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December 14th
180 Notable deaths
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]
Walter Lippmann
American journalist and political commentator.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City.
Megumi Yokota
Kidnapped japanese child (1964-).
Born October 5th, 1964 in Holy Spirit Hospital.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 40 years old in North Korea. [ref]
Orval Faubus
36th governor of arkansas (1910-1994).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Madison County.
Died December 14th, 1994 at 84 years old in Conway (prostate cancer).
Verna Felton
American character actress (1890-1966).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Salinas.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 76 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Bess Myerson
American model, city commissioner, tv show celebrity; first jewish-american and first miss new york elected miss america (1924-2014).
Born July 16th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died December 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Santa Monica.
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001).
Born May 18th, 1944 in Wertach. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2001 at 57 years old in Norfolk (car collision). [ref]
Kurt Hahn
German educator (1886-1974).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 88 years old in Heiligenberg.
Arthur Treacher
Actor (1894-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1894 in Brighton.
Died December 14th, 1975 at 81 years old in Manhasset.
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former governor-general of australia (1891-1970).
Born August 6th, 1891 in Bristol. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius