May 22 Deaths

1
Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
2
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
3
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
6
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
7
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
8
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
9
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
Novelist
10
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
11
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
12
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
Poet
13
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
14
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
15
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
16
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
17
Robert Asprin (1946-2008)
Novelist
18
John Derek (1926-1998)
Director
19
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
20
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
21
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
22
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
23
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
24
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
25
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
Poet
26
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
27
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
28
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
29
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
Poet
30
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
31
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
Movie Actress
32
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
33
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
34
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
35
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
Movie Actor
36
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
37
Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)
Novelist
38
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
39
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
40
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
41
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993)
Pianist
42
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
Baseball Player
43
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
Photographer
44
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
45
Edward Bellamy (1850-1898)
Novelist
46
Mickey Roker (1932-2017)
Drummer
47
Julius Plucker (1801-1868)
Mathematician
48
Mick McManus (1920-2013)
Wrestler