.
Śimḥah Ṿalner
1931–2011 (age 80)
Cemetery compound in Southwest Haifa
Śimḥah Ṿalner was a person born in Będzin in 1931 who passed away in 2011 and was buried at the Cemetery compound ...
Ruth P. Smith
1907–2010 (age 103)
City Cemetery
Ruth P. Smith (1907-2010) was an activist for reproductive rights whose grave can be found at City Cemetery in Deal.
Donnis Churchwell
1936–2010 (age 74)
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
Donnis Churchwell (1936-2010) was an American football guard who played professionally with the Oakland Raiders and Gree...
Tom Wittum
1950–2010 (age 60)
Spider Lake Cemetery
Tom Wittum (1950–2010) hailed from Berwyn and now rests at Spider Lake Cemetery.
József Ujfalussy
1920–2010 (age 90)
Farkasréti Cemetery
József Ujfalussy was a beloved lecturer whose thoughtful instruction inspired many students over the years.
Sabine Marie de Noailles
1931–2010 (age 79)
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Devoted custodian of memory who honored the heritage of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.
Bernard Citroën
1925–2009 (age 84)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Bernard Citroën (1925-2009) was a French individual born in Amsterdam who lived into his eighties.
Gustav Heverle
1920–2008 (age 88)
Vinohrady Cemetery
Czech actor with a distinguished career spanning multiple decades.
Floyd Standifer
1929–2007 (age 78)
Calvary Cemetery
Floyd Standifer (1929–2007) was a jazz trumpeter and bandleader whose career anchored the Seattle music scene and is b...
Nicholas Jurij Bohatiuk
1926–2007 (age 81)
St. Mary Ukrainian Cemetery
Nicholas Jurij Bohatiuk (1926–2007) of Ternopil is interred at St. Mary Ukrainian Cemetery.
Haggai Pinsker
1925–2007 (age 82)
Har HaMenuchot
Haggai Pinsker was a steady manager who guided others with calm and care.
Sjoerd Nieuwland
1917–2007 (age 90)
Northern General Cemetery
Conductor Sjoerd Nieuwland (1917–2007) led orchestras and enriched Dutch musical culture through his artistry.
Olle Carlström
1920–2007 (age 87)
cimetière du Nord de Solna
Swedish painter whose works reflected twentieth-century Scandinavian artistic traditions.