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May 14th
164 Notable deaths
William Stanley
American physicist (1858–1916).
Born November 28th, 1858 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1916 at 57 years old in Great Barrington. [ref]
Asghar Ali Engineer
Indian activist.
Born March 10th, 1939 in Salumbar.
Died May 14th, 2013 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Maurice Bavaud
Swiss assassin (1916-1941).
Born January 15th, 1916 in Neuchâtel.
Died May 14th, 1941 at 25 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Robert Bruce Merrifield
American biochemist.
Born July 15th, 1921 in Fort Worth.
Died May 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cresskill.
Karl Shapiro
American poet and essayist (1913-2000).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 86 years old in New York City.
Enid Bennett
Actress (1893-1969).
Born July 15th, 1893 in York. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1969 at 75 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mike Gold
American journalist.
Born April 12th, 1894 in Manhattan.
Died May 14th, 1967 at 73 years old in Terra Linda.
Anwar Wagdi
Egyptian actor (1904–1955).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 14th, 1955 at 50 years old in Stockholm (kidney disease).
Aladár Gerevich
Hungarian fencer (1910-1991).
Born March 16th, 1910 in Jászberény.
Died May 14th, 1991 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Nikolay Makarov
Soviet firearms designer.
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Sasovo. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 73 years old in Tula (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir