In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Holger Hansson
Swedish footballer and manager (1927-2014).
Born January 26th, 1927 in Örgryte församling.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Lundby church parish.
Sjefke Janssen
Dutch racing cyclist (1919–2014).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Stein.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 95 years old in Stein.
William Meyers
Boxer (1943-2014).
Born July 23rd, 1943 in Johannesburg.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 70 years old in Edenvale.
Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit
Catalan linguist (1920-2014).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
Leonhard Pohl
West german sprinter.
Born July 18th, 1929 in Olsztyn.
Died April 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Pfungstadt.
Kumba Ialá
Bissau-guinean politician (1953-2014).
Born March 15th, 1953 in Bula.
Died April 4th, 2014 at 61 years old in Bissau (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest).
Annemarie Buchner
Alpine skier.
Born February 16th, 1924 in Ettal.
Died November 9th, 2014 at 90 years old in Grainau.
Takeo Kamachi
Japanese sports shooter (1936–2014).
Born March 20th, 1936 in Manchuria.
Died December 4th, 2014 at 78 years old (stroke). [ref]
Sirkka Polkunen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born November 6th, 1927 in Jyväskylä.
Died September 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Laukaa.
Yevgeni Korolkov
Olympic gymnast (1930–2014).
Born October 9th, 1930 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
Howie Lee
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born October 13th, 1931 in Toronto.
Died November 13th, 2014 at 83 years old in Unionville.
Yozo Aoki
Japanese association football player (1929-2014).
Born April 10th, 1929 in Japan.
Died April 23rd, 2014 at 85 years old in Japan.
Tomás Balduíno
Roman catholic bishop (1922-2014).
Born December 31st, 1922 in Posse.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 91 years old in Goiás (pulmonary embolism).
Dirk Sager
German journalist (1940–2014).
Born August 13th, 1940 in Hamburg.
Died January 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Potsdam (stroke).
Charles Casali
Swiss footballer (1923-2014).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Bern. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bern. [ref]
Ladislav Hlaváček
Czech footballer (1925-2014).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Veltruby, Prague. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Prague.
Herbert Schoen
German footballer (1929-2014).
Born May 18th, 1929 in Luckenwalde.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hubert Bourdy
French equestrian (1957–2014).
Born March 5th, 1957 in Troyes.
Died June 25th, 2014 at 57 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse (cancer).
Besim Bokshi
Albanian poet (1930-2014).
Born November 12th, 1930 in Gjakova.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 83 years old
Uroš Marović
Serbian water polo player (1946–2014).
Born July 4th, 1946 in Belgrade.
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
Elsa-Marianne von Rosen
Swedish ballet dancer, choreographer and actress (1924-2014).
Born April 21st, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Copenhagen.
Heinz Bäni
Swiss footballer (1936-2014).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Aarau.
Died March 10th, 2014 at 77 years old
George Moore
American modern pentathlete.
Born October 6th, 1918 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2014 at 95 years old
David Smith
American sailor, born 1925.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Salem.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 88 years old in Peabody.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder