Did you know
Ansel Adams helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
Notable Deaths on April 22
1984 — Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (born 1902)
April 22 has 73 recorded notable deaths across history, from 296 to 2023. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
73 source records
296 – 2023
Today in history
Major events on April 22
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1930 The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. Source
- 1945 World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army. Source
- 1944 World War II: The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater. Source
- 1809 The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. Source
Did you know
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974.
Did you know
One of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and interpreter of religious experience, he established paradigms in religious studies.
Did you know
Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called the "Prime Minister", the term only coming into official usage five days after he took office.
Did you know
Guy Lafleur was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons.
More major people who died on April 22
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1994
Richard Nixon
37th President of the United States (born 1913)
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974.
1986
Mircea Eliade
Romanian historian and author (born 1907)
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago.
1908
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1836)
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908.
2022
Guy Lafleur
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951)
Guy Damien Lafleur, nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
835
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism (born 774)
Kūkai , born Saeki no Mao posthumously called Kōbō Daishi , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism.
1833
Richard Trevithick
English engineer and explorer (born 1771)
Richard Trevithick was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age.
846
Wuzong
Chinese emperor (born 814)
Emperor Wuzong of Tang, né Li Chan, later changed to Li Yan just before his death, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 840 to 846.
1945
Wilhelm Cauer
German mathematician and academic (born 1900)
Wilhelm Cauer was a German mathematician and scientist. He is most noted for his work on the analysis and synthesis of electrical filters and his work marked the beginning of the field of network synthesis.
1894
Kostas Krystallis
Greek author and poet (born 1868)
Kostas Krystallis was an ethnic Aromanian, Greek author and poet, representative of 19th century Greek pastoral literature.
296
Pope Caius
Pope Caius, also called Gaius, was the bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
1877
James P. Kirkwood
Scottish-American engineer (born 1807)
James Pugh Kirkwood was a 19th-century American civil engineer, and general superintendent of the Erie Railroad in the year 1849–1850.
1985
Paul Hugh Emmett
American chemist and academic (born 1900)
Paul Hugh Emmett was an American chemist best known for his pioneering work in the field of catalysis and for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
1978
Will Geer
American actor (born 1902)
Will Geer was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and communist movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s.
1854
Nicolás Bravo
Mexican general and politician, 11th President of Mexico (born 1786)
Nicolás Bravo Rueda was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as interim President of Mexico three times, in 1839, 1842, and 1846.
2006
Alida Valli
Italian actress (born 1921)
Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg, better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning…
2006
Henriette Avram
American computer scientist and academic (born 1919)
Henriette Davidson Avram was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format, the international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in libraries.
1945
Käthe Kollwitz
German painter and sculptor (born 1867)
Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture.
1616
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1547)
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.
2023
Len Goodman
English ballroom dancer and television personality (born 1944)
Leonard Gordon Goodman was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator.