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22 June

Across recorded history, 1,439 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 22 June. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

Judy Garland

1922–1969

American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian

Judy Garland was an American actress and singer who performed in film, television, and on stage.

George Carlin

1937–2008

American stand-up comedian

George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian known for his observational comedy and social commentary.

Fred Astaire

1899–1987

American dancer, actor, and singer

Fred Astaire was an American dancer who performed in numerous stage and film productions throughout his career.

Ilya Frank

1908–1990

Soviet physicist

Ilya Frank was a physicist who served as a university teacher.

Felix Klein

1849–1925

German mathematician, author of the Erlangen Program

Mathematician Felix Klein authored the Erlangen Program, which proposed a unified approach to geometry based on the concept of transformation groups.

Boris Vian

1920–1959

French writer and musician

Boris Vian was a French writer and musician known for his diverse contributions to literature and jazz.

Alan Greenspan

1926–2026

American economist and financial advisor

Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as a financial advisor.

James Horner

1953–2015

American film composer and conductor

James Horner was an American film composer and conductor who created musical scores for numerous motion pictures.

Armand Fallières

1841–1931

9th president of France

Armand Fallières was a French politician who served as the ninth president of France.

Moritz Schlick

1882–1936

German philosopher

Moritz Schlick was a philosopher who founded the Vienna Circle and developed the principles of logical positivism.

Wladimir Köppen

1846–1940

German meteorologist

Wladimir Köppen was a climatologist who developed a widely used system for classifying the climates of the world.

Harry Markowitz

1927–2023

American economist

Harry Markowitz was an American economist who developed modern portfolio theory.

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah

1844–1885

Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah was a religious leader in the Sudan who claimed to be the Mahdi.

Laura Antonelli

1941–2015

Italian actress

Laura Antonelli was an Italian actress who appeared in numerous film productions.

Darius Milhaud

1892–1974

French composer

Darius Milhaud was a French composer known for his prolific output and his association with the group of musicians known as Les Six.

Vasil Bykaŭ

1924–2003

Belarusian writer

Vasil Bykaŭ was a Belarusian writer known for his literary works.

Benjamin Tucker

1854–1939

American journalist and anarchist

Benjamin Tucker was an American journalist who advocated for individualist anarchism.

Howard Staunton

1810–1874

English chess master and Shakespearean scholar

Howard Staunton was an English chess master and Shakespearean scholar.

Maria of Yugoslavia

1900–1961

Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (1922 - 1934)

Maria of Yugoslavia served as the Queen Consort of Yugoslavia.

Joseph Losey

1909–1984

American filmmaker and theatre director

Joseph Losey was a filmmaker who worked as a director in both the theatre and the film industry.

Yves Congar

1904–1995

Dominican priest and cardinal

Yves Congar was a Dominican theologian and cardinal who contributed significantly to the theological developments of the Second Vatican Council.

Anton Graff

1736–1813

Swiss portrait artist

Anton Graff was a Swiss portrait painter who created numerous likenesses of prominent figures during his career.

Jens Otto Krag

1914–1978

Danish politician

Jens Otto Krag was a Danish head of government who served as the Prime Minister of Denmark.

Vinnie Paul

1964–2018

American drummer

Vinnie Paul was an American drummer who performed with the heavy metal bands Pantera and Hellyeah.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.

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