Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1922

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 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

May 1 Vasilij Ivanovič Denisov
May 1 Fernando Saavedra
May 2 Eugen Ehrlich
May 2 Augusta Costanza Succi
May 3 William Robert Brooks
May 4 Viktor Kingissepp
Estonian politician (b. 1888).
May 5 Carl Sofus Lumholtz
May 5 Ernesto Stassano
May 7 Max Wagenknecht
German organist composer and educator (d.1922).
May 12 Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești
May 14 Maria Vittoria Hamilton
May 14 Andrea Meschia
May 17 Georg von Hauberrisser
May 18 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Prize laureate in recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases.
May 18 Eugenia Burzio
May 18 Pietro Fragiacomo
May 19 Heinrich Quincke
May 21 Sidney Ainsworth
May 21 Michael Mayr
May 22 Karl August Baumeister
May 22 Carl Teike
May 26 Ernest Solvay
Belgian chemist.
May 26 Alberto Castoldi
May 26 Gilson Willets
May 27 August Wolfstieg
May 29 Evgenij Bagrationovič Vachtangov
May 31 Rutland Barrington