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March 14th
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Pi Day
Annual celebration of the mathematical constant Ο on March 14 (3/14), popularized by physicist Larry Shaw in 1988.
220 Notable deaths
Charlie Whiting
Formula one race director.
Born August 12th, 1952 in Sevenoaks.
Died March 14th, 2019 at 66 years old in Melbourne (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Mohammad Hatta
1st vice president of indonesia from 1945 to 1956 (1902β1980).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Bukittinggi. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1980 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
Marielle Franco
Brazilian politician and activist (1979β2018).
Born July 27th, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2018 at 38 years old in Rio de Janeiro (gunshot wound). [ref]
Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn
Prussian and british royal.
Born July 25th, 1860 in Potsdam.
Died March 14th, 1917 at 56 years old in Clarence House (influenza).
Gareth Hunt
British actor (1942β2007).
Born February 7th, 1943 in Battersea.
Died March 14th, 2007 at 64 years old in Redhill (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Frans de Waal
Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948β2024).
Born October 29th, 1948.
Died March 14th, 2024 at 75 years old in Atlanta (stomach cancer). [ref]
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932).
Born November 14th, 1861 in Portage.
Died March 14th, 1932 at 70 years old in San Marino.
Klement Gottwald
5th president of czechoslovakia.
Born November 23rd, 1896 in DΔdice.
Died March 14th, 1953 at 56 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Perls
German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist (1893-1970).
Born July 8th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died March 14th, 1970 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Kirk Alyn
American actor (1910-1999).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Oxford.
Died March 14th, 1999 at 88 years old in The Woodlands.
Royal Robbins
American rock climber (1935-2017).
Born February 3rd, 1935 in Point Pleasant.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 82 years old in Modesto. [ref]
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter (1925β1991).
Born June 27th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Maurice Ronet
French actor (1927β1983).
Born April 13th, 1927 in Nice.
Died March 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Salford.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]
Walter Crane
British artist (1845-1915).
Born August 15th, 1845 in Liverpool.
Died March 14th, 1915 at 69 years old in Horsham.
Erwin Panofsky
German art historian (1892β1968).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Hanover.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 75 years old in Princeton.
Val Lewton
Ukrainian-american writer and film producer (1904β1951).
Died March 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ieng Sary
Cambodian politician (1925-2013).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Mekong Delta.
Died March 14th, 2013 at 87 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure). [ref]
Otto Rahn
German ss officer and writer (1904β1939).
Born February 18th, 1904 in Michelstadt.
Died March 14th, 1939 at 35 years old in SΓΆll (hypothermia).
Ben Shahn
American painter, graphic designer and photographer of lithuanian descent (1898β1969).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Kaunas.
Died March 14th, 1969 at 70 years old in New York City.
Akira Takarada
Japanese actor (1934-2022).
Born April 29th, 1934 in Chongjin.
Died March 14th, 2022 at 87 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Steve Wilhite
American theoretical computer scientist (1948β2022).
Born March 3rd, 1948 in West Chester Township. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2022 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (COVID-19). [ref]
Alain Bashung
French singer (1947β2009).
Born December 1st, 1947 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2009 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Howard H. Aiken
Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind ibm's harvard mark i computer (1900-1973).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Hoboken.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Chris Reed
Japanese ice dancer (1989-2020).
Born July 7th, 1989 in Kalamazoo.
Died March 14th, 2020 at 30 years old in Detroit (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 26 to 50 of 220
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