Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
August 14th
172 Notable deaths
Agustín Cejas
Argentine footballer (1945-2015).
Born March 22nd, 1945 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 14th, 2015 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Eliška Misáková
Czech gymnast (1926-1948), only athlete to win an olympic medal after her death.
Born October 12th, 1925 in Kojetice. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1948 at 22 years old in London (poliomyelitis).
Leopold Averbakh
Russian author, literary critic and writer (1903-1937).
Born March 8th, 1903 in Saratov.
Died August 14th, 1939 at 36 years old in Moscow.
Lev Kerbel
Russian sculptor (1917-2003).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ernst Jean-Joseph
Haitian footballer (1948-2020).
Born June 11th, 1948 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Eugenia Kalnay
Argentine meteorologist.
Born October 1st, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 81 years old in Maryland.
Bill Lomas
British motorcycle racer.
Born March 8th, 1928 in Derbyshire.
Died August 14th, 2007 at 79 years old in Mansfield.
Ivo Malec
Croatian french composer.
Born March 30th, 1925 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2019 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Friedrich Schorr
Asutro-hungarian opera singer.
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Oradea. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1953 at 64 years old in Farmington. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 172
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs