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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
Jack Greene
American country musician (1930β2013).
Born January 7th, 1930 in Maryville.
Died March 14th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nashville (Alzheimer's disease).
Lucie Aubrac
French resistance member (1912-2007).
Born June 29th, 1912 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2007 at 94 years old in HΓ΄pital suisse de Paris. [ref]
Lennart Meri
Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; president of estonia in 1992β2001 (1929-2006).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died March 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Edith Atwater
American stage, film and television actress (1911-1986).
Born April 22nd, 1911 in Chicago.
Died March 14th, 1986 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Der Scutt
American architect and designer (1934β2010).
Born October 17th, 1934 in Manhattan.
Died March 14th, 2010 at 75 years old in Manhattan (liver disease). [ref]
Anna Jantar
Polish singer (1950-1980).
Born June 10th, 1950 in PoznaΕ.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 29 years old in Warsaw (aviation accident).
Liam O'Flynn
Irish musician (1945-2018).
Born April 15th, 1945 in Kill. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2018 at 72 years old in Dublin (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Milan.
Died March 14th, 1972 at 45 years old in Segrate (explosion).
William Alfred Fowler
American nuclear physicist (1911-1995).
Born August 9th, 1911 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 14th, 1995 at 83 years old in Pasadena.
Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese origamist (1911-2005).
Born March 14th, 1911 in Kaminokawa.
Died March 14th, 2005 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Alfred W. Crosby
Historian, author, and professor (1931-2018).
Born January 15th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 14th, 2018 at 87 years old in Nantucket.
Byron Janis
American musician (1928β2024).
Born March 24th, 1928 in McKeesport.
Died March 14th, 2024 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eugenio Castellotti
Italian racecar driver.
Born October 10th, 1930 in Lodi.
Died March 14th, 1957 at 26 years old in Modena (car collision).
Josef Harpe
German general (1887β1968).
Born September 21st, 1887 in Buer.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Pagan Min
King of burma (1811β1880).
Born June 21st, 1811 in Amarapura.
Died March 14th, 1880 at 68 years old in Mandalay.
Alexander Granach
German-austrian actor.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Verbivtsi.
Died March 14th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (pulmonary embolism).
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 (1920β2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Chic Young
American comic strip cartoonist (1901-1973).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in St. Petersburg.
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 Minneapolis. [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 (1873β1942).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Hope Hull.
Died March 14th, 1942 at 68 years old in Sarasota.
Margery Sharp
English writer (1905β1991).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Salisbury.
Died March 14th, 1991 at 86 years old in London.
Dag Solstad
Norwegian writer (1941β2025).
Born July 16th, 1941 in Sandefjord.
Died March 14th, 2025 at 83 years old in Oslo (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 220
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel