Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1938  On August - 14 hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

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  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 this day in history.   

1951  On August - 14 william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills   

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  On August - 14 big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65   

1961  On August - 14 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 August - 14.   

1966  On August - 14 s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies   

1967  On this day in history death of bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on August - 14.   

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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1297  On August - 14 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  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

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

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

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