Famous Deaths on June 22

1846 Benjamin Haydon, British painter (Waiting for The Times), commits suicide at 60
1867 Leopold Marquard, South African clergyman, missionary and educationist, dies at 80
1868 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (Church of the Latter Day Saints), dies at 67
1874 Howard Staunton, English World Chess Champion, designer of chess pieces, dies at 84
1885 Mahdi [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies
1892 Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (b. 1819)
1894 Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (b. 1823)
1897 Ralph Abercromby, British meteorologist, dies at about 54
1898 Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austrian botanist, dies at 66
1903 George White, African American resident of Delaware, lynched
1905 Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
1906 Fritz Schaudinn, German zoologist (examined syphilis), dies at 34
1909 Detlev von Liliencron, German writer (Rides of the Adjutant and Other Poems), dies at 65
1909 Edward John Gregory, British painter and engraver, dies at 59
1910 Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange Nassau, dies at 69
1922 Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London
1925 Felix Klein, German mathematician (Evanstan Colloquium), dies at 76
1926 Hermann Suter, Swiss composer, dies at 56
1928 A. B. Frost, American illustrator (b. 1851)
1928 George Siegmann, American actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist), dies from pernicious anemia at 46

1930 Karl von Amira, German historian, dies at 82
1931 Armand Fallières, French president (1906-13), dies at 89
1932 Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler (b. 1892)
1933 Henry Birkin, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans class 8.0 1929; class 3.0 1931), dies from malaria at 36
1935 Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, diplomat and politician (b. 1866)
1936 Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher assassinated at 54 by former student Johann Nelböck
1938 C. J. Dennis, Australian poet (The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke), dies at 61
1940 Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (giant of NSW/Australian cricket), dies at 67
1940 Walter Hasenvlever, German writer commits suicide at 49
1940 Wladimir Köppen [Vladimir Köppen], German meteorologist and climatologist who developed the Köppen climate classification system for the regions of the world, dies at 93
1945 Isamu Tsjo, Japanese chief-staff 32nd Army, commits harakiri
1945 Mitsuri Ushijima, Japanese lt-gen/commandant 32nd Army, commits harakiri
1950 Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65
1954 Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
1954 Karl Taylor Compton, American physicist and 9th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, dies at 66
1955 Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies at 31
1955 Sadu Shinde, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 6/91; Maharashtra, Bombay, Baroda), dies of typhoid at 32
1955 Wyllis Cooper, American TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56
1956 Walter de la Mare, British poet and author (The Listeners, Memoirs of a Midget), dies at 83
1959 Hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)

1961 Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies
1961 Queen Maria of Yugoslavia [Maria of Romania], Queen consort of Yugoslavia (1922-34), dies at 61
1963 Maria Tănase, Romanian singer of traditional and popular music (b. 1913)
1964 Havank [Hans van der Kallen], Dutch thriller and mystery writer (St Eustache; Shade), dies at 60
1965 Adriaan Franciscus Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor and co-founder (Union National Arubano), dies at 72
1965 David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), dies of a heart attack at 63
1966 Roger Blunt MBE, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and broadcaster (9 Tests; BBC), dies at 65
1967 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79

Judy Garland (1922-1969)

American actress (The Wizard of Oz; Meet Me In St. Louis; Easter Parade), and singer ("Over The Rainbow"); dies at 47; coroner determines cause as unintentional, incautious barbiturates

1973 Jacques Wolfe, Romanian-American composer, dies at 77

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

French composer (Maximilien), dies at 81

1977 Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs; Pere Ubu), dies of acute pancreatitis at 24
1978 Jens Otto Krag, Danish politician, premier of Denmark (1962-68, 71-72), dies at 63
1978 Tom Gorman, Australian rugby league centre and captain (10 Tests; Queensland 34 games), dies at 77
1979 Emory Parnell, American vaudeville performer and character actor (Life of RIley; County Fair; Falcon films; Ma and Pa Kettle movies), dies of a heat attack at 86
1979 Julius Sommer, dies of heart failure, buried in Dayton Ohio
1979 Louis Chiron, Monégasque racing driver, dies at 79
1979 Paul Smart, American yachtsman (Olympic gold 1948), dies at 87
1981 Lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies
1982 Alan Webb, British actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie), dies at 75
1984 (Dillwyn) "Dill" Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, dies of throat cancer at 60
1984 Joseph Losey, American theatre and film director (The Damned: The Servant; Accident; The Go-Between), dies at 75
1986 Matti Rautio, Finnish classical composer (The Blue Heron), dies at 64

Fred Astaire (1899-1987)

American stage and screen tap dancer, singer ("Night And Day"; "Cheek To Cheek"; "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"), and actor (Royal Wedding; Easter Parade; Swingtime), dies of pneumonia at 88

