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May 14th
145 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (ballistic trauma).
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..
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]
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).
Miguel Cabanellas
Spanish general.
Born January 1st, 1872 in Cartagena. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1938 at 66 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer, politician and nobel peace prize laureate (1854-1943).
Born April 22nd, 1854 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1943 at 89 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Eugen Steinach
Austrian sexologist (1861-1944).
Born January 28th, 1861 in Hohenems.
Died May 14th, 1944 at 83 years old in Territet.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson