14 notable people died on August 22, including Roger Martin du Gard, George I of Georgia, Khalid ibn al-Walid.
21st Century
1 death
Nariman Mehta
biochemistorganic chemist
Indian-American organic chemist and pharmacologist
20th Century
5 deaths
Roger Martin du Gard
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1937)
William Vermillion Houston
physicistscience administrator
American physicist (1900–1968)
Ștefan Procopiu
physicistuniversity teacher
Romanian physicist (1890–1972)
Lewis Adolphus Bernays
botanistcivil servant
Australian public servant and botanist (1831–1908)
Liberato Marcial Rojas
journalistpoet
President of Paraguay (1870-1922)
18th Century
2 deaths
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
agronomistbotanist
French naval engineer, botanist and agronomist (1700-1782)
Achille Pierre Dionis du Séjour
astronomermathematician
Mathematician
16th Century
3 deaths
Mạc Thái Tổ
monarch
Emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty
Eguinaire Baron
juristlegal counselor
French jurist
Paul Speratus
Catholic bishoppoet
German Lutheran
14th Century
1 deathGL
Guy I of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
feudatorymonarch
Count of St. Pol and Ligny
11th Century
1 death
George I of Georgia
royaltytsar
King of Georgia
7th Century
1 death
Khalid ibn al-Walid
poetwarrior
Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
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