Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1922

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1922. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 William Desmond Taylor

  American silent film director and actor; his murder remains unsolved.

• Feb. 3 Christiaan de Wet

  South african general and politician, state president of the orange free state (b. 1854).

• Feb. 3 John Butler Yeats

  Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1839).

• Feb. 4 Florence Deshon
• Feb. 4 Francesco Gioli
• Feb. 5 Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

  Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871).

• Feb. 5 Paul Durand-Ruel
• Feb. 5 Luigi Ziliotto
• Feb. 5 Frances Bowes-Lyon
• Feb. 7 Bəhruz Kəngərli
• Feb. 9 Theodor Liebisch
• Feb. 10 Alfred Cauchie
• Feb. 13 Tullio Bozza
• Feb. 14 Heikki Ritavuori

  Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880; assassinated).

• Feb. 14 Andrej Gromov
• Feb. 15 Ekaterina Michajlovna Dolgorukova
• Feb. 16 Giovanni Acquaderni
• Feb. 16 Newton Knight
• Feb. 17 Niccolò Papadopoli
• Feb. 17 Carl Röder
• Feb. 22 Manfredo Da Passano
• Feb. 22 Aaron David Gordon
• Feb. 22 Bannister Merwin
• Feb. 24 Alfred Espinas
• Feb. 25 Henri Landru
• Feb. 26 Alois Höfler
• Feb. 26 George Ker