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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
David Ryall
English actor (1935-2014).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 79 years old in London.
James R. Schlesinger
United states secretary of defense; united states secretary of energy; economist, academic and educator (1929-2014).
Born February 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2014 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist.
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia). [ref]
Karlheinz Böhm
Austrian actor (1928–2014).
Born March 16th, 1928 in Darmstadt.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 86 years old in Grödig (Alzheimer's disease).
Elizabeth Jane Howard
English writer (1923–2014).
Born March 26th, 1923 in London.
Died January 2nd, 2014 at 90 years old in Bungay (disease).
Azlan Shah I of Perak
Sultan of perak (1928-2014).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Batu Gajah.
Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Jimmy Ellis
American boxer (1940–2014).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Louisville.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Louisville (dementia).
Lilli Carati
Italian actress.
Born September 23rd, 1956 in Varese. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2014 at 58 years old in Besano (brain cancer). [ref]
Ibrahim Touré
Ivorian footballer (1985–2014).
Born September 27th, 1985 in Bouaké. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2014 at 28 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Massimo Vignelli
Italian designer (1931-2014).
Born January 10th, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2014 at 83 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Sarah Marshall
British actress (1933-2014).
Born May 25th, 1933 in London.
Died January 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
J. E. Freeman
American actor (1946-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died August 9th, 2014 at 68 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Idris Muhammad
American drummer (1939-2014).
Born November 13th, 1939 in New Orleans.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Malik Bendjelloul
Swedish film and documentary director (1977-2014).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Ystad church parish.
Died May 13th, 2014 at 36 years old in Västermalms parish.
Man Haron Monis
Iranian australian shia cleric, convert to sunni islam and gunman (1964-2014).
Born May 19th, 1964 in Borujerd. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2014 at 50 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Michael Sata
Zambian politician (1937–2014).
Died October 28th, 2014 at 77 years old in London (disease).
Elena Baltacha
British tennis player (1983-2014).
Born August 14th, 1983 in Kyiv.
Died May 4th, 2014 at 30 years old in Ipswich (liver cancer).
Gordon Willis
American cinematographer and film director (1931-2014).
Born May 28th, 1931 in Astoria.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 82 years old in North Falmouth (cancer). [ref]
Andrea de Cesaris
Italian racing driver (1959-2014).
Died October 5th, 2014 at 55 years old in Rome (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Francis Matthews
British actor.
Born September 2nd, 1927 in York.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 86 years old in London.
John Holt
Jamaican reggae singer (1947–2014).
Born July 11th, 1947 in Kingston. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gottfried John
German actor (1942-2014).
Born August 29th, 1942 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Utting (cancer). [ref]
U. Srinivas
Indian musician (1969–2014).
Born February 28th, 1969 in Palakollu.
Died September 19th, 2014 at 45 years old in Chennai (organ dysfunction).
Ameyo Adadevoh
Nigerian physician.
Born October 27th, 1956 in Lagos.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 57 years old in Lagos (Ebola hemorrhagic fever). [ref]
Udo Jürgens
Austrian singer and composer (1934–2014).
Born September 30th, 1934 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2014 at 80 years old in Münsterlingen (heart failure). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson