June 14th

162 Notable deaths

Felix Calonder

Member of the swiss federal council (1863-1952).

Born December 7th, 1863 in Scuol.

Died June 14th, 1952 at 88 years old in Zürich.

Jerónimo Méndez

Chilean politician, provisional president (1887-1959).

Born September 25th, 1887 in Chañaral.

Died June 14th, 1959 at 71 years old in Santiago.

Zoltán Kemény

Hungarian sculptor (1907-1965).

Born March 21st, 1907 in Bănița. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1965 at 58 years old in Zürich. [ref]

Carl Skottsberg

Swedish botanist and antarctic explorer (1880-1963).

Born December 1st, 1880 in Karlshamn church parish. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1963 at 82 years old in Annedals parish. [ref]

Joseph Albert Malula

Roman catholic cardinal.

Born December 12th, 1917 in Kinshasa.

Died June 14th, 1989 at 71 years old in Belgium (disease).

Bobby Grim

American racing driver.

Born September 4th, 1924.

Died June 14th, 1995 at 70 years old in Indianapolis (cancer).

Els Aarne

Estonian composer and pedagogue.

Born March 30th, 1917 in Makiivka.

Died June 14th, 1995 at 78 years old in Tallinn.

Lubor Niederle

Czech archeologist.

Born September 20th, 1865 in Klatovy. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]

Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė

Lithuanian writer and activist.

Born March 18th, 1861 in Smilgiai. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1943 at 82 years old in Panevezys. [ref]

Edvard Gylling

Finnish politician.

Born November 30th, 1881 in Kuopio.

Died June 14th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.

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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