13 notable people died on December 22, including James E. Meade, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Bretislaus II.
21st Century
1 death
Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom
philosopherwriter
Thai monk (1920–2020)
20th Century
6 deaths
James E. Meade
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1977)
Georg Luger
engineerentrepreneur
Austrian firearm designer (1849–1923)
Jules-Émile Verschaffelt
physicistuniversity teacher
Belgian physicist
Jurgis Savickis
diplomatwriter
Lithuanian writer (1890-1952)
Charles Herbert Mackintosh
editorjournalist
Canadian politician
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda
diplomatlawyer
Brazilian judge and diplomat (1892–1979)
19th Century
3 deaths
Jean-Victor Poncelet
engineermathematician
French engineer and mathematician (1788-1867)
Antonia Navarro
civil engineerengineer
Salvadoran female civil engineer and professor of geography and cosmography
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
narratorplaywright
Spanish poet
18th Century
1 death
Paolo Casati
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician
13th Century
1 death
Ottokar I of Bohemia
monarch
Duke and king of Bohemia
11th Century
1 death
Bretislaus II
monarch
Duke of Bohemia from 1092 to 1100
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