May 14th
151 Notable deaths
Willem Drees
Dutch politician (1886-1988).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.
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).
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922-1997).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Alice Rivlin
American economist.
Born March 4th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 14th, 2019 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
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]
Christian B. Anfinsen
American biochemist.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Monessen. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1995 at 79 years old in Randallstown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
Last crown prince of the kingdom of saxony.
Born January 15th, 1893 in Dresden.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 50 years old in Groß Glienicke (drowning).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold