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In the year 2014

1,023 Notable deaths

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014).

Born July 21st, 1951 in Chicago. [ref]

Died August 11th, 2014 at 63 years old in Tiburon (hanging). [ref]

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967-2014).

Born July 23rd, 1967 in Fairport. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2014 at 46 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Shirley Temple

American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (1928–2014).

Born April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica. [ref]

Died February 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woodside (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]

Maya Angelou

African-american poet and author (1928-2014).

Born April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis.

Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Winston-Salem (disease).

Lauren Bacall

American actress (1924-2014).

Born September 16th, 1924 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2014 at 89 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]

Harold Ramis

American actor, director, and screenwriter (1944–2014).

Born November 21st, 1944 in Chicago. [ref]

Died February 24th, 2014 at 69 years old in Chicago (vasculitis). [ref]

Richard Attenborough

English actor, film director and producer (1923-2014).

Born August 29th, 1923 in Cambridge. [ref]

Died August 24th, 2014 at 90 years old in Greater London (heart failure). [ref]

James Garner

American film and television actor (1928-2014).

Born April 7th, 1928 in Norman. [ref]

Died July 19th, 2014 at 86 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mickey Rooney

American actor (1920–2014).

Born September 23rd, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014).

Born June 8th, 1933 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died September 4th, 2014 at 81 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (cardiac arrest, cerebral hypoxia). [ref]

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