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In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Maya Rao
Indian classical dancer and choreographer (1928-2014).
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Malleswaram.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 86 years old in Bengaluru (cardiac arrest).
Frans van der Lugt
Dutch jesuit (1938-2014).
Born April 10th, 1938 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 75 years old in Homs (gunshot wound).
Michio Mado
Japanese children's poet (1909-2014).
Born November 16th, 1909 in Tokuyama.
Died February 28th, 2014 at 104 years old in Inagi.
Dorothy Cheney
American tennis player (1916-2014).
Born September 1st, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 98 years old in Escondido.
Phuntsok Wangyal
Tibetan politician (1922-2014).
Born October 25th, 1922 in Xiaqiong Town.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 91 years old in Beijing (disease). [ref]
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
British olympic high jumper (1920–2014).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Stockwell.
Died September 26th, 2014 at 94 years old in Long Melford (disease). [ref]
Tuğçe Albayrak
Assassinated turkish-german youngster (1991-2014).
Born November 28th, 1991 in Bad Soden-Salmünster. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2014 at 22 years old in Offenbach am Main (blunt trauma). [ref]
Wu Tianming
Chinese film director and producer (1939-2014).
Born October 19th, 1939 in Sanyuan County.
Died March 4th, 2014 at 74 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Vasil Biľak
Czechoslovak member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and russian nation politician (1917-2014).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Krajná Bystrá. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Eduardo Coutinho
Brazilian film director (1933-2014).
Born May 11th, 1933 in São Paulo.
Died February 2nd, 2014 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stabbing).
Theo Colborn
American ecologist (1927–2014).
Born March 28th, 1927 in Plainfield.
Died December 14th, 2014 at 87 years old in Paonia.
Hanna Maron
German-israeli actress (1923-2014).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Berlin.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 90 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
Peter von Bagh
Finnish film historian and director (1943–2014).
Born August 29th, 1943 in Helsinki.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 71 years old in Helsinki (disease).
Kim Anderzon
Swedish actress (1943–2014).
Born March 20th, 1943 in Östersunds församling.
Died October 24th, 2014 at 71 years old in Vallentuna parish (cancer).
Birgitta Valberg
Swedish actress (1916–2014).
Born December 16th, 1916 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lidingö.
Daniel Boulanger
French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter (1922–2014).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Compiègne.
Died October 27th, 2014 at 92 years old in Senlis.
Rafael Addiego Bruno
Uruguayan jurist and political figure (1923–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Salto. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2014 at 90 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Antoine Duhamel
French composer (1925–2014).
Born July 30th, 1925 in Valmondois.
Died September 11th, 2014 at 89 years old in Valmondois.
Ken Utsui
Actor (1931-2014).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Nagoya. [ref]
José Policarpo
Patriarch of lisbon and cardinal (1936-2014).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Alvorninha.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Walter J. Gehring
Swiss scientist (1939-2014).
Born March 20th, 1939 in Zurich.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Basel (traffic collision).
Dominique Baudis
French political figure and journalist (1947-2014).
Born April 14th, 1947 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 66 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Jonas Trinkūnas
Lithuanian ethnologist (1939-2014).
Born February 28th, 1939 in Klaipėda.
Died January 20th, 2014 at 74 years old in Vilnius.
Silvio Zavala
Mexican historian (1909–2014).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Mérida.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 105 years old in Mexico City.
Gyula Sax
Hungarian chess grandmaster (1951–2014).
Born June 18th, 1951 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2014 at 62 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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