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October 14th
202 Notable deaths
Helena Normanton
British barrister, editor (1882–1957).
Born December 14th, 1882 in Forest Gate South. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1957 at 74 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Hjalmar Söderberg
Swedish writer.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1941 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Raymond Pellegrin
French actor (1925–2007).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Nice.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 82 years old in Garons. [ref]
Prince Louis Bonaparte
Russian army general (1864–1932).
Born June 16th, 1864 in Meudon.
Died October 14th, 1932 at 68 years old in Prangins.
Patrick Baumann
Swiss basketball executive (1967–2018).
Born August 5th, 1967 in Basel. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2018 at 51 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Étaix
French clown, comedian and filmmaker (1928-2016).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in Roanne.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ralf Wolter
German actor (1926–2022).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Berlin.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]
Alexandros Nikolaidis
Greek taekwondo athlete (1979–2022).
Born October 17th, 1979 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 42 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer). [ref]
Katherine Plunket
Irish artist (1820-1932).
Born November 22nd, 1820 in County Louth.
Died October 14th, 1932 at 111 years old in Dundalk.
Yambo Ouologuem
Malian writer (1940–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1940 in Bandiagara.
Died October 14th, 2017 at 77 years old in Sévaré. [ref]
Harriet Shaw Weaver
British magazine editor, journalist and political activist (1876-1961).
Born September 1st, 1876 in Frodsham. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1961 at 85 years old in Saffron Walden (disease). [ref]
Lee Wan-koo
South korean prime minister.
Born June 2nd, 1950 in Cheongyang County.
Died October 14th, 2021 at 71 years old in Seoul (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues). [ref]
Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
Laotian prime minister and prince.
Born January 19th, 1890 in Luang Prabang.
Died October 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in Luang Prabang (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jehanne d'Alcy
French actress (1865–1956).
Born March 20th, 1865 in Vaujours.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 91 years old in Versailles.
Oscar Alemán
Argentine jazz musician.
Born February 20th, 1909 in Resistencia.
Died October 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Norbert Schultze
German composer (1911-2002).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Brunswick.
Died October 14th, 2002 at 91 years old in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District, Bad Tölz.
Roberta Alexander
American operatic soprano.
Born March 3rd, 1949 in Lynchburg.
Died October 14th, 2025 at 76 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Kuniwo Nakamura
Palauan politician (1943-2020).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Peleliu.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 76 years old in Koror. [ref]
Fritz Leiber
American actor (1882–1949).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Chicago.
Died October 14th, 1949 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Owen Davis
American dramatist (1874–1956).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Portland.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City.
Eduardo Arroyo
Spanish painter (1937-2018).
Born February 26th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died October 14th, 2018 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Aaro Pajari
Finnish general (1897-1949).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Asikkala.
Died October 14th, 1949 at 52 years old in Kokkola.
Lucy Doraine
Actress (1898–1989).
Born May 22nd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died October 14th, 1989 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Hermann Scheer
German politician (1944-2010).
Born April 29th, 1944 in Wehrheim.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 66 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks