Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on August - 14.   

1928  On August - 14 klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

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

1936  Death of Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on August - 14.   

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 August - 14 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  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 this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66   

1956  On August - 14 bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58   

1958  Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 on August - 14.   

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

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

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

1967  On August - 14 death of bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.   

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

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on August - 14.   

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

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1980  On this day in history death of dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

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  On this day in history john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90   

1991  On this day in history 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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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.