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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
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.
Francis Matthews
British actor (1927–2014).
Born September 2nd, 1927 in York.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 86 years old in London.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
American philosopher (1923–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Marianowo, Gmina Szydłowo.
Died June 7th, 2014 at 91 years old in Pomfret (disease).
Gottfried John
German actor (1942-2014).
Born August 29th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Utting (cancer).
Kent Haruf
American novelist.
Born February 24th, 1943 in Pueblo.
Died November 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Salida (interstitial lung disease).
Elena Baltacha
British tennis player (1983-2014).
Born August 14th, 1983 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2014 at 30 years old in Ipswich (liver cancer). [ref]
John Holt
Jamaican reggae singer (1947–2014).
Born July 11th, 1947 in Kingston.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dennis Frederiksen
American musician (1951–2014).
Born May 15th, 1951 in Grand Rapids.
Died January 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Mound (liver cancer).
U. Srinivas
Indian musician (1969–2014).
Born February 28th, 1969 in Palakollu.
Died September 19th, 2014 at 45 years old in Chennai (organ dysfunction).
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]
Stefan Gierasch
American actor (1926–2014).
Born February 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died September 6th, 2014 at 88 years old in Santa Monica.
Angus Lennie
Scottish actor (1930-2014).
Born April 18th, 1930 in Glasgow.
Died September 14th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease).
Dick Wagner
American guitarist (1942–2014).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Oelwein.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Phoenix (respiratory failure).
Andrew V. McLaglen
American film and television director (1920-2014).
Born July 28th, 1920 in London.
Died August 30th, 2014 at 94 years old in Friday Harbor.
Raphael Ravenscroft
British musician, composer and author (1954–2014).
Born June 4th, 1954 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 60 years old in Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Matt Koehl
American neo-nazi politician and marine (1935-2014).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Milwaukee.
Died October 9th, 2014 at 79 years old in New Berlin.
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014).
Born February 12th, 1920 in Dengta.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chiyoda (heart failure).
Jim Flaherty
Canadian politician (1949–2014).
Born December 30th, 1949 in Lachine.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ottawa (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Albrecht
German politician (1930–2014).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Heidelberg.
Died December 13th, 2014 at 84 years old in Burgdorf (Alzheimer's disease).
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
French-american artist and author (1935–2014).
Born September 6th, 1935 in La Tronche.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).
Arthur Rankin Jr.
American director, writer and producer (1924–2014).
Born July 19th, 1924 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2014 at 89 years old in Harrington Sound.
Scott Asheton
American drummer (1949–2014).
Born August 16th, 1949 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 15th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.
Mary Anderson
American actress (1918–2014).
Born April 3rd, 1918 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Burbank.
Larry D. Mann
Canadian actor (1922-2014).
Born December 18th, 1922 in Toronto.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
David Easton
Canadian academic (1917-2014).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 97 years old [ref]
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