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In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
Dora Bryan
British actress of stage, film and television (1923-2014).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Parbold.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 91 years old in Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Norwalk. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2014 at 85 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Sheila MacRae
English-born american actress, singer, dancer.
Born September 24th, 1921 in London.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Marion Stein
Austrian-born british concert pianist.
Born October 18th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 87 years old in North Devon.
Juanita Moore
American actress (1914-2014).
Born October 19th, 1914 in Greenwood.
Died January 1st, 2014 at 99 years old in Los Angeles.
Ralph H. Baer
German-born american inventor and engineer (1922–2014).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Rodalben.
Died December 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Brittany Maynard
American activist.
Born November 19th, 1984 in Anaheim.
Died November 1st, 2014 at 29 years old in Portland (euthanasia).
Misty Upham
American actress (1982-2014).
Born July 6th, 1982 in Kalispell.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 32 years old in Auburn.
Bobby Keys
American saxophonist (1943-2014).
Born December 18th, 1943 in Slaton.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 70 years old in Franklin (liver cirrhosis).
Alain Resnais
French film director (1922-2014).
Born June 3rd, 1922 in Vannes. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2014 at 91 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Leelah Alcorn
American transgender girl (1997–2014).
Born November 15th, 1997 in Kings Mills.
Died December 28th, 2014 at 17 years old (struck by vehicle).
Bob Hastings
American actor (1925–2014).
Born April 18th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 89 years old in Burbank (prostate cancer).
Christopher Jones
American stage, movie, and television actor (1941-2014).
Born August 18th, 1941 in Jackson.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 72 years old in Los Alamitos (cancer).
Ralph Kiner
American baseball player and announcer.
Born October 27th, 1922 in Santa Rita.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Stephanie L. Kwolek
American chemist, inventor of kevlar.
Born July 31st, 1923 in New Kensington.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 90 years old in Wilmington.
Farley Mowat
Canadian author and environmentalist.
Born May 12th, 1921 in Belleville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Cobourg. [ref]
David Greenglass
Atomic spy for the soviet union (1922–2014).
Born March 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2014 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jim Jeffords
American politician from vermont (1934–2014).
Born May 11th, 1934 in Rutland.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Leslie Feinberg
American transgender activist and author (1949-2014).
Born September 1st, 1949 in Kansas City.
Died November 15th, 2014 at 65 years old in Syracuse (Lyme disease).
Ed Nelson
American actor, ampas member; mayor (1928-2014).
Born December 21st, 1928 in New Orleans.
Died August 9th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greensboro (heart failure).
Jacques Bergerac
French actor, businessman and executive (1927-2014).
Born May 26th, 1927 in Biarritz.
Died June 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Anglet.
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014).
Born June 26th, 1933 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2014 at 80 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Thomas Menino
53rd mayor of boston, massachusetts, usa (1942-2014).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Hyde Park. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Boston (cancer).
Daniel Keyes
American author.
Born August 9th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Boca Raton (pneumonia). [ref]
Senzo Meyiwa
South african footballer (1984–2014).
Born September 24th, 1987 in Durban.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 27 years old in Vosloorus.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore