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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
L'Wren Scott
American model and fashion/costume designer (1964-2014).
Born April 28th, 1964 in Roy. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2014 at 49 years old in Chelsea (hanging). [ref]
Ann B. Davis
American actress (1926-2014).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in Schenectady.
Died June 1st, 2014 at 88 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage).
Tony Benn
British politician (1925–2014).
Born April 3rd, 1925 in Marylebone.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 88 years old in London (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Matthew Cowles
American actor and playwright (1944-2014).
Born September 28th, 1944 in New York City.
Died May 22nd, 2014 at 69 years old in New York City.
Marcia Strassman
American actress and singer (1948-2014).
Born April 28th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2014 at 66 years old in Sherman Oaks (breast cancer). [ref]
Ruby Dee
American actress (1922–2014).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died June 11th, 2014 at 91 years old in New Rochelle (disease).
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014).
Born November 13th, 1929 in Meridian.
Died March 19th, 2014 at 84 years old in Topeka (cardiovascular disease).
Skye McCole Bartusiak
American actress (1992-2014).
Born September 28th, 1992 in Houston.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 21 years old in Houston (drug overdose).
Sid Caesar
American comic actor and writer (1922-2014).
Born September 8th, 1922 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2014 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Dane Witherspoon
American actor (1957-2014).
Born December 27th, 1957 in Denton.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 56 years old in Denver.
Khushwant Singh
Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1915 in Hadali.
Died March 20th, 2014 at 99 years old in New Delhi, Delhi.
Jeremiah Denton
American vietnam war pow and politician (1924-2014).
Born July 15th, 1924 in Mobile.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Virginia Beach (heart failure).
Elaine Stritch
American actress and singer in film, television, and the theatre (1925–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1925 in Detroit.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 89 years old in Birmingham (diabetes).
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist (1939-2014).
Born February 11th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Maximilian Schell
Swiss and austrian film and stage actor (1930–2014).
Born December 8th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 83 years old in Innsbruck (pneumonia).
Ben Bradlee
Executive editor of the washington post from 1968 to 1991.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Boston.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease).
William Guarnere
United states army paratrooper during world war ii.
Born April 28th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 90 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Balu Mahendra
Sri lankan born indian film director.
Born May 20th, 1939 in Batticaloa.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chennai (heart).
Christine Cavanaugh
American voice, film, and television actress (1963-2014).
Born August 16th, 1963 in Layton.
Died December 22nd, 2014 at 51 years old in Cedar City (leukemia).
Marion Barry
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1936-2014).
Born March 6th, 1936 in Itta Bena.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
James Rebhorn
American character actor (1948-2014).
Born September 1st, 1948 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2014 at 65 years old in South Orange (melanoma).
Jean-Claude Duvalier
President of the republic of haitu (1951-2014).
Born July 3rd, 1951 in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2014 at 63 years old in Port-au-Prince (heart failure). [ref]
K. Balachander
Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian.
Born July 9th, 1930 in Nannilam.
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Chennai (infectious disease).
Ian Paisley
Politician and former church minister (1926-2014).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Armagh.
Died September 12th, 2014 at 88 years old in Belfast (cardiomyopathy).
Sunanda Pushkar
Indo canadian businessperson.
Born June 27th, 1962 in Sopore.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 51 years old in New Delhi (drug overdose).
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