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August 14th
155 Notable deaths
Linda Manz
American actress (1961-2020).
Born August 20th, 1961 in New York City.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 58 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia). [ref]
Konstantin von Neurath
German general and nazi war criminal (1873-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Kleinglattbach. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1956 at 83 years old in Enzweihingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jon Nödtveidt
Swedish musician.
Born June 28th, 1975 in Strömstad.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 31 years old in Hässelby (shot to the head). [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).
Czesław Miłosz
Polish poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator. nobel prize winner (1911-2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šeteniai. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Phyllis Thaxter
American actress (1919-2012).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 92 years old in Seminole County (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Auburn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Johnny Burnette
American musician.
Born March 25th, 1934 in Memphis. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1964 at 30 years old in Clearlake (drowning). [ref]
Pete Way
English musician.
Born August 7th, 1950 in London.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in London Borough of Enfield (traffic collision). [ref]
Elias Canetti
Bulgarian-born swiss and british jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Ruse. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1994 at 89 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci