In the year 2014
1,144 Notable deaths
Jean Béliveau
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 31st, 1931 in Trois-Rivières.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 83 years old in Longueuil (pneumonia).
Run Run Shaw
Hong kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907-2014).
Born November 19th, 1907 in Ningbo, Zhenhai District. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2014 at 106 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Joe Sample
American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Houston.
Died September 12th, 2014 at 75 years old in Houston (lung cancer).
Mona Freeman
American actress (1926-2014).
Born June 9th, 1926 in Baltimore.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Kim Song-ae
First lady of north korea from 1963 to 1974.
Born December 29th, 1924 in Kangso.
Died September 23rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Kanggye. [ref]
Sue Townsend
English writer and humorist.
Born April 2nd, 1946 in Leicester.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 68 years old in Leicester (stroke).
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Senior british peer and retired brigadier in the british army (1915-2014).
Died December 31st, 2014 at 99 years old in Stratfield Saye House.
Adolfo Suárez
Prime minister of spain (1976–1981).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Cebreros. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2014 at 81 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Menahem Golan
Israeli film director and producer.
Born May 31st, 1929 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Jaffa (disease). [ref]
Sitara Devi
Indian dancer (1920-2014).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Kolkata.
Died November 25th, 2014 at 94 years old in Mumbai.
Wendy Hughes
Australian actress (1952–2014).
Born July 29th, 1952 in Melbourne.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 61 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Jimmy Scott
American jazz singer (1925-2014).
Born July 17th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2014 at 88 years old in Las Vegas (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nathaniel Branden
Canadian–american psychotherapist and writer (1930–2014).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Brampton.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer and critic in the kannada language.
Born December 21st, 1932 in Thirthahalli.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (kidney failure).
Joan Mondale
Former second lady of the united states.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Eugene.
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease).
Oscar Taveras
Dominican–canadian baseball player (1992–2014).
Born June 19th, 1992 in Puerto Plata.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 22 years old in Puerto Plata (traffic collision).
Tom Finney
English footballer (1922–2014).
Born April 5th, 1922 in Preston.
Died February 14th, 2014 at 91 years old in Preston.
Sabah
Lebanese & egyptian singer and actress (1927–2014).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Bdadoun.
Died November 26th, 2014 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Mary Stewart
English novelist (1916–2014).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lochawe. [ref]
Ernie Terrell
American boxer (1939–2014).
Born April 4th, 1939 in Belzoni.
Died December 16th, 2014 at 75 years old in Evergreen Park (dementia).
Nazim Al-Haqqani
Leader of the naqshbandi-a'liyah sufi order.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Larnaca.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 92 years old in North Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Jack Ramsay
American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died April 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Naples (cancer). [ref]
Dick Jones
American actor and singer (1927-2014).
Born February 25th, 1927 in Scurry County.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 87 years old in Northridge (falling from height).
Dylan Tombides
Australian association football player (1994-2014).
Born March 8th, 1994 in Perth.
Died April 18th, 2014 at 20 years old in London (testicular cancer).
Pat Quinn
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1943–2014).
Born January 29th, 1943 in Hamilton.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 71 years old in Vancouver.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X