July 14th
140 Notable deaths
Āpirana Ngata
New zealand politician and lawyer (1874-1950).
Born July 3rd, 1874 in Te Araroa. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1950 at 76 years old in Waiomatatini. [ref]
Alice Coachman
American high jumper.
Born November 9th, 1923 in Albany.
Died July 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Albany (cardiac arrest).
Max Woosnam
English football and tennis player (1892-1965).
Born September 6th, 1892 in Liverpool.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 72 years old in Westminster.
Tudor Arghezi
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1880 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1967 at 87 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Raymond Roussel
French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast (1877-1933).
Born January 20th, 1877 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1933 at 56 years old in Palermo (drug overdose). [ref]
Lawrence Hargrave
Australian engineer and inventor (1850–1915).
Born January 29th, 1850 in Greenwich.
Died July 14th, 1915 at 65 years old in Sydney (peritonitis).
Igor Ansoff
American mathematician (1918-2002).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor (1925-2010).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Schenectady. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2010 at 84 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Jacinto Benavente
Spanish writer (1866-1954).
Born August 12th, 1866 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1954 at 87 years old in Galapagar. [ref]
Mădălina Manole
Romanian singer.
Born July 14th, 1967 in Vălenii de Munte.
Died July 14th, 2010 at 43 years old in Otopeni. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 140
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon