May 14th
153 Notable deaths
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Elmer Snowden
American musician (1900-1973).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Yuri Rytkheu
Russian chukchi writer (1930-2008).
Born March 8th, 1930 in Uelen.
Died May 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Alexander Kipnis
Operatic bass.
Born February 1st, 1891 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1978 at 87 years old in Westport (disease).
Ferran Olivella
Spanish footballer.
Born June 22nd, 1936 in El Poble-sec.
Died May 14th, 2023 at 86 years old in Castelldefels. [ref]
Ronald Ludington
American figure skating coach and former pair skater (1934-2020).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Boston.
Died May 14th, 2020 at 85 years old in Delaware. [ref]
Frederick Lane
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1880-1969).
Born February 2nd, 1880 in Millers Point.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 89 years old in Avalon Beach.
Albert Kluyver
Dutch botanist, microbiologist, and biochemist (1888-1956).
Born June 3rd, 1888 in Breda. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1956 at 67 years old in Delft. [ref]
Ester Mägi
Estonian composer (1922-2021).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Tallinn.
Died May 14th, 2021 at 99 years old [ref]
Lasse Mårtenson
Finnish musician and composer (1934–2016).
Born September 24th, 1934 in Helsinki.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Espoo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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