Famous Deaths In August - 14

1926  On August - 14 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  On August - 14 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 this day in history hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies  

1941  Death of Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.  

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 August - 14.  

1949  On August - 14 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

1951  On this day in history william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills  

1955  On this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66  

1956  On this day in history bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58  

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

1961  Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 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 August - 14.  

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 August - 14.  

1978  Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on August - 14.  

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 this day in history 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  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  On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104  

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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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  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher  

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)  

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

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