March 14th
178 Notable deaths
Alexander Granach
German-austrian actor.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Verbivtsi. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Sa'dun Hammadi
Iraqi politician (1930-2007).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Karbala.
Died March 14th, 2007 at 76 years old in Germany (leukemia).
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement (1920–2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Ding Ling
Chinese writer (1904-1986).
Born October 12th, 1904 in Linli County.
Died March 14th, 1986 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Christopher A. Sims
American econometrician and macroeconomist (born 1942).
Born October 21st, 1942 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2026 at 83 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Ib Melchior
American filmmaker and writer.
Born September 17th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 14th, 2015 at 97 years old in West Hollywood.
Bibb Graves
Governor of alabama (1873–1942).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Hope Hull.
Died March 14th, 1942 at 68 years old in Sarasota.
Margery Sharp
English writer (1905–1991).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Salisbury.
Died March 14th, 1991 at 86 years old in London.
Dag Solstad
Norwegian writer (1941–2025).
Born July 16th, 1941 in Sandefjord.
Died March 14th, 2025 at 83 years old in Oslo (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Edith Lucie Bongo
First lady of gabon (1964-2009).
Born March 10th, 1964 in Brazzaville.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 45 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 178
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs