Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1926 On August - 14 death of john H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843)
1928 Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
1936 On this day in history death of rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution
1937 Sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48 on August - 14.
1938 Hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies on August - 14.
1941 Death of Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.
1943 Death of Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871) on August - 14.
1946 On August - 14 death of susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie)
1949 Death of Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on August - 14.
1951 On August - 14 william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills
1955 Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1956 On August - 14 bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58
1958 Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.
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 August - 14.
1965 On August - 14 jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies
1966 On August - 14 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 August - 14 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62
1971 On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59
1972 Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on August - 14.
1975 Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on August - 14.
1978 Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on this day in history.
1980 Death of Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on August - 14.
1981 Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on August - 14.
1982 On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58
1984 John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on August - 14.
1985 Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on this day in history.
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 On August - 14 bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78
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