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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
Tito Vilanova
Spanish footballer and manager (1968-2014).
Born September 17th, 1968 in Bellcaire d'Empordà.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 45 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Geoffrey Holder
Trinidadian-american actor and dancer (1930-2014).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Port of Spain.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Mae Young
American professional wrestler (1923–2014).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Sand Springs.
Died January 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Columbia (myocardial infarction).
Warren Clarke
English actor.
Born April 26th, 1947 in Oldham. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2014 at 67 years old in Beaconsfield (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Alexander Grothendieck
French mathematician (1928–2014).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 2014 at 86 years old in Saint-Girons.
Zohra Sehgal
Indian actress and choreographer.
Born April 27th, 1912 in Saharanpur.
Died July 10th, 2014 at 102 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).
Lynda Bellingham
British actress (1948-2014).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Montreal.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 66 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Alvin Stardust
British singer and actor (1942–2014).
Born September 27th, 1942 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Ifold (prostate cancer).
Billie Whitelaw
British actress (1932-2014).
Born June 6th, 1932 in Coventry. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2014 at 82 years old in Northwood. [ref]
Martha Hyer
Actress (1924-2014).
Born August 10th, 1924 in Fort Worth.
Died May 31st, 2014 at 89 years old in Santa Fe.
Stuart Hall
Jamaican-born british sociologist and cultural theorist.
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Kingston.
Died February 10th, 2014 at 82 years old in London (kidney failure).
Paco de Lucía
Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014).
Born December 21st, 1947 in Algeciras.
Died February 26th, 2014 at 66 years old in Playa del Carmen, Cancun (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
British peer (1926–2014).
Born April 13th, 1926 in Blenheim Palace.
Died October 16th, 2014 at 88 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Gustavo Cerati
Argentine musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
Born August 11th, 1959 in Villa Ortúzar.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Núñez (cardiac arrest).
Gerry Conlon
Northern irish author and writer, one of the guildford four (1954-2014).
Born March 1st, 1954 in Belfast.
Died June 21st, 2014 at 60 years old in Belfast (lung cancer).
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
English writer (1920–2014).
Born March 31st, 1920 in Asthall Manor.
Died September 24th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chatsworth House (disease).
Marilyn Burns
American actress (1949-2014).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Erie. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 65 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amiri Baraka
African-american writer (1934–2014).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Newark. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2014 at 79 years old in Newark (surgical complications). [ref]
David Brenner
American comedian and actor (1936-2014).
Born February 4th, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).
Charlotte Dawson
New zealand–australian television personality (1966-2014).
Born April 8th, 1966 in Auckland.
Died February 22nd, 2014 at 47 years old in Woolloomooloo (hanging to death).
Jimi Jamison
American singer (1951–2014).
Born August 23rd, 1951 in Holmes County. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2014 at 63 years old in Raleigh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Anthony Walker
Soviet spy.
Born July 28th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 28th, 2014 at 77 years old in Federal Correctional Complex, Butner Medium II.
Kate O'Mara
English actress.
Born August 10th, 1939 in Leicester.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 74 years old in Sussex (ovarian cancer).
Luise Rainer
German-born actress (1910–2014).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 30th, 2014 at 104 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Bull
American film, stage and television actor (1924-2014).
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Calabasas (pneumonia).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius