Famous Deaths on November 22

• 365 Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies after failing to regain position as Pope from Liberius
• 950 Lotharius, King of Italy (947-50), dies
• 1247 Robin Hood, dies (from “A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hood”)

• 1286 Eric V of Denmark, Danish King (b. 1249)
• 1318 Mikhail Yaroslavich, Russian prince (b. 1271)
• 1594 Martin Frobisher, English privateer, explorer (Canada) and later vice-admiral who helped defeat the Spanish Armada, dies aged between 55 and 59
• 1617 Ahmed I, 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Emperor (1603-17), dies at 27
• 1694 John Tillotson, English Archbishop of Canterbury (1691-94), dies at 64
• 1697 Libéral Bruant, French architect (b. 1635)
• 1716 Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist, organist, and orchestra leader, buried at 60

• 1751 Anton Englert, German composer and organist, dies at 77
• 1758 Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680)

• 1776 Johann Caspar Simon, German organist and composer, dies at 75
• 1781 Jan Ekels the Elder, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 57
• 1782 John Barueth, vicar/pamphleter, dies
• 1782 John de Mol, Dutch porcelain manufacturer, dies at 56
• 1783 John Hanson, American Continental Congressman and 1st US President under Articles of Confederation, dies at 68
• 1794 John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
• 1799 Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed
• 1803 Bernardus Bosch, Dutch vicar and poet, dies at 57
• 1813 Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63
• 1825 Anne Bailey (née Herris), British-American revolutionary war scout and messenger, and pioneer woman, known as ‘Mad Anne”, dies at 85
• 1826 Pavel Lambert Mašek, Czech composer, dies at 65
• 1852 August Alexander Klengel, German pianist and composer, dies at 69
• 1859 Ludwig “Louis” Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
• 1871 Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned

• 1879 Catherine Dickens, British author, cook book novelist (What Shall We Have For Dinner?), and wife of Charles Dickens (1836-58), dies of cancer at 64
• 1886 William Bliss Baker, American realist painter (Fallen Monarchs, Morning After the Snow), dies of a cold at 26 after sustaining injuries while ice skating
• 1890 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77
• 1893 James Calder, 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University (b. 1826)
• 1896 George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer and inventor (Ferris Wheel), dies of typhoid fever at 37
• 1896 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, Polish composer, dies at 65
• 1896 Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexican Liberal politician, military leader and writer (Governor of the State of Mexico), dies at 64

• 1901 Aleksandr Kovalevsky, Russian biologist (founded comparative embryology and experimental histology and identified a common pattern of embryological development in all multi-cellular animals), dies at 61
• 1902 Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German steel and arms manufacturer (Krupp AG – supplied the German Navy), dies of suspected suicide after being outed as a homosexual in Italian newspapers and in the German Social Democratic magazine Vorwärts
• 1902 Septimus Winner, American songwriter (“Listen To The Mockingbird”), dies at 75
• 1904 Theophile E A de Bock, painter/etcher, dies
• 1906 Ernst Josephson, Swedish painter, dies at 55
• 1907 Asaph Hall, American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos), dies at 78
• 1908 Paul Taffanel, French flautist, conductor (Paris Opéra, 1890-1906), instructor, and composer, dies at 64

• 1917 Teoberto Maler, German-born explorer (b. 1842)
• 1919 Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (Patagonia), and museum founder (he La Plata Museum of Natural History), dies at 67
• 1923 Ernst Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker), and namesake of a lunar crater, dies at 83
• 1924 Herman Heijermans, Dutch writer (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies at 59
• 1926 Darvish Khan, Iranian classical tar (Persian lute) player, dies in a vehicle accident at 54
• 1932 William Walker Atkinson, American author (b. 1862)
• 1936 Louis Apol, Dutch painter, etcher and literary, dies at 86
• 1940 Wacław Rawicz [Berent], Polish biologist and writer, dies at 67
• 1941 Kurt Koffka, German Gestalt psychologist, dies of illness at 55
• 1941 Werner Mölders, German ace fighter pilot (b. 1915)

• 1943 Pietro Yon, Italian-American organist (St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 1927-43; St. Francis Xavier Church, 1907-26), composer (Gesù bambino; Concerto Gregoriano), and educator, dies from complications seven months after a stroke at 57 [1]
• 1944 Arthur Eddington, English astrophysicist, cosmologist and mathematician (stars), dies at 61
• 1944 George Clausen, English painter, dies at 92
• 1946 Bertie Rose-Innes, cricketer (South Africa’s Test), dies
• 1946 Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (Reich Minister of Justice 1942-45), dies at 57
• 1953 Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad, dies at 69
• 1954 Andrej J. Vysjinski, Russian lawyer and UN ambassador, dies at 70
• 1954 Moroni Olsen, American actor (Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White), dies at 65
• 1954 Roderick McMahon, Professional Wrestling/Boxing Booker (b. 1882)
• 1955 Guy Ropartz, French composer, dies at 91 (b. 1864)

• 1956 Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer, dies at 74
• 1956 Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, dies at 77

• 1959 Sam M. Lewis [Levine], American singer and lyricist (“Dinah”, “Just Friends”, “Street of Dreams”), dies at 74 [1]
• 1960 Fred Van Eps, American banjoist and banjo maker, dies at 81
• 1961 (Eugénie) “Ninon” Vallin; French lyric soprano, dies at 75
• 1962 René Coty, French politician and President of France (1954-59), dies at 80 [1]

• 1963 Bikram Singh, Indian Army Lt-General (Kashmir), killed in a helicopter crash in Poonch district, at 52

• 1963 Daulet Singh, Indian Lt-General, killed in a helicopter crash in Poonch district
• 1963 Erlic Pinto, Indian air vice marshal (Annexation of Goa), killed at 42 in a helicopter crash in Poonch district
• 1963 J. D. Tippit, American police officer, murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald at 39, shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

• 1963 Wilhelm Beiglböck, Nazi physician (b. 1905)
• 1963 William R. Titterton, English author (Candle of the Stars), dies at 87
• 1966 Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez, 1st Prime Minister of Dutch Antilles, dies at 59
• 1967 Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer and librarian, dies at 86
• 1967 Pavel Korin, Russian painter (Farewell to Rus), dies at 75
• 1969 Acario Cotapos, Chilean composer, dies at 80
• 1971 (Edward Elzear) “Zez” Confrey, American jazz pianist and composer (“Kitten on the Keys”; “Dizzy Fingers.”), dies from complications of Parkinson’s disease at 76
• 1971 Walter Sande, American actor (To Have and Have Not), dies of a heart attack at 65
• 1975 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, dies in diving accident at 36
• 1976 Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59
• 1977 Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies
• 1980 Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77

• 1980 Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter (b. 1901)
• 1981 Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74
• 1981 Hans Krebs, German-British doctor and research biochemist specializing in metabolic reactions (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1953), dies at 81 [1]
• 1981 Jack Fingleton, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 1,189 runs @ 42.46, 5 x 100s), dies at 73
• 1982 Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80

• 1982 Max Deutsch, Austrian-French composer, dies at 90
• 1983 Michael Conrad, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Hill Street Blues – “Sgt. Phil Esterhaus”), dies of cancer at 58
• 1986 (Benjamin) “Scatman” Crothers, American singer, musician (“I’d Rather Be a Hummingbird”), and actor (Chico and the Man – “Louie”; The Shining), dies of lung cancerat 76
• 1986 Dinny Pails, Australian tennis player (Australian C’ship 1947), dies at 65
• 1986 Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, dies at 73
• 1986 Robert Whitney, American conductor (Louisville Orchestra, 1937-67), educator (University of Louisville, 1956-71), and composer, dies at 82
• 1987 Ted Taylor, American R&B singer (“Stay Away From My Baby”), dies in a car crash at 58
• 1988 Erich Fried, Austrian-British writer, dies at 67
• 1988 Janet Ertel, crooner, dies
• 1988 Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (Casa Luis Barragán; Pritzker Prize, 1980), dies at 86

• 1989 C. C. Beck, American cartoonist (b. 1910)
• 1989 Rene Muawad, assassinated 17 days after elected president of Lebanon
• 1991 Jac de Jong [Jacobus Hendrik de Jong], Dutch entrepreneur and politician (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
• 1992 Gene O’Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81
• 1992 Sterling Holloway, American actor (The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, The Aristocats, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree), dies at 87

• 1994 Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
• 1994 Charles Upham, New Zealand soldier, only combatant soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice, dies at 86 [1]
• 1994 John Michael Grimes, British set designer (Philby, Burgess and MacLean), dies at 70
• 1994 L. V. Johnson, American session soul and R&B guitarist and Chicago blues singer-songwriter (“Don’t Cha Mess with My Money, My Honey or My Woman”), dies at 47
• 1994 Norma Donaldson, American singer and actress (Poetic Justice; 5 Heartbeats), dies at 68
• 1995 Ambrose Thibodeaux, American Cajun accordionist, also known as Ambrose Sam, dies at 76
• 1995 Edna Deane, British ballroom dancer, choreographer and drama teacher, dies at 90
• 1995 Johnnie Tillmon, civil rights activist (National Welfare Rights Association), dies at 69
• 1995 Norman Potter, English cabinetmaker, designer and writer, dies at 72
• 1996 Maria Casares [Pérez], Spanish-French actress (Orpheus; Lectrice), dies at 73
• 1996 Mark Lenard, American actor (Mr Spock’s dad Sarek – Star Trek), dies of cancer at 72
• 1996 Terence Donovan, English fashion photographer, film and video director, commits suicide at 60
• 1997 Harry Kissin, Baron Kissin, British businessman and President (GPG), dies at 85
• 1997 Joanna Moore [Dorothy Cook] American actress (Bronk; The Hindenburg), dies of lung cancer at 63

• 1998 Stu Unger, American poker player (b. 1953)
• 2000 Christian Marquand, French actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1927)

• 2001 Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, dies of natural causes at 83
• 2001 Norman Granz, American jazz record producer (Verve Records; Pablo Records), and impresario (Jazz at the Philharmonic), dies of cancer at 83
• 2002 Adele Jergens, American actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man), dies at 84
• 2002 Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), dies at 69
• 2002 C. S. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), dies at 88
• 2002 Parley Baer, American radio, film and television character actor (Gunsmoke; The Andy Griffith Show – “Mayor Stoner”), dies at 88
• 2003 Dick Thomas, American singing cowboy and TV host (Village Barn), dies at 88
• 2005 Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (youngest to ride winner of English Grand National on Battleship 1938), dies at 84
• 2006 Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician (co-founder of the Parti Québécois), dies at 80
• 2006 Ria Beckers, Dutch politician and leader of the progressive Christian party PPR, dies at 67
• 2007 Maurice Béjart, Father of the Ballet Renewal(b. 1929)
• 2007 Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79
• 2007 Verity Lambert, English film and TV producer, 1st producer of Doctor Who, dies at 71
• 2008 MC Breed, American hip hop artist (b. 1971)
• 2010 Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist (b. 1914)
• 2010 Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (b. 1928)
• 2011 Lana Peters [Svetlana Stalina], Stalin’s daughter, dies at 85
• 2011 Lynn Margulis, American biologist (serial endosymbiotic theory), dies at 73
• 2011 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), dies of bone marrow cancer at 80
• 2011 Ray Flockton, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50’s), dies at 81
• 2012 Bryce Courtenay, South African-born Australian novelist, dies from stomach cancer at 79
• 2012 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), dies at 93 [1]
• 2013 Alec Reid, Irish priest who acted as a peace broker between the IRA and the British and Irish governments, dies at 82 [1]
• 2013 Reg Simpson, English cricket batsman (27 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 156no; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 93
• 2014 Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, dies at 89
• 2015 Kim Young-sam, politician and activist – President of South Korea (1993-98), dies at 87
• 2017 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian operatic baritone, dies of brain cancer at 55
• 2017 George Avakian, Armenian-American jazz historian, record producer, and label executive who pioneered jazz album and retrospective collection formats, dies at 98 [1]
• 2017 John Hendricks, American lyricist and singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), dies at 96
• 2017 Maurice Hinchey, American politician (Rep-D-New York, 1993-2013), dies of frontotemporal dementia disease at 79
• 2018 Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st African-American mayor of a major US city (Hartford), dies at 87
• 2018 Imrat Khan, Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer, dies of a stroke at 83
• 2018 Willie Naulls, American basketball small forward (NBA C’ship 1964, 65, 66 Boston Celtics; 4 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks), dies from respiratory failure at 84
• 2019 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, dies at 111
• 2019 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
• 2019 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King’s College – Cambridge, 1982-2019), dies of cancer at 70
• 2020 Doris de Agostini-Rossetti, Swiss alpine skier (Downhill World Cup 1982/1983), dies at 62
• 2020 Maurice Setters, English soccer wing half (West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City) and manager (Doncaster Rovers), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 83
• 2020 Ray Prosser, Welsh rugby union prop (22 caps Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool) and coach (Pontypool RFC 1969-87), dies at 93
• 2021 Doug Jones, American baseball relief pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from COVID-19 at 64
• 2022 Edward Kellett-Bowman, British businessman and politician (Member of European Parliament, 1979-84 & 1988-99), dies at 90
• 2022 Erasmo Carlos [Esteves], Brazilian pop-rock singer-songwriter (“É proibido fumar”, “Festa de arromba”), dies at 81
• 2022 Greg Bear, American sci-fi author (Eon, Eternity), dies following surgery at 71 [1]
• 2022 John Y. Brown Jr., American politician, 55th governor of Kentucky, and co-owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 88 [1] [2]
• 2022 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
• 2023 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer (“Mr. Big Stuff”), and nurse, dies at 80 [1]
• 2024 Gianfranco Dalla Barba, Italian fencer (Olympic gold Sabre, team 1984; bronze 1988), dies from cardiac arrest at 67
• 2024 Sue Pitt, American swimmer (WR 200m butterfly 2:29.1 1963), dies from glioblastoma at 76

November 22 Highlights