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    History Short: Some of the People We Lost in 2022

    Major DanBy Major DanDecember 31, 2022Updated:January 1, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Commodus

    A Brief History

    On December 31, 192, Roman Emperor Commodus was assassinated, one of many Roman emperors that met an untimely end.  Today, we take a look at just a select few of those people that died in 2022.  Who else would you include on this list?

    Digging Deeper

    Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister

    Madeline Albright, Diplomat

    Kirstie Alley, actress

    Louie Anderson, Comedian

    Benedict, Pope Emeritus

    Peter Bogdanovich, Writer and director

    James Caan, Actor

    Irene Cara, Singer

    Coolio, Rapper

    Tony Dow, Actor

    Judith Durham, Singer

    Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

    Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet President

    Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian

    Franco Harris, Football player

    Orrin Hatch, Senator

    Anne Heche, Actress

    Howard Hesseman, Actor

    Dwayne Hickman, Actor

    William Hurt, Actor

    Naomi Judd, Singer

    Sally Kellerman, Actress

    Bob Lanier, Basketball player

    Angela Lansbury, Actress

    Ray Liotta, Actor

    Meat Loaf, Singer

    Christie McVie, Singer

    Loretta Lynn, Singer

    Yvette Mimieux, Actress

    Olivia Newton-John, Singer and actress

    P. J. O’Rourke, Political Satirist

    Pele, Soccer immortal

    Gaylord Perry, Baseball player

    Anita Pointer, Singer

    Sidney Poitier, Actor and activist

    Dan Reeves, Football player and coach

    Bill Russell, Basketball player

    Bob Saget, Comedian and actor

    Bernard Shaw, News Anchor

    Tony Sirico, Actor

    Ronnie Spector, Singer

    Ivana Trump, The Donald’s first wife

    Barbara Walters, Journalist

    Fred Ward, Actor

    Kathy Whitworth, Golfer

    Don Young, Congressman

    Question for students (and subscribers): Of all those who died in 2022, who do you believe was the most important?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, please see…

    hardman, Robert. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorative Edition, 1926-2022. Pegasus Books, 2022.

    Turney, Simon. Commodus: The Damned Emperors Book 2. ‎ Orion, 2019.

    The featured image in this article, an engraving by G. Mochetti of Narcissus strangling Commodus, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

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    Major Dan is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.

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