February 14th
163 Notable deaths
Tsezar Kunikov
Soviet naval officer.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.
Jacques Rousseau
French long jumper.
Born March 10th, 1951 in Saint-Claude. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2024 at 72 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Jean Goldschmit
Luxembourgian road bicycle racer.
Born February 20th, 1924 in Weimerskirch.
Died February 14th, 1994 at 69 years old in Luxembourg.
Cipriano Chemello
Italian cyclist.
Born July 19th, 1945 in Crespano del Grappa.
Died February 14th, 2017 at 71 years old in Bassano del Grappa. [ref]
Grigory Mkrtychan
Ice hockey player.
Born January 3rd, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Duncan Gregg
American rower (1910-1989).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Lamar.
Died February 14th, 1989 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Józef Paczoski
Polish botanist (1864-1942).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Bilogorodka.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 77 years old in Sierosław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (myocardial infarction).
Bo Ericson
Swedish hammer thrower (1919-1970).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Gothenburg.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 51 years old in Karlstad.
Folake Onayemi
Nigerian classics professor.
Born October 4th, 1964 in Ijebu-Jesa.
Died February 14th, 2024 at 59 years old [ref]
Péter Rusorán
Hungarian water polo player (1940-2012).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 71 years old in Paloznak. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 163
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche