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In the year 2014
1,105 Notable deaths
George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014).
Born May 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Plano (disease).
Robert S. Strauss
American diplomat (1918–2014).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Lockhart.
Died March 19th, 2014 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mavis Gallant
Canadian writer.
Born August 11th, 1922 in Montreal. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Caldwell Jones
American basketball player.
Born August 4th, 1950 in McGehee.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 64 years old in Atlanta (myocardial infarction).
David Malet Armstrong
Australian philosopher (1926-2014).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Nigel Stepney
British formula one mechanic.
Born November 14th, 1958 in Ufton.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 55 years old in Ashford (struck by vehicle).
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Leader of harakat al-shabaab mujahideen, somali insurgent group (1977-2014).
Born July 10th, 1977 in Hargeisa.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 37 years old in Somalia.
Komla Dumor
Ghanaian journalist (1972-2014).
Born October 3rd, 1972 in Accra. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2014 at 41 years old in Rickmansworth (myocardial infarction).
Wubbo Ockels
Dutch physicist and astronaut.
Born March 28th, 1946 in Almelo.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 68 years old in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer). [ref]
Bunta Sugawara
Japanese actor.
Born August 16th, 1933 in Sendai. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 1105
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot