Honoring the Legacies: Remembering Those Who Passed Away Today – 22nd November
Dear readers, today, we come together to honor the memories of the notable individuals who departed from this world on this very day. 22nd November marks the day when we reflect on the lives and legacies of those who have left an indelible imprint on history through their remarkable contributions and achievements.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 386 | Jin Feidi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 342) |
| 947 | Berthold, Duke of Bavaria (b. 900) |
| 955 | Eadred, English king (b. 923) |
| 1161 | Adam, Abbot of Ebrach |
| 1183 | William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (b. 1116) |
| 1407 | Louis I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1372) |
| 1457 | Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (b. 1440) |
| 1464 | Blessed Margaret of Savoy (b. 1390) |
| 1499 | Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne (b. c. 1474) |
| 1503 | Bona of Savoy (b. 1449) |
| 1503 | Margaret of York (b. 1446) |
| 1572 | Bronzino, Italian painter and poet (b. 1503) |
| 1585 | Thomas Tallis, English composer (b. c.1505) |
| 1616 | Richard Hakluyt, English priest and author (b. 1552) |
| 1682 | Claude Lorrain, French-Italian painter and engraver (b. 1604) |
| 1763 | Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, German field marshal and diplomat (b. 1673) |
| 1769 | Constantine Mavrocordatos, Greek prince (b. 1711) |
| 1803 | Roger Newdigate, English politician (b. 1719) |
| 1804 | Richard Graves, English minister and author (b. 1715) |
| 1804 | Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1747) |
| 1807 | Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (b. 1747) |
| 1814 | Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States of America (b. 1744) |
| 1833 | Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1762) |
| 1890 | William III of the Netherlands (b. 1817) |
| 1899 | Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded White Star Line (b. 1837) |
| 1905 | John Burdon-Sanderson, English physiologist and academic (b. 1828) |
| 1910 | Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician and murderer (b. 1862) |
| 1927 | Miguel Pro, Mexican priest and martyr (b. 1891) |
| 1934 | Giovanni Brunero, Italian cyclist (b. 1895) |
| 1937 | Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bangladeshi-Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (b. 1858) |
| 1937 | George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (b. 1858) |
| 1937 | Miklós Kovács Hungarian-Slovene cantor and poet (b. 1857) |
| 1948 | Hack Wilson, American baseball player (b. 1900) |
| 1958 | Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) |
| 1958 | Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1883) |
| 1966 | Seán T. O’Kelly, Irish politician, 2nd President of Ireland (b. 1882) |
| 1970 | Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (b. 1910) |
| 1972 | Marie Wilson, American actress (b. 1916) |
| 1973 | Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor, director, and producer (b. 1889) |
| 1974 | notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:
Abiye Abebe, Ethiopian general and politician (b. 1918) |
| Abiye Abebe, Ethiopian general and politician (b. 1918) | |
| Aman Andom, Ethiopian general and politician, President of Ethiopia (b. 1924) | |
| Aklilu Habte-Wold, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1912) | |
| Asrate Kassa, Ethiopian commander (b. 1922) | |
| Endelkachew Makonnen, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1927) | |
| 1974 | Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1920) |
| 1976 | André Malraux, French theorist and author (b. 1901) |
| 1979 | Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress and singer (b. 1911) |
| 1979 | Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944) |
| 1982 | Grady Nutt, American minister and author (b. 1934) |
| 1983 | Juhan Muks, Estonian painter (b. 1899) |
| 1983 | Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938) |
| 1984 | Leonard Baker, American historian and author (b. 1931) |
| 1990 | Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1916) |
| 1990 | Bo Díaz, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1953) |
| 1991 | Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (b. 1926) |
| 1992 | Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1903) |
| 1992 | Jean-François Thiriart, Belgian politician (b. 1922) |
| 1994 | Art Barr, American wrestler (b. 1966) |
| 1994 | Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (b. 1911) |
| 1995 | Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932) |
| 1995 | Junior Walker, American singer and saxophonist (b. 1931) |
| 1996 | Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (b. 1943) |
| 1996 | Art Porter, Jr., American saxophonist and songwriter (b. 1961) |
| 1997 | Jorge Mas Canosa, Cuban-American businessman (b. 1939) |
| 2000 | Brian Rawlinson, English actor and playwright (b. 1931) |
| 2001 | Bo Belinsky, American baseball player (b. 1936) |
| 2001 | Mary Whitehouse, English educator and activist (b. 1910) |
| 2002 | Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1911) |
| 2004 | Pete Franklin, American radio host (b. 1928) |
| 2005 | Constance Cummings, American-English actress (b. 1910) |
| 2005 | Frank Gatski, American football player and soldier (b. 1919) |
| 2006 | Jesús Blancornelas, Mexican journalist, co-founded Zeta Magazine (b. 1936) |
| 2006 | Nick Clarke, English journalist (b. 1948) |
| 2006 | Betty Comden, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
| 2006 | Alexander Litvinenko, Russian spy and defector (b. 1962) |
| 2006 | Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930) |
| 2006 | Anita O’Day, American singer (b. 1919) |
| 2006 | Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (b. 1922) |
| 2007 | Joe Kennedy, American baseball player (b. 1979) |
| 2007 | Óscar Carmelo Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager (b. 1971) |
| 2007 | Robert Vesco, American-Cuban financier (b. 1935) |
| 2007 | Pat Walsh, New Zealand rugby union player (b. 1936) |
| 2009 | José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (b. 1921) |
| 2010 | Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter and sculptor (b. 1914) |
| 2010 | Joyce Howard, English-American actress (b. 1922) |
| 2011 | Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | José Luis Borau, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
| 2012 | Chuck Diering, American baseball player (b. 1923) |
| 2012 | Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | Diana Isaac, English-New Zealand businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1921) |
| 2013 | Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1932) |
| 2013 | Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1963) |
| 2013 | Peter B. Lewis, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) |
| 2013 | Wayne Mills, American singer-songwriter (b. 1969) |
| 2013 | Costanzo Preve, Italian philosopher and theorist (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (b. 1916) |
| 2014 | Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Clive Palmer, English banjo player (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1980) |
| 2015 | Dan Fante, American author and playwright (b. 1944) |
| 2015 | Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Jim Sochor, American football player and coach (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (b. 1948) |
| 2016 | Ralph Branca, American baseball player (b. 1926) |
| 2016 | Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (b. 1930) |
As we draw this tribute to a close, let us carry forward the lessons and legacies of those we have lost. Their impact on the world remains etched in the fabric of time, serving as a reminder of the enduring power of the human spirit. May their contributions continue to inspire us to strive for greatness and leave our own meaningful mark on the world.
Join us in continuing to celebrate the lives and contributions of those who have shaped our world, even in their absence. Their memory lives on through the stories we share and the legacies we continue to uphold. Until next time, may their spirits find peace in the legacy they have left behind.
