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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Christopher Hogwood
English conductor, harpsichordist and musicologist (1941–2014).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died September 24th, 2014 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Carmen Zapata
American actress (1927-2014).
Born July 15th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Harun Farocki
German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014).
Born January 9th, 1944 in Nový Jičín.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Anna Przybylska
Polish model and actor (1978–2014).
Born December 26th, 1978 in Gdynia. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2014 at 35 years old in Gdynia (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mark Strand
Canadian-american poet, essayist, translator (1934–2014).
Born April 11th, 1934 in Summerside.
Died November 29th, 2014 at 80 years old in Brooklyn (liposarcoma).
Manitas de Plata
French gitano flamenco guitarist (1921–2014).
Born August 7th, 1921 in Sète.
Died November 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Valeriya Novodvorskaya
Russian politician (1950-2014).
Born May 17th, 1950 in Baranavichy. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2014 at 64 years old in Moscow (toxic shock syndrome). [ref]
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player (1930–2014).
Born January 14th, 1930 in St. Catharines.
Died September 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease).
Shulamit Aloni
Israeli politician (1928-2014).
Born December 27th, 1928 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2014 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv.
Joan Lorring
Hong kong-born american actress (1926-2014).
Born April 17th, 1926 in British Hong Kong.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sleepy Hollow (disease).
Veljko Kadijević
Yugoslav general (1925-2014).
Born November 21st, 1925 in Glavina Donja.
Died November 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in Moscow (disease).
Jacques Le Goff
French historian (1924-2014).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Toulon.
Died April 1st, 2014 at 90 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Panna Rittikrai
Thai actor and director (1961–2014).
Born February 17th, 1961 in Khon Kaen.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 53 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Craig Hill
American actor (1926-2014).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Patrick Lucey
American politician (1918–2014).
Born March 21st, 1918 in La Crosse.
Died May 10th, 2014 at 96 years old in Milwaukee.
Wolfhart Pannenberg
German theologian (1928–2014).
Born October 2nd, 1928 in Szczecin.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Munich.
Alistair MacLeod
Canadian author and professor of english (1936–2014).
Born July 20th, 1936 in North Battleford.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 77 years old in Windsor (stroke).
Christophe de Margerie
French businessman, ceo of total s.a. from 2007 to his death in 2014.
Born August 6th, 1951 in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais.
Died October 20th, 2014 at 63 years old in Vnukovo International Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
Robert Ashley
American composer (1930–2014).
Born March 28th, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died March 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Manhattan.
Hilderaldo Bellini
Brazilian footballer (1930-2014).
Born June 7th, 1930 in Itapira.
Died March 20th, 2014 at 83 years old in São Paulo (Alzheimer's disease).
Liam Davison
Australian novelist (1957–2014).
Born July 29th, 1957 in Melbourne.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 56 years old in Donetsk Oblast (aviation accident).
Ana María Matute
Spanish writer.
Born July 26th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died June 25th, 2014 at 87 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
Wu Ma
Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Joep Lange
Dutch clinical researcher specializing in hiv therapy.
Born September 25th, 1954 in Nieuwenhagen.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 59 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident). [ref]
Jerrie Mock
.american aviation pioneer (1925–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1925 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 88 years old in Quincy.
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