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August 14th
222 Notable deaths
Phyllis Thaxter
American actress (1919–2012).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 92 years old in Longwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958).
Born March 19th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1958 at 58 years old in Saint-Antoine Hospital (liver disease). [ref]
Gale Sondergaard
American actress (1899–1985).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Litchfield.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Henry Rathbone
Us military officer and diplomat (1837–1911).
Born July 1st, 1837 in Albany.
Died August 14th, 1911 at 74 years old in Nuremberg.
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-american poet and nobel laureate (1911–2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šiauliai, Šeteniai.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków.
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Long Valley.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage).
Johnny Burnette
American musician (1934–1964).
Born March 25th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died August 14th, 1964 at 30 years old in Clearlake (drowning).
Elias Canetti
Bulgarian-born swiss and british jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994).
Died August 14th, 1994 at 89 years old in Zurich.
Pete Way
British bassist (1950–2020).
Born August 7th, 1950 in London.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in London Borough of Enfield (traffic collision). [ref]
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930–2010).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died August 14th, 2010 at 80 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Fyvush Finkel
American actor (1922-2016).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Svika Pick
Israeli musician.
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Ramat HaSharon.
Julian Bream
English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933–2020).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Battersea.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 87 years old in Wiltshire. [ref]
Jill Janus
American singer (1975–2018).
Born September 2nd, 1975 in Cooperstown.
Died August 14th, 2018 at 42 years old in Portland.
Sarah Childress Polk
First lady of the united states from 1845 to 1849.
Born September 4th, 1803 in Murfreesboro.
Died August 14th, 1891 at 87 years old in Nashville.
Allen Lanier
American musician (1946-2013).
Born June 25th, 1946 in Birmingham.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 67 years old in New York City (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Roy Estrada
American musician and sex offender.
Born April 17th, 1943 in Santa Ana.
Died August 14th, 2025 at 82 years old
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
British noble (1865–1922).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Dublin.
Died August 14th, 1922 at 57 years old in London (disease).
Alexander Luria
Soviet psychologist (1902–1977).
Born July 16th, 1902 in Kazan.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Ricky Berry
American basketball player (1964–1989).
Born October 6th, 1964 in Lansing.
Died August 14th, 1989 at 24 years old in Fair Oaks (gunshot wound).
Michael J. McGivney
American roman catholic priest, founder of the knights of columbus and blessed (1852–1890).
Born August 12th, 1852 in Waterbury.
Died August 14th, 1890 at 38 years old in Thomaston (influenza).
John Sirica
American judge (1904-1992).
Born March 19th, 1904 in Waterbury.
Died August 14th, 1992 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tokugawa Iesada
Edo shogun (1824-1858).
Born May 6th, 1824 in Edo Castle.
Died August 14th, 1858 at 34 years old in Edo (cholera, beriberi).
Helmut Rahn
German association football player (1929–2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
Sydney Bromley
British actor (1909–1987).
Born July 24th, 1909 in London.
Died August 14th, 1987 at 78 years old in Worthing.
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