Famous Deaths In July - 14

1904  On this day in history s J Paul Kruger, general/pres South-Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78   

1907  On July - 14 death of william Henry Perkin, English chemist and inventor (b. 1838)   

1908  William Mason, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

1923  On July - 14 louis Ganne, composer, dies at 61   

1925  Death of Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (b. 1901) on July - 14.   

1930  On July - 14 w H Ashley, cricketer (Test S Africa, 7 wkts), dies   

1938  Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies on July - 14.   

1939  Death of Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter, decorative artist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1940  Bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies on July - 14.   

1942  Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Neth/French/Belgian painter's model, dies on July - 14.   

1943  On this day in history johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%   

1948  On July - 14 death of palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated   

1949  Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1951  On July - 14 sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies   

1954  On July - 14 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87   

1956  Jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered on this day in history.   

1959  Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79 on July - 14.   

1965  Adlai Stevenson, US amb to UN/pres candidate (D, 1952, 56), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Death of Julie Manet, French painter (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history death of tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (b. 1880)   

1968  On July - 14 konstatin G Paustovski, Russian sailor/author, dies at 76   

1970  Preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 on July - 14.   

1973  On this day in history death of clarence White, guitarist (Byrds), killed by a car   

1974  On this day in history carl A Spaats, 1st chief of staff of USAF, dies at 83   

1975  On this day in history zutty Singleton, US jazz drummer, dies at 77   

1979  On this day in history george De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56   

1982  On this day in history george Amadee Tremblay, composer, dies at 71   

1983  Jack MacBryan, cricketer (Test for England 1924), dies on July - 14.   

1984  Al Schacht, [Clown prince of baseball], baseball player, dies at 91 on July - 14.   

1986  On this day in history raymond Loewy, US industrial designer, dies at 92   

1989  Death of Frank Bell, British educator (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1990  On July - 14 dallas Alinder, dies   

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1454  On this day in history birth of poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494)   

1486  Andrea del Sarto, Italy, painter (Recollets) was born on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history birth of jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61)   

1608  George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane was born on this day in history.   

1610  On July - 14 birth of ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)   

1634  Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)