August 14th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 14th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010Algerian novelist (Born 1936)
Greek writer (Born 1929).
American photographer (Born in 1923)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2007Israeli politician and businessman (d. 2007).
The 53rd Yokozuna, a Japanese sumo wrestler (Born in 1940).
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American actor and director (d.2006)
American race car driver (Born 1932).
Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (Born 1911).
New Zealand-English politician and lawyer (d. 2004).
South African cricketer (Born 1929).
French journalist and novelist A. D. G. (Alain Dreux Gallou) wrote under this pseudonym.
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999American baseball player (Born 1918).
Romanian composer and conductor
American sportscaster (Born 1949).
Artist / printer, dies at 64
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She was a German actress and dancer on the silent-screen screen. She was married five times. Age 90, she died in Germany on August 14, 1996.
At 82, a businessman dies
British/Swiss/Bulgarian writer, essayist and novelist of Jewish origin, received Nobel prize for literature in 1981.
Canadian ice hockey coach and player (d. 1993).
Sculptor dies at 79
At 67, Petty Criminal dies
At 104, a Dutch and an Indonesian painter dies.
United States -- Advocate/activist
United States -- Watergate Judge dies at 88
American judge and lawyer (d. 1992).
United States -- Wife to President Ezra Taft of the mormon church
United States -- Singer (Platters-Great Pretender), dies at 64
Argentinian race car driver (d. 1991)
Newscaster (NBC-TV) dies from a heart attack at the age of 61.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989American basketball player (Born 1964).
American singer-songwriter/guitarist (The Snakestretchers), (d. 1988).
Italian industrialist, car racing enthusiast. He is considered to be the world's most well-known automaker after Henry Ford. His blood-red racing cars became a symbol for wealth and sportiness for those who could afford them at six-figure prices. Ferrari was always a car lover and a racing enthusiast. He entered his first race at the age of ten. He said …
English singer-songwriter/playwright Hawkwind (d. 1988).
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American actress, who died from cerebral vascular embolism (born 1899).
Composer dies at 63
English, stagewriter (Magicians), is killed at 89
American baseball coach and manager (d.1984)
Russian chess Grand Master, Dies at 55
Irish actor (Clockwork Orange King Lear, King Lear) dies at 58
South African cricketer (Born in 1910).
Austrian conductor and musician who was well-known for his interpretations of Wagner's, Mozart's, and Richard Strauss operas. Bohm was a solid musician. He wasn't particularly exciting, but he was always reliable to give solid performances. Bohm was calm in his demeanor, meticulous about technique and fussy about his style. He assumed many personalities over the course of his long career. …
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Canadian model, Playboy’s Playmate of 1980 and star in three movies
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978English illustrator and author (d. 1978).
Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), is killed at 87
American composer, entertainer, writer, pianist, actor, radio and TV personality. Renaissance man, with neurotic behavior and caustic wit. He was gifted in many media outlets and composed two string quartets as well as a piano concerto, a nocturne, and several popular contemporary songs. Levant was a victim of the success of his contemporaries, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. In the …
French actor, poet, and playwright. This is a family of actors that has been famous in France since 1820.
French author of 27 novels called "Men of Good Will", 1932-1948. Romains experienced a mystical experience in 1903 of universalalism, the unity of all things. He expressed this experience in a collection of poems called "La Vie Unanime", 1908. He was the first to study the phenomenon of "Eyeless Sight". His book was published in London in 1924. He was …
German auto manufacturer dies at 59
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969![Sigrid Gurie]()
Brooklyn, New York -- Actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee)
English writer/publisher, dies at the age of 88
English race car driver (d. 1967)
South African cricketer (Born in 1881)
Flemish poet / writer (Walk At Dawn).
Estonian cross-country skier (Born in 1911)
American singer-songwriter (The Rock and Roll Trio), (d. 1964).
US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57
Priest / archaeologist
Composer dies at 86
At 68, Sci-fi Author (Lost Worlds) dies
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1958At 46 years old, Elvis Presley's mother dies.
Rocker dies from cancer at 65
American historian, who dies at 82
French physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate (Born in 1900).
German diplomat and politician 13th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1956).
German poet and playwright, he was also a leader of the "epic theater movement." From 1917-1921, he was at Munich University. He also wrote and directed his first production of a play on 3/18/1924. He was a poet who displayed great skill and simplicity. It is hard to overstate the importance of Brecht for 20th Century theater. His plays and …
German playwright and poet director (d. 1956).
German foreign min (1932-38)
US architect/art historian dies at 66
Greek politician and educator (d. 1954).
Los Angeles Times, California: Death of a newspaper publisher
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949Premier of Syria shot to death
President/Dictator of Syria, killed
LA California, actress (Kate & Allie)
German-Swiss translator and author (d. 1943).
American baseball manager and player (d. 1943).
Polish martyr (Born in 1894)
French chemist who discovered nickel catalyst, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He died in Toulouse, France, on 8/14/1941.
German spy executed at Tower of London
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938At 65, pianist/composer dies
British soldier / Novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48
US Hollywood-dog
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928German writer, poet (Born 1890)
German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
American politician (Born 1843)
President (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76
1st viscount Northcliffe / newspaper magnate
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909English engineer and philanthropist (d. 1909).
English soldier and painter (d. 1905)