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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Camden.
Died December 24th, 2014 at 91 years old in Panama City.
Milan Galić
Serbian footballer (1938–2014).
Born March 8th, 1938 in Zrenjanin.
Died September 13th, 2014 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Hans Hollein
Austrian architect and designer (1934-2014).
Born March 30th, 1934 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2014 at 80 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]
Isaac Hofi
Israeli military officer (1927-2014).
Born January 25th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan.
Maria Lassnig
Austrian artist (1919-2014).
Born September 8th, 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in Vienna.
John Dobson
American astronomer (1915–2014).
Born September 14th, 1915 in Beijing.
Died January 15th, 2014 at 98 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Marie Dubois
French actress (1937-2014).
Born January 12th, 1937 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 2014 at 77 years old in Lescar (multiple sclerosis).
Simón Díaz
Venezuelan musician (1928-2014).
Born August 8th, 1928 in Aragua.
Died February 19th, 2014 at 85 years old in Caracas (Alzheimer's disease).
Muhammad Qutb
Egyptian islamist writer and scholar (1919-2014).
Born April 26th, 1919 in Musha.
Died April 4th, 2014 at 94 years old in Mecca.
Vanna Bonta
Italian-american writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014).
Born April 3rd, 1958 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 2014 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Serge Moscovici
Romenian social psychologist (1925-2014).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Brăila.
Died November 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chhanda Gayen
A bengali mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, teacher of self-defense..
Died May 20th, 2014 at 34 years old
Oswald Morris
Cinematographer (1915-2014).
Born November 22nd, 1915 in Middlesex.
Died March 17th, 2014 at 98 years old in Dorset.
Karl-Heinz Kurras
German police officer (1927–2014).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Barciany.
Died December 16th, 2014 at 87 years old in Spandau.
Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writer (1927–2014).
Born June 16th, 1927 in João Pessoa.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Recife (stroke).
Steve Dodd
Australian soldier, actor (1928-2014).
Born June 1st, 1928 in Alice Springs.
Died November 10th, 2014 at 86 years old in Basin View.
Björn Waldegård
Swedish rally driver, first winner of the world rally championship for drivers.
Born November 12th, 1943 in Solna Municipality. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2014 at 70 years old in Sweden (cancer). [ref]
Bo Callaway
American politician and businessman (1927–2014).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in LaGrange.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Columbus (cerebral hemorrhage).
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bestwinka.
Died May 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
Ichirō Nagai
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1931–2014).
Died January 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Naka-ku (coronary artery disease).
Frans Brüggen
Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014).
Born October 30th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist (1924-2014).
Born May 30th, 1924 in Havana.
Died April 14th, 2014 at 89 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).
Harold W. Kuhn
American mathematician (1925–2014).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Santa Monica.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014).
Born October 6th, 1989 in Douala.
Died August 23rd, 2014 at 24 years old in Tizi Ouzou.
V. K. Murthy
Indian cinematographer (1923–2014).
Born November 26th, 1923 in Mysore.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bengaluru (disease).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1224
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