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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Indian film actor and producer (1923–2014).
Born September 20th, 1923 in Ramapuram.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 90 years old in Hyderabad (cancer).
Mike Nichols
American director and comedian (1931–2014).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died November 19th, 2014 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Elizabeth Peña
American actress (1959–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1959 in Elizabeth.
Died October 14th, 2014 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Phillip Hughes
Australian cricketer (1988-2014).
Born November 30th, 1988 in Macksville.
Died November 27th, 2014 at 25 years old in Sydney (cricket ball, cerebral hemorrhage).
Ariel Sharon
Prime minister of israel from 2001 to 2006.
Born February 27th, 1928 in Kfar Malal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2014 at 85 years old in Ramat Gan (acute kidney injury, cerebral hemorrhage).
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentine-spanish association football player (1926-2014).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jeremy Thorpe
British politician (1929–2014).
Born April 29th, 1929 in South Kensington.
Died December 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greater London (Parkinson's disease).
John Pinette
American comedian and actor (1964–2014).
Born March 23rd, 1964 in Boston.
Died April 5th, 2014 at 50 years old in Pittsburgh (pulmonary embolism).
H. R. Giger
Swiss artist (1940–2014).
Born February 5th, 1940 in Chur.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Malcolm Glazer
American businessman, ex-sports franchise owner (1928-2014).
Born August 15th, 1928 in Rochester.
Died May 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Rochester (disease).
Tony Gwynn
American professional baseball right fielder; 1960-2014.
Born May 9th, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Died June 16th, 2014 at 54 years old in Poway (salivary gland neoplasm, salivary gland cancer).
Mukund Varadarajan
Ashoka chakra recipient.
Born April 12th, 1982 in Tambaram.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 32 years old in Shopian.
Roger Lloyd-Pack
British actor (1944-2014).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Islington. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2014 at 69 years old in Kentish Town (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Eusébio
Portuguese footballer (1942–2014).
Born January 25th, 1942 in Maputo.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure).
James Brady
White house press secretary under ronald reagan (1940-2014).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Centralia.
Died August 4th, 2014 at 73 years old in Alexandria (ballistic trauma).
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of cream (1943-2014).
Born May 14th, 1943 in Bishopbriggs. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2014 at 71 years old in Suffolk (liver cancer). [ref]
Jan Hooks
American actress, comedian (1957-2014).
Born April 23rd, 1957 in Decatur.
Died October 9th, 2014 at 57 years old in Woodstock (cancer).
Ralph Waite
American actor (1928-2014).
Born June 22nd, 1928 in White Plains.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Palm Desert.
James Foley
American journalist.
Born October 18th, 1973 in Rochester. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 40 years old in Raqqa (decapitation). [ref]
Bobby Womack
American singer and songwriter (1944–2014).
Born March 4th, 1944 in Cleveland.
Died June 27th, 2014 at 70 years old in Tarzana (Alzheimer's disease).
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Beaumont.
Died July 16th, 2014 at 70 years old in Bülach District (disease).
Viscera
American professional wrestler.
Born February 14th, 1971 in Goldsboro.
Died February 18th, 2014 at 43 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014).
Born November 4th, 1965 in Muskegon.
Died November 1st, 2014 at 48 years old in Landers (drug overdose).
Russell David Johnson
American television and film actor (1924–2014).
Born November 10th, 1924 in Ashley.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 89 years old in Bainbridge Island (kidney failure).
Carol Ann Susi
American actress (1952-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1952 in Brooklyn.
Died November 11th, 2014 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (carcinoma).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino