Famous Deaths In August - 14
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1926 On August - 14 death of john H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843)
1928 On this day in history klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
1932 On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
1936 Death of Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on August - 14.
1937 On August - 14 sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48
1938 On August - 14 hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies
1941 Death of Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on August - 14.
1943 On August - 14 death of joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871)
1946 Death of Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie) on August - 14.
1949 On this day in history 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 On August - 14 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66
1956 Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on August - 14.
1958 Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.
1961 Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.
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 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 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 Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on this day in history.
1975 On August - 14 joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87
1978 Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on this day in history.
1980 Death of Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.
1981 On August - 14 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 On August - 14 gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86
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 On August - 14 alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104
1994 On this day in history bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78
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