Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1922
Jørgen Jensen
Jørgen Christian Jensen, was a Danish-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces. Jensen emigrated to Australia in 1909, becoming a British subject at Adelaide, South Australia, in 1914. A sailor and labourer before World War I, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in March 1915, serving with the 10th Battalion during the latter stages of the Gallipoli campaign. After the Australian force withdrew to Egypt, Jensen was transferred to the newly formed 50th Battalion, and sailed for France with the unit in June 1916. On the Western Front, he was wounded during the battalion's first serious action, the Battle of Mouquet Farm in August, and only returned to his unit in late January 1917. On 2 April, his battalion attacked the Hindenburg Outpost Line at Noreuil, where his actions leading to the capture of over fifty German soldiers resulted in the award of the Victoria Cross.
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
Elizabeth Jane Gardner fue una pintora figurativa estadounidense.
Charles Young
Charles Young was an American soldier. He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, first black military attaché, first black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the regular army until his death in 1922.
William Halsted
William Stewart Halsted fue un médico estadounidense considerado como uno de los pioneros de la cirugía moderna.
John Smith
El jefe John Smith fue un indio Ojibwa (Chippewa) que vivió en el área del lago Cass, en Minnesota. En 1920, dos años antes de su muerte, apareció como el protagonista principal de una exhibición cinematográfica que recorrió los Estados Unidos, en la que se presentaban al público indios ancianos.
Shahu of Kolhapur
Shahu of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja and the first Maharaja (1900-1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur. Rajarshi Shahu was considered a true democrat and social reformer. Shahu Maharaj was an able ruler who was associated with many progressive policies during his rule. From his coronation in 1894 till his demise in 1922, he worked for the cause of the lower caste subjects in his state. Primary education to all regardless of caste and creed was one of his most significant priorities.
William Desmond Taylor
William Desmond Taylor fue un actor y director de películas de cine mudo.
Ching Ling Foo
Ching Ling Foo fue el nombre artístico del mago chino Zhu Liankui. Está considerado el primer mago del Extremo Oriente en conseguir fama mundial.
Paul Mounet
Paul Mounet fue un actor teatral de nacionalidad francesa.
Kamó
Simón Arshaki Ter-Petrosián, más conocido por su alias Kamó, fue un revolucionario georgiano, viejo bolchevique y uno de los primeros compañeros del líder soviético Iósif Stalin. A la sombra de este, Kamo cometió todo tipo de crímenes que beneficiaron a los revolucionarios. Sin embargo, a su muerte, Stalin ocultó todo lo relacionado con él.