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April 14th
224 Notable deaths
Jonathan Frid
Canadian actor and theatre director (1924–2012).
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Hamilton.
Died April 14th, 2012 at 87 years old in Hamilton (pneumonia). [ref]
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
British noble (1919-1970).
Born May 12th, 1919 in Edinburgh.
Died April 14th, 1970 at 50 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-jewish physician and inventor of esperanto (1859-1917).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Białystok. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1917 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ernest Bevin
British labour leader, politician, and statesman (1881-1951).
Born March 9th, 1881 in Winsford. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1951 at 70 years old in Westminster.
Guillermo Kahlo
German-mexican photographer (1871–1941).
Born October 26th, 1871 in Pforzheim.
Died April 14th, 1941 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Mark Sheehan
Irish musician (1976–2023).
Born October 29th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died April 14th, 2023 at 46 years old [ref]
Cap Anson
American baseball player (1852–1922).
Born April 17th, 1852 in Marshalltown.
Died April 14th, 1922 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Hal Greer
American basketball player (1936–2018).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Huntington. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Walter Breuning
American supercentenarian (1896–2011).
Born September 21st, 1896 in Melrose.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 114 years old in Great Falls (pneumonia). [ref]
Rahul Sankrityayan
Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pandaha.
Died April 14th, 1963 at 70 years old in Darjeeling.
Murray Melvin
British actor (1932–2023).
Born August 10th, 1932 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2023 at 90 years old in St Thomas' Hospital. [ref]
Gerda Christian
Personal secretary of adolf hitler (1913–1997).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died April 14th, 1997 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer).
Alice Miller
Swiss psychologist (1923-2010).
Born January 12th, 1923 in Lviv.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 87 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. [ref]
Charles Léon
Illegitimate son of napoleon i (1806-1881).
Born December 13th, 1806 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1881 at 74 years old in Pontoise.
F. R. Leavis
British literary critic (1895–1978).
Born July 14th, 1895 in Cambridge.
Died April 14th, 1978 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Piermario Morosini
Italian association footballer (1986-2012).
Born July 5th, 1986 in Bergamo.
Died April 14th, 2012 at 25 years old in Pescara (heart failure).
Ollie Johnston
American animator (1912-2008).
Born October 13th, 1912 in Palo Alto.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 95 years old in Sequim. [ref]
Mira Marković
Serbian academic, journalist and politician.
Born July 10th, 1942 in Požarevac.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 76 years old in Sochi (surgical complications).
Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer (1939–2001).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).
Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910).
Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk.
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis).
Addie Joss
American baseball player (1880–1911).
Born April 12th, 1880 in Woodland.
Died April 14th, 1911 at 31 years old in Toledo (meningitis).
David J. C. MacKay
Regius professor of engineering at the university of cambridge (1967-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2016 at 48 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Daniel Paul Schreber
German judge, writer, and notable patient of freud (1842–1911).
Born July 25th, 1842 in Leipzig.
Died April 14th, 1911 at 68 years old in Leipzig.
Sophie Nyweide
American actress (2000–2025).
Born July 8th, 2000 in Burlington.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 24 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Phil Katz
American software developer, developer of the zip file format (1962-2000).
Born November 3rd, 1962 in Milwaukee.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 37 years old in Milwaukee (pancreatitis). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams