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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
Warren Anderson
American chemical executive (1921–2014).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Vero Beach. [ref]
Ken Takakura
Japanese actor (1931–2014).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died November 10th, 2014 at 83 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma).
James Shigeta
American actor (1929–2014).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Honolulu.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dave Legeno
British actor, boxer and cage fighter (1963-2014).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Marylebone.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 50 years old in Zabriskie Point (hyperthermia).
Jerry Vale
American singer (1930–2014).
Born July 8th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2014 at 81 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Glen A. Larson
American television producer and writer (1937–2014).
Born January 3rd, 1937 in Long Beach. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2014 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Eduard Shevardnadze
Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Mamati.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.
Sam Kelly
British actor (1943–2014).
Born December 19th, 1943 in Salford.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 70 years old in Esher (cancer).
Karl Hans Albrecht
German entrepreneur (1920-2014).
Born February 20th, 1920 in Essen.
Died July 16th, 2014 at 94 years old in Essen.
Kwon Ri-se
South korean singer.
Born August 16th, 1991 in Fukushima. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2014 at 23 years old in Ajou University Hospital (traffic collision). [ref]
Luis Aragonés
Spanish football player and manager (1938-2014).
Born July 28th, 1938 in Madrid.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Stormé DeLarverie
American performer and gay rights activist (1920–2014).
Born December 24th, 1920 in New Orleans.
Died May 24th, 2014 at 93 years old in Brooklyn.
Jimmy Ruffin
American singer (1936–2014).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Collinsville. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2014 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Leonid Stadnyk
Ukrainian tallest human.
Born August 5th, 1970 in Chudniv Raion.
Died August 24th, 2014 at 44 years old in Chudniv Raion (cerebral hemorrhage).
Patrice Wymore
American actress and singer (1926-2014).
Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.
Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).
Saul Zaentz
American film producer and record company executive (1921-2014).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Passaic.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 92 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
Denny Miller
American actor (1934-2014).
Born April 25th, 1934 in Bloomington.
Died September 9th, 2014 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Gary Becker
American economist (1930-2014).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in Pottsville.
Died May 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Chicago (surgical complications).
Paul Mazursky
American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (1930-2014).
Born April 25th, 1930 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Bess Myerson
American model, city commissioner, tv show celebrity; first jewish-american and first miss new york elected miss america (1924-2014).
Born July 16th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died December 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Santa Monica.
Jesse Winchester
American-canadian singer-songwriter, producer.
Born May 17th, 1944 in Bossier City. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2014 at 69 years old in Charlottesville (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer (1931–2014).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Newark.
Died September 11th, 2014 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Acker Bilk
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014).
Born January 28th, 1929 in Pensford.
Died November 2nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Bath.
Gloria Leonard
American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014).
Born August 28th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 73 years old in Waimea (stroke).
Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014).
Born August 23rd, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 86 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 1144
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare