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March 14th

168 Notable deaths

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. [ref]

Doc Pomus

American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter.

Born June 27th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1991 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Klement Gottwald

5th president of czechoslovakia.

Born November 23rd, 1896 in Dědice.

Died March 14th, 1953 at 56 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction).

Peter Maxwell Davies

English composer and conductor (1934-2016).

Born September 8th, 1934 in Manchester, Salford.

Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]

Kirk Alyn

American actor (1910-1999).

Born October 8th, 1910 in Oxford.

Died March 14th, 1999 at 88 years old in The Woodlands.

Maurice Ronet

French actor.

Born April 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Erwin Panofsky

(1892-1968) german art historian.

Born March 30th, 1892 in Hanover. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1968 at 75 years old in Princeton. [ref]

Otto Rahn

German ss officer and writer (1904–1939).

Born February 18th, 1904 in Michelstadt. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1939 at 35 years old in Söll (hypothermia). [ref]

Steve Wilhite

American theoretical computer scientist.

Born March 3rd, 1948 in West Chester Township. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2022 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (COVID-19). [ref]

Val Lewton

Russian-american writer and film producer.

Born May 7th, 1904 in Yalta. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 31 to 40 of 168

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