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December 14th
165 Notable deaths
Neeraj Vora
Indian film director.
Born January 22nd, 1963 in Bhuj.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 54 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 68 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jock Mahoney
Actor, stuntman (1919-1989).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 70 years old in Bremerton (stroke). [ref]
Gérard Houllier
French association football manager.
Born September 3rd, 1947 in Thérouanne.
Died December 14th, 2020 at 73 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (surgical complications). [ref]
Bernard Fox
Welsh actor (1927-2016).
Born May 11th, 1927 in Port Talbot.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925-2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fernando Poe
Filipino actor, director and politician (1939-2004).
Born August 20th, 1939 in Manila.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Quezon City (stroke). [ref]
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-american songwriter, record producer, music executive (1923-2006).
Born July 31st, 1923 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2006 at 83 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
R. C. Sproul
American theologian and pastor (1939–2017).
Born February 13th, 1939 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Altamonte Springs (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
William Bendix
American actor (1906-1964).
Born January 14th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi