April 14th
224 Notable deaths
Bernard Madoff
American fraudster and financier (1938–2021).
Born April 29th, 1938 in Queens.
Died April 14th, 2021 at 82 years old in Federal Medical Center, Butner. [ref]
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
Born January 9th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010).
Born January 4th, 1962 in Brooklyn.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 48 years old in Scranton (sepsis).
M. Visvesvaraya
Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the diwan of mysore.
Born September 15th, 1861 in Muddenahalli. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1962 at 100 years old in Mysore.
Burl Ives
American musician (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City.
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Yakov Dzhugashvili
First child of josef stalin (1907–1943).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Baji.
Died April 14th, 1943 at 36 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Rachel Carson
American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964).
Born May 27th, 1907 in Rachel Carson Homestead.
Died April 14th, 1964 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (myocardial infarction, breast cancer).
Ramana Maharshi
Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950).
Born December 30th, 1879 in Tiruchuli Assembly constituency.
Died April 14th, 1950 at 70 years old in Sri Ramana Ashram (cancer).
Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931–1999).
Born September 24th, 1931 in London.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 67 years old in Jensen Beach (kidney cancer).
John Stonehouse
British politician & novelist (1925-1988).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Southampton.
Died April 14th, 1988 at 62 years old in Southampton.
Fredric March
American actor (1897–1975).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Israr Ahmed
Pakistan muslim scholar (1932–2010).
Born April 26th, 1932 in Hisar.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 77 years old in Lahore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Emmy Noether
German jewish mathematician (1882–1935).
Born March 23rd, 1882 in Erlangen.
Died April 14th, 1935 at 53 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Clyde Tolson
Associate director of the fbi (1900–1975).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Laredo.
Died April 14th, 1975 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Manilal gandhi
Gandhi family member (1892-1956).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Durban.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 72 years old in Mumbai.
Trevor Bannister
British actor (1934-2011).
Born August 14th, 1934 in Durrington.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 76 years old in Thames Ditton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Genet
French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris, Paris (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Russian and soviet poet (1893–1930).
Born July 19th, 1893 in Baghdati.
Died April 14th, 1930 at 36 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Perry Smith
One of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the clutter family.
Born October 27th, 1928 in Huntington.
Died April 14th, 1965 at 36 years old in Lansing (hanging to death).
Don Ho
American singer, songwiter and actor (1930–2007).
Born August 13th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died April 14th, 2007 at 76 years old (heart failure). [ref]
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime minister of malaysia from 2003 to 2009.
Born November 26th, 1939 in Bayan Lepas.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 85 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019).
Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]
Bibi Andersson
Swedish actress (1935–2019).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Stockholm.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 83 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Louis Sullivan
American architect (1856-1924).
Born September 3rd, 1856 in Boston.
Died April 14th, 1924 at 67 years old in Chicago.
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