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In the year 1922
146 Notable deaths
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-irish antarctic explorer (1874–1922).
Born February 15th, 1874 in Kilkea. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1922 at 47 years old in Grytviken (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Collins
Irish revolutionary leader (1890-1922).
Born October 16th, 1890 in Clonakilty.
Died August 22nd, 1922 at 31 years old in Bandon (killed in action). [ref]
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).
Born July 10th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Nellie Bly
American journalist.
Born May 5th, 1864 in Burrell Township.
Died January 27th, 1922 at 57 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Charles I of Austria
Final monarch of austria-hungary (r. 1916–18).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Persenbeug Castle.
Died April 1st, 1922 at 34 years old in Funchal (pneumonia).
Enver Pasha
Ottoman politician, turkish nationalist.
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 40 years old in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (killed in action).
Pandita Ramabai
Indian feminist historian and social reformer.
Born April 23rd, 1858 in Mangalore.
Died April 5th, 1922 at 63 years old in Pune.
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director, actor and murder victim (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake. [ref]
Benedict XV
Pope of the catholic church from 1914 to 1922.
Born November 21st, 1854 in Pegli.
Died January 22nd, 1922 at 67 years old in Apostolic Palace (pneumonia).
William Stewart Halsted
American surgeon (1852-1922).
Born September 23rd, 1852 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1922 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes