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December 14th
250 Notable deaths
Jean Schramme
Belgian mercenary (1929-1988).
Born March 25th, 1929 in Bruges.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 59 years old in Rondonópolis (cancer).
Lilly Reich
German designer (1885–1947).
Born June 16th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1947 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Richard Whorf
American actor, director and author (1906–1966).
Born June 4th, 1906 in Winthrop.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901–1976).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.
John Frederick Kensett
American artist (1816-1872).
Born March 22nd, 1816 in Cheshire.
Died December 14th, 1872 at 56 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Silvina Ocampo
Argentine writer (1903–1993).
Born July 28th, 1903 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1993 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sidónio Pais
Assassinated portuguese president (1872-1918).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Caminha.
Died December 14th, 1918 at 46 years old in Lisbon (shot to the head).
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield.
Munier Choudhury
Playwrite and educator.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Manikganj District.
Died December 14th, 1971 at 46 years old
Marie Marvingt
French athlete and aviator (1875-1963).
Born February 20th, 1875 in Aurillac.
Died December 14th, 1963 at 88 years old in Laxou.
Ruth Park
New zealand-born australian writer (1917–2010).
Born August 24th, 1917 in Auckland.
Died December 14th, 2010 at 93 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Stanley G. Weinbaum
American writer (1902-1935).
Born April 4th, 1902 in Louisville.
Died December 14th, 1935 at 33 years old in Louisville (lung cancer).
Emma Dunn
Actress (1875-1966).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Birkenhead.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Sivuca
Brazilian musician (1930–2006).
Born May 26th, 1930 in Itabaiana.
Died December 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in João Pessoa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Forquilhinha.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 95 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
John Briley
American screenwriter (1925-2019).
Born June 25th, 1925 in Kalamazoo.
Died December 14th, 2019 at 94 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Janet Abu-Lughod
American historian (1928-2013).
Born August 3rd, 1928 in Newark.
Died December 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mircea Diaconu
Romanian actor and politician, mep (1949–2024).
Born December 24th, 1949 in Vlădești.
Died December 14th, 2024 at 74 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Hellmuth Felmy
German general (1885–1965).
Born May 28th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1965 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.
Helene Kröller-Müller
German art collector (1869-1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Essen.
Died December 14th, 1939 at 70 years old in Otterlo.
Anton Korošec
Austrian member of austrian empire council (1872-1940).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Biserjane.
Died December 14th, 1940 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Roy William Neill
Irish-american film director (1887–1946).
Born September 4th, 1887 in Ireland.
Died December 14th, 1946 at 59 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Karel Husa
Czech-born american conductor and composer.
Born August 7th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2016 at 95 years old in Apex. [ref]
Yona Friedman
Hungarian-born french architect (1923–2019).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2019 at 96 years old in Los Angeles, Paris. [ref]
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