1988 Bramwell Fletcher, British actor (White Cargo, Random Harvest, The Mummy), dies at 84
1988 Burrill Phillips, American classical composer (Play Ball; Perspectives in a Labyrinth), pianist, and educator, dies after a heart attack at 80
1988 Dennis Day [Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty], Irish-American tenor ("Danny Boy"), radio and television comic actor (Jack Benny Program; A Day in the Life of Dennis Day), dies of ALS at 72
1988 Jesse Ed Davis, Native American session and touring guitarist (Taj Mahal; Concert for Bangladesh; The Faces), dies of a drug overdose at 43
1988 Ross Ford, actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol), dies
1989 Bengt Johansson, Finnish composer, dies at 74
1989 Henri Sauguet [Poupard], French organist and composer (Symphonie Expiatoire), dies at 88
1989 Lee Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic gold 1956, 60), dies at 66
1989 Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician, dies at 72
1990 Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank, Russian Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Cherenkov radiation), dies at 81
1991 Cameron Miller, actor (Portrait of Claire), dies at 82
1991 Kevin O'Connor, actor (Bogie), dies of cancer at 56
1992 Chuck Mitchell, American actor (General Hospital, Porky's, Better Off Dead), dies at 64
1992 Frederic I. Rinaldo, American screenwriter (Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein), dies at 78
1992 M. F. K. Fisher, American cook book author, dies of Parkinson disease at 83
1993 (Thelma Catherine) "Pat" Nixon [née Ryan], American First Lady (1969-74), dies of lung cancer at 81
1993 Hannah Troy, fashion designer (petite), dies of a heart attack at 93
1993 M'hammed Boukhozba, Algerian sociologist, murdered at 52
1994 Jack Davies, English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), dies at 80
1994 L. V. Prasad, Indian pioneering filmmaker, dies at 87
1995 Georges Yves Marie Congar, Dominican theologian cardinal, dies at 91
1996 Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, American songwriter, brother of Diana, found murdered at 47
1996 Bill Emerson, American politician (Rep-R-MO, 1981-96), dies of cancer at 58
1996 George Barati, Hungarian-American cellist, composer, and conductor (Honolulu Symphony, 1950-67), dies at 83
1996 Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65
1996 Salah Abou Seif, film director, dies at 81
1996 Terrel Bell, American politician (2nd United States Secretary of Education 1981-84), dies at 74
1996 Tertius Metcalf, businessman, dies at 63
1997 Don Henderson, British actor (The XYY Man, Strangers), dies at 65
1997 Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer (b. 1956)
1999 Lubos Fiser, Czech composer, dies at 63
2002 Ann Landers [Eppie Lederer], American advice columnist "Ask Ann Landers," twin sister of fellow advice columnist "Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren), dies of bone marrow cancer at 83
2002 Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 97, 2000; no-hitter 1993; Houston Astros), dies of coronary disease at 33
2003 John Stokes, British MP (C), dies at 85
2003 Wassil Bykau, Belarusian writer, dies at 79
2004 Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920)
2004 Kim Sun-il, South Korean translator (b. 1970)
2004 Mattie Stepanek, American poet (b. 1990)
2004 Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (proposed steady-state theory of universe), dies from complications due to heart disease at 84
2006 Moose (dog actor), dog actor popular for role on Frasier (b. 1990)
2007 Bernhard "Bernd" Becher, German artist, worked collaboratively with Hilla Becher his wife, dies at 75
2007 Derek Simpson, British cellist (Aeolian String Quartet, 1956-81; Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever), and teacher, dies at 79
2007 Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
2007 Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), dies at 75
2007 Nancy Benoit, former professional wrestling valet (b. 1964)
2008 Dody Goodman, American comedienne (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Martha Shumway"; Max Duggan), dies at 93
2008 George Carlin, American comedian, actor ("7 dirty words" routine), dies of cardiac failure at 71
2008 Jane McGrath, British-Australian cancer support campaigner (wife of Australian Test cricketer Glenn McGrath), dies from cancer at 42
2009 Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88
2011 Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (b. 1927)
2012 Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Canadian Hall of Fame NHL player, dies at 85
2014 Felix Dennis, English publisher and poet (Dennis Publishing), dies at 67
2014 Teenie Hodges, American rhythm and blues guitarist, dies from complications from emphysema at 68
2015 Buddy Landel 'Nature Boy', American professional wrestler, dies after a car accident at 53
2015 Gabriele Wohmann, German writer, dies at 83
2015 James Horner, American film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), dies in a plane crash at 61
2015 Joseph de Pasquale, American violist (Boston Symphony, 1949-64: Philadelphia Orchestra, 1964-96), and educator (Curtis Institutu, 1965-2015), dies at 95
2015 Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph), dies at 73
2017 Hervé Filion, Canadian harness racing driver (World Driving C'ship 1970; Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year 1969-74, 76, 78, 81, 89), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 77
2017 Jimmy Nalls, American session and touring rock-jazz-fusion guitarist (Sea Level), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 66
2017 Norman Ayrton, English actor and opera director (Royal Shakespearean Acad - UK), dies at 92
2018 Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician, dies at 90
2018 Vinnie Paul [Abbott], American heavy metal drummer (Pantera), dies of a heart condition at 54
2020 Carlos Luis Morales, Ecuadorian soccer goalkeeper (40 caps; Independiente, Palestino, ESPOLI), dies from cardiocirculatory arrest at 55
2020 Dick Buerkle, American athlete (WR 1 mile indoor 3:54.93 1978), dies at 72
2020 Joel Schumacher, American film director (Lost Boys, Batman), dies at 80
2020 Phil Krueger, American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State), college coach (Fresno State, Utah State) and NFL executive (GM TB Buccaneers), dies at 90
2020 Pierino Prati, Italian soccer forward (14 caps; 3 goals in European Cup Final 1969, AC Milan; Roma, Savona), dies from cancer at 73
2021 René Robert, Canadian ice hockey winger (NHL All Star 1972-73, 74-75; Buffalo Sabres 1st 100 point player 1974-75), dies after a heart attack at 72
2022 Alec Head, French horse trainer and breeder (6 x champion trainer France; 4 x Arc de Triomphe; owner Haras du Quesnay), dies at 97
2022 Bruton Smith, American motor sports promoter and owner (CEO NASCAR; track owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.), dies at 95
2022 Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964; World C'ships gold allround 1963), dies at 79
2022 Jüri Tarmak, Estonian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1972), dies at 75
2022 Tony Siragusa, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens; Indianapolis Colts) and broadcaster (Fox, The Sopranos, Man Caves), dies at 55