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In the year 2014
1,222 Notable deaths
Marina Ginestà
Spanish reporter.
Born January 29th, 1919 in Toulouse.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
On Kawara
Japanese artist (1933–2014).
Born January 2nd, 1933 in Kariya.
Died July 10th, 2014 at 81 years old in New York City.
Christopher Chataway
British runner and politician (1931-2014).
Born January 31st, 1931 in Chelsea.
Died January 19th, 2014 at 82 years old in Westminster (cancer).
Morteza Pashaei
Iranian singer and composer.
Born August 11th, 1984 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 2014 at 30 years old in Tehran (cancer).
Gyude Bryant
Liberian politician (1949-2014).
Born January 17th, 1949 in Monrovia.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 65 years old in Monrovia.
Nelson Ned
Brazilian singer-songwriter (1947–2014).
Died May 1st, 2014 at 67 years old in Cotia (pneumonia). [ref]
Alice Herz-Sommer
British jewish pianist and music teacher from bohemia.
Born November 26th, 1903 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2014 at 110 years old in London (disease).
Ali Mazrui
Kenyan academic (1933–2014).
Born February 24th, 1933 in Mombasa.
Died October 12th, 2014 at 81 years old in Vestal.
Jimmy Jones
Northern ireland football player (1928-2014).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Keady.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Lurgan. [ref]
Patricia Laffan
British stage, film, tv and radio actress (1919-2014).
Born March 19th, 1919 in London.
Died March 10th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chelsea.
Dick Smith
American make-up artist (1922-2014).
Born June 26th, 1922 in Larchmont.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 92 years old in Los Angeles.
Chad Brown
American actor and poker player (1961-2014).
Born August 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 52 years old in The Bronx (cancer).
Sherwin B. Nuland
American surgeon (1930–2014).
Born December 8th, 1930 in New York City.
Died March 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Hamden (prostate cancer).
Charles Keating
English actor (1941-2014).
Born October 22nd, 1941 in London.
Died August 9th, 2014 at 72 years old in Weston (cancer).
Robert A. Dahl
American political scientist (1915–2014).
Born December 17th, 1915 in Inwood.
Died February 5th, 2014 at 98 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Alicia Rhett
American actress and portrait painter (1915–2014).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Savannah.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 98 years old in Charleston (disease).
Ann Carter
American child actress (1936-2014).
Born June 16th, 1936 in Syracuse.
Died January 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in North Bend (ovarian cancer).
Huber Matos
Cuban revolutionary (1918-2014).
Born November 26th, 1918 in Yara.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 95 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Rhodes Reason
American actor (1930-2014).
Born April 19th, 1930 in Glendale.
Died December 26th, 2014 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (lymphoma).
Roy Bhaskar
British philosopher (1944-2014).
Born May 15th, 1944 in Teddington.
Died November 19th, 2014 at 70 years old in Leeds.
Richard Hoggart
British sociologist (1918-2014).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Leeds.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 95 years old in London.
Rayhaneh Jabbari
Iranian who executed.
Born November 5th, 1987 in Tehran.
Died October 25th, 2014 at 26 years old in Tehran, Gohardasht Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Brian G. Hutton
American actor, film director (1935–2014).
Born May 2nd, 1935 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Věra Chytilová
Czech film director (1929–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto rican musician (1935–2014).
Died April 17th, 2014 at 78 years old in Cupey (car collision).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe