April 14th
150 Notable deaths
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]
Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer.
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. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis). [ref]
Addie Joss
Major league baseball pitcher.
Born April 12th, 1880 in Woodland.
Died April 14th, 1911 at 31 years old in Toledo (meningitis).
Gianni Rodari
Italian writer and journalist.
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Omegna. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1980 at 59 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Felix von Luckner
German sailor.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Dresden. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1966 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Maurice Druon
French novelist.
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Paris. [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]
Colin Davis
British conductor.
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Saunders Mac Lane
American mathematician (1909-2005).
Born August 4th, 1909 in Norwich. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2005 at 95 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi