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August 14th
176 Notable deaths
Takayuki Kubota
Japanese martial artist.
Born September 20th, 1934 in Kumamoto.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 89 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Isaak Brodsky
Russian artist (1884-1939).
Born January 6th, 1884 in Sofiivka.
Died August 14th, 1939 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Bobby Baun
Canadian ice hockey player (1936–2023).
Born September 9th, 1936 in Lanigan.
Died August 14th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Svetozar Gligorić
Serbian and yugoslavian chess player (1923–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Belgrade (stroke). [ref]
H. C. McNeile
British soldier and author (1888–1937).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Bodmin.
Died August 14th, 1937 at 48 years old in West Chiltington (laryngeal cancer).
Joan Harrison
English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994).
Born June 26th, 1907 in Guildford. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1994 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Sabatier
French chemist (1854–1941).
Born November 5th, 1854 in Carcassonne.
Died August 14th, 1941 at 86 years old in Toulouse.
Natalya Kovshova
Soviet sniper (1920–1942).
Born November 26th, 1920 in Ufa.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 21 years old in Veliky Novgorod.
Sigrid Gurie
American actress (1911-1969).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1969 at 58 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 176
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