Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14
Friday, 18 July 2025
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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