Famous Deaths In August - 14
Friday, 25 October 2024
1926 On this day in history death of john H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843)
1928 On August - 14 klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
1932 Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 August - 14.
1949 On this day in history death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death
1951 William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills on August - 14.
1955 On this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66
1956 Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on August - 14.
1958 On this day in history big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65
1961 Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on August - 14.
1963 Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1965 Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.
1966 S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on this day in history.
1967 On August - 14 death of bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
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 Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on this day in history.
1975 Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on August - 14.
1978 Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on August - 14.
1980 On August - 14 death of dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider
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 this day in history gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86
1988 On this day in history enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90
1991 Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.
1992 On August - 14 alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104
1994 On this day in history bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78
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