Famous Deaths In May - 14
Friday, 18 October 2024
1912 August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on May - 14.
1918 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1936 Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on this day in history.
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 On May - 14 death of heber J. Grant, seventh president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856)
1947 John Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 on May - 14.
1953 On May - 14 yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japans/US painter/etcher, dies at 59
1954 On this day in history death of heinz Guderian, German General (b. 1888)
1955 On May - 14 betty Ann Davies, dies at 44
1957 Death of Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884) on this day in history.
1959 On May - 14 sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62
1962 Death of Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880) on this day in history.
1965 On May - 14 frances Perkins, US 1st female minister of Labor (1933-45), dies at 83
1966 Georgia BD Camp Johnson, US poet/playwright, dies at 88 on May - 14.
1968 On this day in history husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86
1969 Enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1970 Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84 on May - 14.
1973 Death of Jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (b. 1905) on this day in history.
1976 Death of Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted at 33 on May - 14.
1978 On this day in history death of robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
1979 On this day in history paul van 't Veeer, Dutch journalist/writer (Vrije Volk), dies at 57
1980 On May - 14 hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67
1982 Baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/pres of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80
1984 Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies on May - 14.
1985 On May - 14 death of mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed
1987 On May - 14 rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68
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