Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1928  Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on August - 14.   

1936  On August - 14 death of rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution   

1937  On August - 14 sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48   

1938  Hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies on August - 14.   

1941  On August - 14 death of josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London   

1943  On this day in history death of joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871)   

1946  Death of Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie) on this day in history.   

1949  Death of Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on August - 14.   

1951  William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills on August - 14.   

1955  On August - 14 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66   

1956  Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1958  Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68   

1963  On August - 14 clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies   

1967  Death of Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931) on August - 14.   

1969  On this day in history leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  On August - 14 georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

1972  On this day in history jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86   

1975  On this day in history joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

1978  On August - 14 death of nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907)   

1980  Death of Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  On August - 14 patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1984  On August - 14 john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  On August - 14 gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

1988  On August - 14 enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90   

1991  On August - 14 douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on August - 14.   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)