May 14th
217 Notable deaths
Jesús Gil
Spanish politician (1933-2004).
Born March 12th, 1933 in El Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma.
Died May 14th, 2004 at 71 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer (1927–2005).
Born August 10th, 1927 in Hancock County.
Died May 14th, 2005 at 77 years old in Nashville (bladder cancer).
John Giblin
British musician (1952–2023).
Born February 26th, 1952 in Lanarkshire.
Died May 14th, 2023 at 71 years old in Cheltenham. [ref]
Urvashi Vaid
Indian and american writer, lawyer and lgbtq+ activist (1958–2022).
Born October 8th, 1958 in New Delhi.
Died May 14th, 2022 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacob L. Moreno
Austrian-american psychiatrist.
Born May 20th, 1892 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1974 at 81 years old in Beacon.
Hippolyte Bayard
French photographer (1801–1887).
Born January 20th, 1801 in Breteuil.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 86 years old in Nemours.
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922–1997).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Miguel Cabanellas
Spanish general (1872–1938).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Cartagena. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1938 at 66 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Wolfgang Lüth
German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii (1913-1945).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (gunshot wound).
Mark Wells
American ice hockey player (1957–2024).
Born September 18th, 1957 in St. Clair Shores.
Died May 14th, 2024 at 66 years old in Escanaba. [ref]
Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
Last crown prince of the kingdom of saxony (1893–1943).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Dresden.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 50 years old in Groß Glienicke (drowning).
Ernst Kummer
German mathematician (1810–1893).
Born January 29th, 1810 in Żary.
Died May 14th, 1893 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester.
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alice Rivlin
American economist (1931–2019).
Born March 4th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 14th, 2019 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Christian B. Anfinsen
American biochemist (1916–1995).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Monessen.
Died May 14th, 1995 at 79 years old in Randallstown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugen Steinach
Austrian physiologist and sexologist (1861-1944).
Born January 28th, 1861 in Hohenems.
Died May 14th, 1944 at 83 years old in Territet.
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer, politician and nobel peace prize laureate (1854-1943).
Born April 22nd, 1854 in Brussels.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 89 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Nie Rongzhen
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1899-1992).
Born December 29th, 1899 in Wutan.
Died May 14th, 1992 at 92 years old in Beijing.
Henry Sewell
19th-century new zealand politician (1807-1879).
Born September 7th, 1807.
Died May 14th, 1879 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish writer (1932–2019).
Born March 28th, 1932 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Elaine Edwards
American politician (1929-2018).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Marksville. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2018 at 89 years old in Denham Springs. [ref]
Jambyn Batmönkh
Mongolian politician (1927–1997).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Uvs Province.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Leonard Read
American academic.
Born September 26th, 1898 in Hubbardston.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 84 years old in United States.
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.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius