Famous Deaths In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 14 klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

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

1936  On this day in history 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  On August - 14 death of josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London   

1943  Death of Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie) on August - 14.   

1949  Death of Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on this day in history.   

1951  William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills on this day in history.   

1955  On August - 14 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66   

1956  Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1958  On August - 14 big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65   

1961  On this day in history clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68   

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on August - 14.   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on this day in history.   

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

1967  On August - 14 death of bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on August - 14.   

1971  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

1972  On August - 14 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  On August - 14 death of dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

1981  On this day in history dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  On August - 14 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 this day in history gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

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

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.   

1992  On August - 14 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 August - 14.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)