In the year 2014
1,224 Notable deaths
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Norwalk.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 85 years old in New Rochelle.
Mary Grace Canfield
American theatre, film and television actress (1924-2014).
Born September 3rd, 1924 in Rochester.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer).
Gloria Leonard
American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014).
Born August 28th, 1940 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 73 years old in Waimea (stroke). [ref]
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.
Sheila MacRae
English-born american actress, singer, dancer.
Born September 24th, 1924 in London.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 89 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
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]
Juanita Moore
American actress (1914-2014).
Born October 19th, 1914 in Greenwood.
Died January 1st, 2014 at 99 years old in Los Angeles.
Earl Morrall
American football player, quarterback (1934-2014).
Born May 17th, 1934 in Muskegon.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 79 years old in Naples (Parkinson's disease).
Jane Byrne
American politician (1933–2014).
Born May 24th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died November 14th, 2014 at 80 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Marion Stein
Austrian-born british concert pianist.
Born October 18th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 87 years old in North Devon.
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).
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]
Bobby Keys
American saxophonist (1943-2014).
Born December 18th, 1943 in Slaton.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 70 years old in Franklin (liver cirrhosis).
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.
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.
Bob Hastings
American actor (1925–2014).
Born April 18th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 89 years old in Burbank (prostate cancer).
Leslie Feinberg
American transgender activist and writer (1949–2014).
Born September 1st, 1949 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2014 at 65 years old in Syracuse (Lyme disease).
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]
Stephanie L. Kwolek
American chemist, inventor of kevlar (1923–2014).
Born July 31st, 1923 in New Kensington.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 90 years old in Wilmington.
Farley Mowat
Canadian writer and environmentalist (1921–2014).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Belleville.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Cobourg.
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).
Jim Jeffords
American politician (1934–2014).
Born May 11th, 1934 in Rutland.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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.
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).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe