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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

2021

  • Dama Maggie Smith is a British actress known for her roles in films such as the Harry Potter series and Downton Abbey.

  • Joel robert is a belgian former professional motocross racer known for his six fim motocross world championships.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • Denzil Haroun was a British athlete who won a gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1948 London Olympics.

2018

2017

  • Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (d. 2017)

2016

  • English actor known for his roles in films such as Die Hard, Harry Potter, and Sense and Sensibility.

  • Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman was a renowned British actor known for his roles in films such as Harry Potter and Die Hard.

  • Canadian singer and manager (of ginette renovo and then dion's one), of syrian and lebanese origin, he married ca(c]line dion on 17/12/1994. he had six children, three with ca(c),line.

  • Gardiner Mulloy was an American tennis player who won 7 Grand Slam doubles titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

2015

  • Joy Huggins was a talented painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

  • Chinese general (b. 1928)

2014

  • Pioneering space physicist who made significant contributions to the study of planetary atmospheres.

  • Italian composer and musicologist (b. 1923)

  • Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (b. 1944)

  • Argentinian poet and author (b. 1930)

2013

  • Conrad Bain

    Canadian-american actor, who was a soldier in the canadian army during ww ii. he then moved to new york in 1949. while still a drama student, he played his first part on studio one.

  • Donne Bailey was an American poet and educator who was known for his lyrical and introspective poetry.

2012

  • Rosy varte was a french actress known for her roles in french cinema and television.

  • Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest microsoft certified professional in 2004 (b. 1995)

  • American entrepreneur and ceo of cracker barrel old country store. this roadside restaurant chain is owned by cracker barrel. evins went to college and enjoyed water sports and other activities. he also owned a boat in florida.

  • Spanish linguist and politician (b. 1929)

  • Italian race car driver and entrepreneur founded the momo business (d. 2012).

2011

2010

  • British journalist and economist who worked for The Economist for over 50 years, known for his influential writings on entrepreneurship and innovation.

  • Spanish politician and journalist (d. 2010).

  • Miss world 1956 (born 1935), german model and tv announcer.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • Renowned actress known for her versatile roles in film and theater.

  • Renowned real estate developer known for his impact on the Dallas skyline.

  • Mexican-american actor, singer, and director (d. 2009)

  • Czech architect, designed the selfridges building (b. 1937)

  • British architect of czech heritage (born 1937).

2008

  • Elanore Fagan, known professionally as Eartha Kitt, was an American actress, singer, dancer, activist, and author.

  • Pioneering cancer researcher known for his work on angiogenesis.

2007

2006

  • Shelley Winters

    American actress who won oscars for "the diary of anne frank," 1959, and "a patch of blue," 65. for "a place in the sun," her 1951 film, she was the first nominee for an oscar. she made her broadway debut in 1941 and made her film debut in 1942 with "a double life." she has also appeared on a lot …

  • Shelley Winters

    American actress who won oscars for "the diary of anne frank", 1959, and "a patch of blue," 65. for "a place in the sun," her 1951 film, she was the first nominee for an oscar. she made her broadway debut in 1941 and she starred in "a double life" two years later. she has also appeared on a lot tv, …

  • Film editor, director, author, and critic from switzerland-france. he studied film editing in paris and became a film journalist as the editor of "cine-digest". he edited a critique anthology in 1947 and began editing or directing short films in 1950. he was alain resnais' close collaborator from 1955 to 1961. he edited several important films and worked with chaplin on …

  • Swiss-french director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

  • American sculptor (b. 1939)

2005

  • Jjesus Soto was a Venezuelan kinetic artist and sculptor, known for his large-scale public sculptures that explore the relationship between art, movement, and perception.

  • Canadian-american author (b. 1922)

  • Venezuelan kinetic artist known for his geometric sculptures.

  • Venezuelan kinetic artist known for his optical and kinetic art.

  • Contributed to the study of galaxies and dark matter.

2004

  • Iconic actor known for his role in the popular TV series 'Starsky & Hutch'.

  • Everett Harman was an electrical engineer who made important contributions to the development of radar technology.

  • American screenwriter, actor, and film director (d. 2004).

  • Germany -- actress (boys from brazil) / teaches acting

  • Norwegian musician (windir) (born 1978)

2003

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1997

1996

1995

1994

  • Esther Ralston

    American actress of silent screen fame. she was born in vaudeville and made her screen debut in 1916. the stunning, blonde beauty became a household name in 1941 when she starred in "the american venus", a film that was based on her life. she was financially devastated by her divorce and worked as a saleswoman at a grocery store, but …

  • Pakistani novelist and poet known for his novel 'Twilight in Delhi'.

1993

  • Renowned Japanese actor known for his performances in traditional Japanese theater.

  • Polish lawyer (international court of justice) dies.

  • Chambermaid for the dutch queen, who dies at the age of 98.

1992

  • Hari Rhodes

    American actor. he was a black stuntman, and a physical action hero in films that required martial art, judo, and karate. he is best known for his films "let no man write my epitaph" 1959, "drums of africa" 1963, and "conquest of the planet of the apes" 1972. many of his guest roles were on tv series and shows like …

1991

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

  • Soviet politician who briefly served as the Premier of the Soviet Union.

  • Renowned for his work in marine biology and conservation.

  • Russian engineer and politician, 5th premier of the soviet union (b. 1902)

  • At 86, the prime minister of soviet union (1953-1955) dies

  • First secretary of the central committee of the soviet communist party (born 1902)

1987

  • Pioneering director known for his melodramatic films such as 'All That Heaven Allows'.

  • Pioneering director known for his melodramatic films such as 'All That Heaven Allows'.

  • British writer and journalist known for his works on rural life and nature.

  • Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1987)

  • Claus detlef sierck (born in hamburg in germany, at the age of 86) was born in lugano. he is now a film director for universal studios. his credits include magnificent obsession (1954), there’s always tomorrow (1955), written on the wind ( 1956), the tarnished angels(57) and imitation of life (1959).

1986

  • French singer-songwriter (d. 1986).

  • Mertha Bauer was a German actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows during the mid-20th century.

  • Donna Reed

    American actor, most well-known for her tv series, "the donna reed show," as well as several movies, including the christmas movie, "it's a wonderful life".

  • A Polish-American mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.

  • Belgian painter dies at the age of 53.

1985

  • Jetta Goudal

    Jetta Goudal was a French-born American actress known for her roles in silent films.

  • French-born American silent film actress who starred in numerous films during the 1920s.

1984

  • Founder of McDonald's Corporation and the driving force behind its global expansion.

  • American entrepreneur who started a fast food chain in des plaines in 1955. he had previously worked as a multi-mixer salesman and was a multi-mixer salesman for 17 year. six years later, he purchased the mcdonald's brothers for $2.7million. in 1968, the company opened its 1,000th restaurant. it also expanded to australia and europe in 1971.

  • Prominent theater critic for The New York Times.

  • Founder of McDonald's Corporation.

  • Dutch sexuologist (dutch society for sexual reformation - nvsh), dies aged 55.

1983

  • Lina Radke was a German middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

  • German middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

1982

  • Italian mathematician who worked on differential geometry and topology.

1981

1980

  • Lois Jones was an American track and field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

  • American-south african author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

  • American author (born 1908)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

  • Kurt Gödel was an Austrian logician, mathematician, and philosopher who is best known for his incompleteness theorems.

  • Blossom Rock was an American actress known for her role as Grandmama on the TV show The Addams Family.

  • English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (b. 1899)

  • German composer and conductor (born 1886).

  • Austrian and later american logician, mathematician and philosopher. gapdel is considered, along with gottlob frege and aristotle, to be the greatest logician in history. he had a profound impact on scientific and philosophical thought in the 20th century, when others like bertrand russell and a. n. whitehead were pioneering the use logic and set theory for understanding the foundations and …

1977

  • French writer, who wrote 60 diaries over her 74-year-old years about her self (often capitalized), and how she was working to improve her self-absorption. she began her diary at 15 years old, after being introspective since childhood. from 1966 to 1971, she published four diaries. nin thought she was an artist when in reality, nin was a minor writer, and …

  • Annalis Nin was a French-American novelist and diarist, known for her extensive diaries and her exploration of female sexuality and psychology.

  • British actor, international star by the 1960s. his 35 films include "elephant walk", 1954, "the pumpkin eater," sunday bloody sunday", and "lost horizon".

  • Anais Nin was a renowned author known for her diaries and erotica.

  • Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, and writer of short stories and erotica.

1976

1975

  • German journalist known for his work during World War II.

1974

  • Czechoslovakia's parliament chair, who dies at the age of 62.

1972

1971

1970

  • Ammon Hennacy was a social activist and pacifist known for his work in nonviolent resistance.

  • Croatian-american mathematician and academic (b. 1906)

  • Turkish general (b. 1880)

  • American baseball pitcher (new york yankees), and general manager (new york mets), both die at 61 from a heart attack.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

  • The australian poet, whose stanza "i love a sunburnt country" is one the most well-known pieces of lyric poetry in australia. it was taken from "my country," which was written in 1904. her famous poem appeared in the spectator, london, on 12/31/1908.

1967

1966

  • Pioneering physicist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.

  • American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Ukrainian-russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)

  • American athlete (born in 1909)

1965

  • Jeanette MacDonald was an American actress and singer who appeared in musical films during the 1930s.

  • Jeanette MacDonald

    Renowned singer and actress in Hollywood musicals.

1963

1962

1961

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

  • Anselma Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who made significant contributions to the field of logic and language.

1957

  • Humphrey Bogart

    American actor (b. 1899)

  • Humphrey Bogart

    American actor of international fame who won the best actor oscar in 1951 for his role as "the african queen". he was nominated to the best actor oscar for his roles in "casablanca", 1943, and "caine mutiny," 54. he was one of hollywood's highest-paid actors after ww ii. his films included "high sierra" (with the maltese falcon)

1956

1952

  • Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1952).

1951

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

1948

1945

1944

1943

1942

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

1934

1931

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1927

  • Canadian politician who played a key role in the development of Alberta.

1926

1925

1924

  • Norwegian writer known for his poetry and plays.

1923

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Estonian bishop and saint (b. 1869)

1916

1915

1912

1911

  • American journalist and editor known for his work in the early 20th century.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on January 14th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

1907

1905

  • Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator.

  • German physicist and optometrist. entrepreneur. social reformer. he laid the foundation for modern optics together with otto schott, carl zeiss and others. abbe was the inventor of many optical instruments. carl zeiss ag was his co-owner. this german manufacturer of optical systems, including planetariums, astronomical telescopes, and research microscopes, is now closed.

  • Germany, 64 years old; physicist in optical theories and microscope design.

1902

1901

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