Famous Deaths for 19th February 2022

1622 – Sir Henry Savile, English scholar and educator, translated the New Testament into English, dies at 72
1815 – Leonhard von Call, Austrian composer, dies at 47
1952 – Lawrence Grant [Percy Reginald], British actor (Bulldog Drummond), dies at 82
1963 – Bartolomé “Beny” Moré, Cuban guaracha and mambo singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader, dies of liver cirrhosis at 43
1972 – (Edward) Lee Morgan, American hard-bop jazz trumpeter (“The Sidewinder”), dies after being shot by his wife between sets during a gig at 33
1993 – Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82
1996 – Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at 77
1997 – Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), dies at 76
2009 – Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b.1945)
2013 – Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic, dies at 88

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