In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Blas Piñar
Spanish politician (1918–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Toledo. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2014 at 95 years old in Madrid.
Vasily Petrov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–2014).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Chernolesskoye.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lane Evans
American congressman, attorney, marine (1951-2014).
Born August 4th, 1951 in Rock Island.
Died November 5th, 2014 at 63 years old in East Moline (Parkinson's disease).
Bill Dana
Nasa research pilot and astronaut (1930–2014).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Pasadena.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Serhiy Nigoyan
Ukrainian activist.
Born August 2nd, 1993 in Bereznuvativka.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 20 years old in Kyiv (ballistic trauma).
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Uccle.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Eduardo Campos
Brazilian economist and politician (1965–2014).
Born August 10th, 1965 in Recife.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 49 years old in Santos (aviation accident). [ref]
Camille Lepage
French photojournalist (1988–2014).
Born January 28th, 1988 in Angers.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 26 years old in Central African Republic.
Takako Doi
Japanese politician (1928-2014).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Kobe.
Died September 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture (pneumonia).
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet , israeli citizen (1939–2014).
Died August 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Safed (cancer). [ref]
Amar Kant
Indian writer (1925-2014).
Born July 1st, 1925 in Ballia district. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2014 at 88 years old [ref]
Tom Rolf
Swedish film editor (1931-2014).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died July 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Saint-Calais (surgical complications).
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Historian of mathematics and logic (1941-2014).
Born June 23rd, 1941 in Bakewell.
Died December 12th, 2014 at 73 years old in England.
Peter Scholl-Latour
German-french journalist and author (1924-2014).
Born March 9th, 1924 in Bochum.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 90 years old in Rhöndorf. [ref]
Arthur Gardner
Producer and actor from the united states (1910–2014).
Born June 7th, 1910 in Marinette.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 104 years old in Beverly Hills.
Dannie Abse
Welsh poet and writer (1923–2014).
Born September 22nd, 1923 in Cardiff.
Died September 28th, 2014 at 91 years old in London.
Gerald Guralnik
American physicist.
Born September 17th, 1936 in Cedar Falls.
Died April 26th, 2014 at 77 years old in Providence.
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Iranian musician (1947–2014).
Born January 7th, 1947 in Gorgan.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 67 years old in Tehran (cancer).
William R. Pogue
American astronaut (1930-2014).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Okemah.
Died March 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Cocoa Beach. [ref]
Mahdi Elmandjra
Moroccan academic (1933-2014).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Rabat.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 81 years old in Rabat (disease).
Victoria Santa Cruz
Peruvian composer (1922–2014).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Lima. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2014 at 91 years old in Lima. [ref]
Marian Ewurama Addy
Ghanaian female science professor and quiz host.
Born February 7th, 1942 in Saltpond. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2014 at 71 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital (illness).
Valyantsin Byalkevich
Football player from belarus (1973–2014).
Born January 27th, 1973 in Minsk.
Died August 1st, 2014 at 41 years old in Kyiv (stroke).
Nikola Simić
Actor, theater actor, film actor.
Born May 18th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died November 9th, 2014 at 80 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Stefanie Zweig
German writer (1932-2014).
Born September 19th, 1932 in Głubczyce.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 81 years old in Frankfurt (disease). [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 1224
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami