Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

1912  August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on May - 14.   

1918  On May - 14 death of james Gordon Bennett, Jr., American newspaper publisher (b. 1841)   

1919  Death of Henry John Heinz, founder of the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844) on this day in history.   

1923  On May - 14 death of charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828)   

1925  On this day in history henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1931  On May - 14 death of david Belasco, American theatrical producer (b. 1853)   

1934  Death of Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872) on May - 14.   

1936  On May - 14 edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74   

1938  Jacobus C J "Jacques" Hermans, actor (Ghetto), dies at 81 on May - 14.   

1940  On May - 14 eddy [Charles E] du Platform, writer/poet, dies   

1943  Death of Henri La Fontaine, Belgian Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1854) on May - 14.   

1945  Death of Heber J. Grant, seventh president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856) on May - 14.   

1947  On May - 14 john Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59   

1953  On May - 14 yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japans/US painter/etcher, dies at 59   

1954  Death of Heinz Guderian, German General (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1955  Betty Ann Davies, dies at 44 on May - 14.   

1957  Death of Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1959  Sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1962  On May - 14 death of florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)   

1965  On May - 14 frances Perkins, US 1st female minister of Labor (1933-45), dies at 83   

1966  On May - 14 georgia BD Camp Johnson, US poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1968  On this day in history husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86   

1969  On May - 14 enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75   

1970  Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84 on May - 14.   

1973  On May - 14 death of jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (b. 1905)   

1976  Death of Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted at 33 on May - 14.   

1978  Death of Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 14 paul van 't Veeer, Dutch journalist/writer (Vrije Volk), dies at 57   

1980  Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67 on May - 14.   

1982  On this day in history baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies   

1983  Miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/pres of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80 on May - 14.   

1984  Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed on this day in history.   

1987  Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68 on this day in history.   

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  On May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.   

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.   

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)