Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on August - 14.   

1928  Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies   

1936  Death of Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on this day in history.   

1937  On August - 14 sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48   

1938  On this day in history hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

1941  Death of Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1949  On August - 14 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

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

1955  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58   

1958  Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.   

1961  On August - 14 clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68   

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

1966  On August - 14 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  On this day in history leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  On August - 14 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

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  On this day in history joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

1978  Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on August - 14.   

1980  Death of Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on August - 14.   

1981  On August - 14 dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on August - 14.   

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 August - 14.   

1991  On August - 14 douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

1992  On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on August - 14.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

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

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)