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246 Notable deaths
Edward Stafford
Prime minister of new zealand (1819-1901).
Born April 23rd, 1819 in Edinburgh.
Died February 14th, 1901 at 81 years old in London.
Martin Mutschmann
German politician (1879-1947).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Hirschberg.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 67 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
Charles Richard Crane
American diplomat (1858–1939).
Born August 7th, 1858 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Émilienne d’Alençon
French dancer, actress and courtesan (1870–1945).
Born July 17th, 1870 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 74 years old in Monaco.
Arthur Edeson
American cinematographer (1891-1970).
Born October 24th, 1891 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 78 years old in Agoura Hills.
William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech
British politician and banker (1885-1964).
Born April 11th, 1885 in London.
Died February 14th, 1964 at 78 years old in London.
Ryan Larkin
Canadian animator (1943–2007).
Born July 31st, 1943 in Montreal.
Died February 14th, 2007 at 63 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (brain cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
American engineer (1826–1885).
Born October 1st, 1826 in Watertown.
Died February 14th, 1885 at 58 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Cerha
Austrian composer and conductor (1925–2023).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Austria, Vienna.
Died February 14th, 2023 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Günter Wand
German orchestra conductor (1912-2002).
Born January 7th, 1912 in Elberfeld.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 90 years old in Canton of Fribourg.
Harry Stradling
Cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Newark.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Walter Zinn
Nuclear physicist (1906–2000).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Kitchener.
Died February 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Safety Harbor.
Darry Cowl
French actor and musician (1925–2006).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Vittel.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Tsezar Kunikov
Soviet naval officer (1909–1943).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.
Ounsi el-Hajj
Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator (1937–2014).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Jezzine.
Died February 14th, 2014 at 76 years old
Reinbert de Leeuw
Dutch conductor (1938–2020).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 2020 at 81 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Borislav Ivkov
Serbian chess player (1933–2022).
Born November 12th, 1933 in Belgrade.
Died February 14th, 2022 at 88 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Wim Ruska
Dutch judoka (1940–2015).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 74 years old in Hoorn.
Esteban Canal
Peruvian chess player (1896-1981).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Chiclayo.
Died February 14th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cittiglio.
Carlos Diegues
Brazilian film director (1940–2025).
Born May 19th, 1940 in Maceió.
Died February 14th, 2025 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (postoperative complications). [ref]
Hans Freiherr von Funck
German general (1891-1979).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Aachen.
Died February 14th, 1979 at 87 years old in Viersen.
Erkki Melartin
Finnish conductor and composer (1875-1937).
Born February 7th, 1875 in Priozersk.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 62 years old in Helsinki.
Erich Ponto
Actor (1884–1957).
Born December 14th, 1884 in Lübeck.
Died February 14th, 1957 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (disease).
Giovanni Passannante
Italian anarchist (1849–1910).
Born February 19th, 1849 in Savoia di Lucania.
Died February 14th, 1910 at 60 years old in Montelupo Fiorentino.
Jules Vallès
French journalist and author (1832-1885).
Born June 11th, 1832 in Le Puy-en-Velay.
Died February 14th, 1885 at 52 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes).
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë