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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Theodore Millon
American psychologist & academic (1928-2014).
Born August 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died January 29th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greenville.
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer (1926-2014).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Rome (bronchitis).
Tom Gola
American basketball player and politician (1933-2014).
Born January 13th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died January 26th, 2014 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.
Alice Coachman
American high jumper (1923–2014).
Born November 9th, 1923 in Albany. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Albany (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ruth Duccini
American actress (1918-2014).
Born July 23rd, 1918 in Rush City.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 95 years old in Las Vegas.
Nabarun Bhattacharya
Indian writer and poet.
Born June 23rd, 1948 in Berhampore.
Died July 31st, 2014 at 66 years old in Kolkata (pancreatic cancer).
Gaby Aghion
Egyptian-born jewish fashion designer.
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 93 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Sandy Jardine
Scottish association football player and manager (1948-2014).
Born December 31st, 1948 in Edinburgh.
Died April 24th, 2014 at 65 years old in Edinburgh (liver cancer).
Michael Harari
Israeli mossad agent.
Born February 18th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Vladimir Beara
Croatian footballer (1928-2014).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Zelovo, Sinj.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 85 years old in Split (complication). [ref]
Marc Platt
American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Pasadena.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 100 years old in San Rafael (pneumonia).
George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014).
Born May 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Plano (disease). [ref]
Robert S. Strauss
American diplomat (1918–2014).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Lockhart.
Died March 19th, 2014 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mavis Gallant
Canadian writer (1922–2014).
Born August 11th, 1922 in Montreal. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Caldwell Jones
American basketball player (1950–2014).
Born August 4th, 1950 in McGehee.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 64 years old in Atlanta (myocardial infarction).
David Malet Armstrong
Australian philosopher (1926-2014).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Nigel Stepney
British formula one mechanic.
Born November 14th, 1958 in Ufton.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 55 years old in Ashford (struck by vehicle).
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Leader of harakat al-shabaab mujahideen, horner insurgent group (1977-2014).
Born July 10th, 1977 in Hargeisa.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 37 years old in Somalia.
Komla Dumor
Ghanaian journalist (1972-2014).
Born October 3rd, 1972 in Accra. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2014 at 41 years old in Rickmansworth (myocardial infarction).
Wubbo Ockels
Dutch physicist and astronaut (1946–2014).
Born March 28th, 1946 in Almelo.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 68 years old in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Nancy Holt
American artist (1938-2014).
Born April 5th, 1938 in Worcester.
Died February 8th, 2014 at 75 years old in New York City.
Bunta Sugawara
Japanese actor (1933–2014).
Born August 16th, 1933 in Sendai.
Died December 28th, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer).
A. N. R. Robinson
President and prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1926-2014).
Born December 16th, 1926 in Scarborough.
Died April 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Port of Spain.
Go Seigen
Chinese-japanese go player.
Born June 12th, 1914 in Minhou County.
Died November 30th, 2014 at 100 years old in Odawara (senility).
Margot Adler
Author, neopagan, and national public radio reporter (1946–2014).
Born April 16th, 1946 in Little Rock.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1224
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