17 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
9 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
D. Alan Stevenson
architectcivil engineer
Scottish civil engineer, architect, and philatelist (1891–1971)
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda
diplomatlawyer
Brazilian judge and diplomat (1892–1979)
Jurgis Savickis
diplomatwriter
Lithuanian writer (1890-1952)
Charles Herbert Mackintosh
editorjournalist
Canadian politician
Robert Weltsch
journalist
Israeli writer (1891-1982)
Aristidis Moraitinis
military personnelsoldier
British flying ace (1891–1918)
19th Century
4 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
Bengt Erland Fogelberg
draftspersonsculptor
Swedish sculptor (1786–1854)
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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