April 14th
226 Notable deaths
Hildegard Lächert
Nazi concentration camp guard (1920–1995).
Born March 19th, 1920 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Gianni Rodari
Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Omegna.
Died April 14th, 1980 at 59 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director (1927-2001).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Felix von Luckner
German sailor.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Dresden. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1966 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Colin Davis
British conductor (1927–2013).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London.
Maurice Druon
French novelist.
Born April 23rd, 1918 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 2009 at 90 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Saunders Mac Lane
American mathematician (1909-2005).
Born August 4th, 1909 in Norwich.
Died April 14th, 2005 at 95 years old in San Francisco.
William Henry Vanderbilt III
59th governor of rhode island (1901–1981).
Born November 24th, 1901 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 79 years old in Williamstown (cancer).
Christian Rub
Austrian-american actor (1886–1956).
Born April 13th, 1886 in Passau, Graz.
Died April 14th, 1956 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.
William Farr
British statistician and epidemiologist (1807-1883).
Born November 30th, 1807 in Kenley.
Died April 14th, 1883 at 75 years old
Michael O. Rabin
Israeli computer scientist.
Born September 1st, 1931 in Wrocław.
Died April 14th, 2026 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Joe Gordon
American baseball player and coach (1915–1978).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died April 14th, 1978 at 63 years old in Sacramento.
Rafael Carrera
President of guatemala (1815-1865).
Born October 24th, 1815 in Guatemala City.
Died April 14th, 1865 at 49 years old in Guatemala City (amebiasis).
Carl Hagenbeck
German animal trader, manager of "völkerschauen" (human zoos) and zoo director (1844–1913).
Born June 10th, 1844 in Hamburg.
Died April 14th, 1913 at 68 years old in Hamburg (snakebite).
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay
Russian explorer and scientist.
Died April 14th, 1888 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg (brain cancer).
Khachatur Abovian
Armenian writer, activist, academic (1809-1848).
Born October 15th, 1809 in Kanaker. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1848 at 38 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Minna Gombell
American actress (1892–1973).
Born May 28th, 1892 in Baltimore.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Daniel Guérin
French anarcho-communist author (1904-1988).
Born May 19th, 1904 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 1988 at 83 years old in Suresnes.
Henry Warner Slocum Sr.
United states general, politician (1827–1894).
Born September 24th, 1827 in Pompey.
Died April 14th, 1894 at 66 years old in Brooklyn.
Bruce Langhorne
American musician.
Born May 11th, 1938 in Tallahassee. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Roland Bonaparte
French geographer, astronomer and anthropologist (1858–1924).
Born May 19th, 1858 in Auteuil.
Died April 14th, 1924 at 65 years old in Paris.
Buck Baker
American racecar driver (1919-2002).
Born March 4th, 1919 in South Carolina.
Died April 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in Charlotte.
Ivan Galamian
American musician (1903–1981).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 78 years old in New York City.
James Dwight Dana
American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895).
Born February 12th, 1813 in Utica.
Died April 14th, 1895 at 82 years old in New Haven.
Wilf Mannion
English footballer (1918-2000).
Born May 16th, 1918 in Middlesbrough.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Teesside.
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