Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

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  On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies   

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 August - 14.   

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  On August - 14 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

1951  William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills on this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

1961  On August - 14 clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68   

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 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 this day in history.   

1969  On August - 14 leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

1972  On August - 14 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  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  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

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  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on August - 14.   

1994  On August - 14 bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

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

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

1479  On August - 14 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 this day in history.   

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

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

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