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December 14th
250 Notable deaths
Leopoldine Konstantin
Austrian actress (1886-1965).
Born March 12th, 1886 in Brno.
Died December 14th, 1965 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague.
Francisco Canaro
Uruguayan/argentinean violinist and tango orchestra leader (1888–1964).
Born November 26th, 1888 in San José de Mayo.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Edmundo Suárez
Spanish football manager (1916-1978).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Barakaldo.
Died December 14th, 1978 at 62 years old in Valencia.
Halim Perdanakusuma
Indonesian airman and national hero of indonesia.
Born November 18th, 1922 in Sampang.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 25 years old in Malayan Union (aircraft crash).
Vihtori Kosola
Finnish politician (1884-1936).
Born July 10th, 1884 in Ylihärmä.
Died December 14th, 1936 at 52 years old in Lapua (pneumonia).
Zhang Qun
Chinese politician (1889–1990).
Born May 9th, 1889 in Huayang.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 101 years old in Taipei.
Panamarenko
Belgian assembly artist, sculptor, graphic artist (1940-2019).
Born February 5th, 1940 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in Brakel. [ref]
Marian Shockley
American actress.
Born October 10th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died December 14th, 1981 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Fritz Szepan
German footballer (1907-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 67 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Friedrich Foertsch
German wehrmacht and bundeswehr general (1900-1976).
Born May 19th, 1900 in Drzonowo Wałeckie.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 76 years old in Goslar. [ref]
Erich Ollenhauer
German politician (1901–1963).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died December 14th, 1963 at 62 years old in Bonn (pulmonary embolism).
Claude-Étienne Minié
French army officer (1804–1879).
Born February 13th, 1804 in Paris.
Died December 14th, 1879 at 75 years old in Paris.
Ardito Desio
Italian explorer (1897–2001).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova.
Died December 14th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.
Adams George Archibald
Canadian politician (1814–1892).
Died December 14th, 1892 at 78 years old in Canada.
Halfdan T. Mahler
Danish medical doctor and director-general of the world health organisation (who).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Vivild.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Geneva.
Theodore Roberts
American film and stage actor (1861-1928).
Born October 8th, 1861 in San Francisco.
Died December 14th, 1928 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Boris Chertok
Soviet rocket designer (1912-2011).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Łódź. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2011 at 99 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Alida Chelli
Actress, singer and tv-hostess.
Born October 23rd, 1943.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Hasan Bitmez
Turkish statesperson (1969–2023).
Born December 15th, 1969 in Giresun Province.
Died December 14th, 2023 at 53 years old in Ankara Province. [ref]
Alan A'Court
English footballer (1934-2009).
Born September 30th, 1934 in Rainhill.
Died December 14th, 2009 at 75 years old in Nantwich (cancer). [ref]
Léon Faucher
French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854).
Born September 8th, 1803 in Limoges.
Died December 14th, 1854 at 51 years old in Marseille (typhoid fever).
Gustav Machatý
Czech film producer and director (1901–1963).
Died December 14th, 1963 at 62 years old in Munich.
Copi
Argentinian writer, actor, director and cartoonist (1939-1987).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 14th, 1987 at 48 years old in Paris (HIV/AIDS).
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