May 14th
217 Notable deaths
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
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.
Elmer Snowden
American musician (1900-1973).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Heymann Steinthal
German linguist (1823–1899).
Born May 16th, 1823 in Gröbzig.
Died May 14th, 1899 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Kipnis
Russian-american operatic bass (1891–1978).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 14th, 1978 at 87 years old in Westport (disease). [ref]
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Swedish chemist (1840–1899).
Born May 27th, 1840 in Skönberga parish. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1899 at 58 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Florence Auer
American actress (1880–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Albany.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
Ettore Puricelli
Italian footballer (1916-2001).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Montevideo.
Died May 14th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rome.
Fabián Cancelarich
Argentine association football player (1965–2024).
Born December 30th, 1965 in Santa Fe.
Died May 14th, 2024 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [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]
Vitomil Zupan
Slovenian writer (1914–1987).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Ljubljana.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Renzo De Vecchi
Italian footballer and manager (1894-1967).
Born February 3rd, 1894 in Milan.
Died May 14th, 1967 at 73 years old in Milan.
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]
Albert Kluyver
Dutch botanist, microbiologist, and biochemist (1888-1956).
Died May 14th, 1956 at 67 years old in Delft.
Samuel Hirsch
German rabbi (1815-1889).
Born June 8th, 1815 in Thalfang.
Died May 14th, 1889 at 73 years old in Chicago.
Frank Brian
American basketball player (1923-2017).
Born May 1st, 1923 in Zachary.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 94 years old in Zachary (Alzheimer's disease).
Luo Zhenyu
Qing dynasty scholar (1866-1940).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Huai'an District.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 73 years old in Dalian.
Netiporn Sanesangkhom
Thai political activist (1995-2024).
Died May 14th, 2024 at 28 years old in Thammasat University Hospital (cardiac arrest, starvation). [ref]
Nina Koshetz
Russian american opera singer.
Born December 30th, 1891 in Kyiv.
Died May 14th, 1965 at 73 years old in Santa Ana (disease).
Oleksandr Korniichuk
Soviet playwright (1905-1972).
Born May 25th, 1905 in Khrystynivka. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Ester Mägi
Estonian composer (1922-2021).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Tallinn.
Died May 14th, 2021 at 99 years old [ref]
Roberto Farias
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1932–2018).
Born March 27th, 1932 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Fyodor Abramov
Soviet writer (1920–1983).
Born February 29th, 1920 in Verkola.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Isis Pogson
British astronomer and meteorologist..
Born September 28th, 1852 in Oxford.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 92 years old in Croydon (disease).
Birgitta Trotzig
Swedish writer, member of the swedish academy (1929-2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Gothenburg.
Died May 14th, 2011 at 81 years old in Lund. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel