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October 14th
202 Notable deaths
Martin Ryle
English radio astronomer (1918–1984).
Born September 27th, 1918 in Brighton.
Died October 14th, 1984 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
Germanic prince (1820–1884).
Born November 26th, 1820 in Copenhagen.
Died October 14th, 1884 at 63 years old in Frankfurt.
Everett Brown
Actor (1902-1953).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Smith County.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
Martin Broszat
German historian (1926–1989).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Leipzig.
Died October 14th, 1989 at 61 years old in Munich.
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997).
Born October 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Moktar Ould Daddah
President of mauritania from 1960 to 1978.
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Peter Nicolai Arbo
Norwegian painter (1831–1892).
Born June 18th, 1831 in Gulskogen.
Died October 14th, 1892 at 61 years old in Christiania.
Dattopant Thengadi
Indian politician (1920–2004).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Wardha district.
Died October 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Pune.
Alexander Dityatin
Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (1957–2025).
Born August 7th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 14th, 2025 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Titular grand duke of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1912-1988).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schloss Wilhelmsthal.
Died October 14th, 1988 at 76 years old in Schienen.
Shaul Tchernichovsky
Russian-born hebrew poet (1875 – 1943).
Born August 20th, 1875 in Mykhailivka.
Died October 14th, 1943 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Kyuichi Tokuda
Japanese politician, communist, lawyer.
Born September 12th, 1894 in Nago.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 59 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Larry Siegfried
American basketball player (1939-2010).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Shelby.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abram Ioffe
Soviet physicist (1880–1960).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Romny. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1960 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mel Ramos
American artist (1935-2018).
Born July 24th, 1935 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2018 at 83 years old in Oakland (heart failure). [ref]
Herman Charles Bosman
South african writer (1905–1951).
Born February 3rd, 1905 in Kuils River (town).
Died October 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Edenvale.
Arthur Schuster
Anglo-german physicist (1851-1934).
Born September 12th, 1851 in Frankfurt.
Died October 14th, 1934 at 83 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-strelitzer royal.
Born May 8th, 1878 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 70 years old in Oberkassel.
Marcel Aymé
French writer (1902–1967).
Born March 29th, 1902 in Joigny.
Died October 14th, 1967 at 65 years old in Paris.
Johann Kaspar Mertz
Hungarian guitarist and composer (1806–1856).
Born August 17th, 1806 in Bratislava.
Died October 14th, 1856 at 50 years old in Vienna.
Jacques Majorelle
French painter (1886-1962).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Nancy.
Died October 14th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris.
Paul Ramadier
Prime minister of france (1888–1961).
Born March 17th, 1888 in La Rochelle.
Died October 14th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rodez.
William Waddell
Scottish footballer (1921-1992).
Born March 7th, 1921 in Forth.
Died October 14th, 1992 at 71 years old in Glasgow.
Abbas Gharabaghi
Persian military officer (1918–2000).
Born November 1st, 1918 in Tabriz.
Died October 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Paris (cancer).
Benno von Arent
German politician and ss officer (1898-1956).
Born June 19th, 1898 in Görlitz.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 58 years old in Bonn.
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