Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

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

1928  On this day in history klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on this day in history.   

1937  Sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

1941  On this day in history death of josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London   

1943  Death of Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871) on August - 14.   

1946  Death of Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie) on this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

1955  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on August - 14.   

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

1958  On this day in history 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 this day in history clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  On August - 14 jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

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

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

1992  On August - 14 alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

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  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

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

1599  On August - 14 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.