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August 14th
158 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Fyvush Finkel
American actor.
Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abbey Lincoln
American singer, songwriter, and actress (1930-2010).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2010 at 80 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Svika Pick
Israeli musician.
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Ramat HaSharon.
Jill Janus
American singer (1975-2018).
Born September 2nd, 1975 in Cooperstown.
Died August 14th, 2018 at 42 years old in Portland.
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
British noble (1865–1922).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1922 at 57 years old in London (disease). [ref]
James R. Thompson
American politician in illinois (1936-2020).
Born May 8th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Allen Lanier
American musician (1946-2013).
Born June 25th, 1946 in Long Island.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 67 years old in New York City (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Alexander Luria
Soviet psychologist.
Born July 16th, 1902 in Kazan.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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