Famous Deaths In July - 14

1904  On July - 14 s J Paul Kruger, general/pres South-Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78   

1907  Death of William Henry Perkin, English chemist and inventor (b. 1838) on July - 14.   

1908  On this day in history william Mason, composer, dies at 79   

1917  On July - 14 death of octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887)   

1923  Louis Ganne, composer, dies at 61 on July - 14.   

1925  Death of Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1930  W H Ashley, cricketer (Test S Africa, 7 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1938  Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies on July - 14.   

1939  Death of Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter, decorative artist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1940  On July - 14 bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies   

1942  On July - 14 neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Neth/French/Belgian painter's model, dies   

1943  On this day in history johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%   

1948  Death of Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated on July - 14.   

1949  On this day in history frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies   

1951  On this day in history sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies   

1954  On July - 14 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87   

1956  Jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58 on July - 14.   

1958  Death of Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered on this day in history.   

1959  Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79 on July - 14.   

1965  Adlai Stevenson, US amb to UN/pres candidate (D, 1952, 56), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 14 death of julie Manet, French painter (b. 1878)   

1967  Death of Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (b. 1880) on July - 14.   

1968  Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian sailor/author, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1970  Preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  Death of Clarence White, guitarist (Byrds), killed by a car on July - 14.   

1974  Carl A Spaats, 1st chief of staff of USAF, dies at 83 on July - 14.   

1975  On this day in history zutty Singleton, US jazz drummer, dies at 77   

1979  On July - 14 george De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56   

1982  On July - 14 george Amadee Tremblay, composer, dies at 71   

1983  Jack MacBryan, cricketer (Test for England 1924), dies on this day in history.   

1984  Al Schacht, [Clown prince of baseball], baseball player, dies at 91 on July - 14.   

1986  On this day in history raymond Loewy, US industrial designer, dies at 92   

1989  Death of Frank Bell, British educator (b. 1916) on July - 14.   

1990  Dallas Alinder, dies on this day in history.   

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1454  On July - 14 birth of poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494)   

1486  Andrea del Sarto, Italy, painter (Recollets) was born on July - 14.   

1602  On this day in history birth of jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61)   

1608  George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657) was born on July - 14.   

1610  Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane was born on July - 14.   

1610  On this day in history birth of ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)   

1634  On July - 14 birth of pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (d. 1719)   

1671  Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732) was born on July - 14.