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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Robert Ashley
American composer (1930–2014).
Born March 28th, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died March 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Manhattan.
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).
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).
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]
Igor Mitoraj
Polish sculptor (1944–2014).
Born March 26th, 1944 in Oederan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
Japanese prince (1948–2014).
Born February 11th, 1948 in Tokyo.
Died June 8th, 2014 at 66 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Páez Vilaró
Uruguayan artist (1923-2014).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 90 years old
Julian B. Rotter
American psychologist (1916–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 97 years old in Mansfield.
Gyula Grosics
Hungarian footballer (1926-2014).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Dorog.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 88 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Assi Dayan
Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (1945-2014).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Nahalal.
Died May 1st, 2014 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
Hajo Meyer
German-dutch physicist and political activist.
Born August 12th, 1924 in Bielefeld.
Died August 23rd, 2014 at 90 years old in Heiloo (disease).
Richard Møller Nielsen
Danish footballer and manager (1937–2014).
Born August 19th, 1937 in Frørup.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 76 years old in Odense (brain cancer). [ref]
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918–2014).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Shelby.
Died September 8th, 2014 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Käbi Laretei
Estonian-swedish pianist (1922-2014).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Tartu. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Donatas Banionis
Soviet and lithuanian actor (1924-2014).
Born April 28th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 90 years old in Vilnius (stroke).
Margo MacDonald
Scottish politician (1943–2014).
Born April 19th, 1943 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Edinburgh (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Reuven Feuerstein
Israeli educator (1921-2014).
Born August 21st, 1921 in Botoșani.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Jerusalem.
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician (1952–2014).
Born May 5th, 1952 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 62 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident).
Tatiana Samoilova
Soviet and russian actress (1934–2014).
Born May 4th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 4th, 2014 at 80 years old in Moscow (coronary artery disease).
David Azrieli
Canadian-israeli businessman.
Born May 10th, 1922 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 9th, 2014 at 92 years old in Montreal.
Victor J. Stenger
American philosopher (1935–2014).
Born January 29th, 1935 in Bayonne.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 79 years old in Hawaii, Honolulu (aortic aneurysm).
Carla Laemmle
American actress (1909-2014).
Born October 20th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 2014 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Kim Ja-ok
South korean actress (1951-2014).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Seoul.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 63 years old in Seoul (lung cancer).
Ramón José Velásquez
Venezuelan politician, lawyer and historian (1916–2014).
Born November 28th, 1916 in San Juan de Colón.
Died June 24th, 2014 at 97 years old in Caracas.
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Chief justice of bangladesh supreme court (1930-2014).
Born December 3rd, 1930 in Murshidabad.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 83 years old in Dhaka (pneumonia).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy