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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Amaka Igwe
Nigerian filmmaker & creative industries stakeholder champion.
Born January 2nd, 1963 in Port Harcourt. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2014 at 51 years old in Enugu (asthma).
Karen DeCrow
American lawyer and feminist (1937–2014).
Born December 18th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died June 6th, 2014 at 76 years old in Jamesville (melanoma).
José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican writer (1939-2014).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died January 26th, 2014 at 74 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest).
Álex Angulo
Spanish actor (1953-2014).
Born April 12th, 1953 in Erandio.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 61 years old in Fuenmayor (car collision). [ref]
Iveta Bartošová
Czech singer (1966–2014).
Born April 8th, 1966 in Čeladná, Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 48 years old in Uhříněves (railway accident). [ref]
Gabriel Axel
Danish film director (1918-2014).
Born April 18th, 1918 in Aarhus.
Died February 9th, 2014 at 95 years old in Bagsværd.
Scott Kalvert
American film director (1964–2014).
Born August 15th, 1964 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 2014 at 49 years old in Woodland Hills.
Giorgio Faletti
Italian writer and actor (1950-2014).
Born November 25th, 1950 in Asti.
Died July 4th, 2014 at 63 years old in Turin, Azienda ospedaliero universitaria San Giovanni Battista (lung cancer). [ref]
Ken Thorne
British composer (1924-2014).
Born January 26th, 1924 in Dereham.
Died July 9th, 2014 at 90 years old in West Hills.
Igor Rodionov
Russian military officer and politician (1936–2014).
Born December 1st, 1936 in Kurakino.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Frank M. Robinson
American science fiction writer (1926-2014).
Born August 9th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in San Francisco.
Fyodor Cherenkov
Russian footballer (1959–2014).
Born July 25th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Juan Gelman
Argentine poet (1930-2014).
Born May 3rd, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 14th, 2014 at 83 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer).
Elmārs Zemgalis
American chess player (1923-2014).
Born September 9th, 1923 in Riga.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 91 years old in Seattle.
Simin Behbahani
Iranian poet (1927-2014).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Tehran.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 87 years old in Tehran.
Graham Joyce
British writer (1954–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1954 in Coventry.
Died September 9th, 2014 at 59 years old in Leicester (lymphoma).
Carol Vadnais
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1945-2014).
Born September 25th, 1945 in Montreal.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 68 years old in Laval (cancer).
Vaçe Zela
Albanian singer and songwriter.
Born April 7th, 1939 in Lushnjë.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Basel (disease).
China Zorrilla
Uruguayan actress (1922–2014).
Born March 14th, 1922 in Montevideo Department.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Montevideo (pneumonia). [ref]
Nigel Calder
British science writer (1931–2014).
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Greater London.
Died June 25th, 2014 at 82 years old in Crawley.
Otto Piene
German artist (1928-2014).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Bad Laasphe.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin.
François Cavanna
French writer, journalist, cartoonist, publisher and press owner (1923-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 29th, 2014 at 90 years old in Créteil (Parkinson's disease).
Jadwiga Piłsudska
Polish pilot (1920-2014).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Columba Domínguez
Mexican actress and singer (1929–2014).
Born March 4th, 1929 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø