August 14th
158 Notable deaths
Pyotr Sobennikov
Soviet general.
Born July 13th, 1894 in Kronstadt.
Died August 14th, 1960 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Georges Berthet
French skier.
Born September 18th, 1903 in Les Rousses.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 75 years old in Morez.
Albert Mayaud
French water polo player.
Born March 31st, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Endre Tilli
Fencer (1922-1958).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died August 14th, 1958 at 35 years old in Shannon (traffic collision).
Nicolás Fasolino
Catholic bishop (1887-1969).
Born January 3rd, 1887 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 82 years old in Santa Fe.
Irena Szydłowska
Polish archer (1928-1983).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Lviv.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Pavel Schmidt
Czech rower.
Born February 9th, 1930 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2001 at 71 years old in Macolin. [ref]
David Brown
American rower.
Born May 16th, 1928 in Walnut Creek.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 76 years old in Talent.
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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