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1922 – 2000Vittorio Gassman (1922-2000)Died 29 June 2000, aged 77Vittorio Gassman was a leading Italian actor of stage and screen, a commanding classical performer who also starred in "commedia all'italiana" films such as Il Sorpasso and Big Deal on Madonna Street. He worked with directors including Dino Risi and Robert Altman. Italians knew him simply as "il Mattatore".
1922 – 2007Yvonne De Carlo (1922-2007)Canadian-American actress, star of exotic 1940s adventures and Lily Munster in The Munsters.
1922Yvonne De Carlo born in VancouverYvonne De Carlo is born in Vancouver.
1922 – 2014Sid Caesar (1922-2014)Died 12 February 2014, aged 91Sid Caesar, the pioneering comedian whose sketch show "Your Show of Shows" helped define early American television comedy, died in California. His writing staff over the years included Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon. He was regarded as one of the founding figures of TV comedy.
1922Great Fire of SmyrnaThe city burns amid the end of the Greco-Turkish WarA fire devastated the Greek and Armenian quarters of Smyrna (modern Izmir) between 13 and 22 September 1922, days after Turkish nationalist forces retook the city at the close of the Greco-Turkish War. Tens of thousands of civilians died, and hundreds of thousands fled by sea. The event accelerated the population exchange between Greece and Turkey formalized the following year.
1922Chanak CrisisBritain and Turkey come to the brink of war over the StraitsIn September 1922 Turkish nationalist forces advancing toward the neutral zone at Chanak (Canakkale) brought Britain and Turkey close to renewed war. British public and dominion reluctance to fight forced the government to seek a negotiated settlement. The crisis was resolved by the Armistice of Mudanya on 11 October 1922 and contributed to the fall of Lloyd George's government.
1922 – 2011Jackie Cooper (1922-2011)American actor and director, the youngest Best Actor nominee ever and later Perry White in Superman.
1922Jackie Cooper born in Los AngelesJackie Cooper is born in Los Angeles.
1922 – 2000Emil Zatopek (1922-2000)Died 22 November 2000, aged 78The Czech distance runner Emil Zatopek won three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, taking the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres and, at his first attempt at the distance, the marathon. Known for his agonised style, he set eighteen world records. He was demoted to labouring work after backing the 1968 Prague Spring.
1922Constantine I of Greece AbdicatesDefeat in the Greco-Turkish War forces his second exileKing Constantine I abdicated the Greek throne on 27 September 1922 following a military revolt that blamed him for the catastrophic defeat in the Greco-Turkish War. His son succeeded him as George II. Constantine went into exile in Italy and died there four months later.