Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

1912  On May - 14 august Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63   

1918  Death of James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American newspaper publisher (b. 1841) on this day in history.   

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

1923  Death of Charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 14 death of lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)   

1936  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history john Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59   

1953  Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japans/US painter/etcher, dies at 59 on May - 14.   

1954  On this day in history death of heinz Guderian, German General (b. 1888)   

1955  Betty Ann Davies, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 14 death of marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884)   

1959  On this day in history sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62   

1962  Death of Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880) on May - 14.   

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

1966  On this day in history georgia BD Camp Johnson, US poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1968  Husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86 on May - 14.   

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 May - 14.   

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

1978  On May - 14 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  Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67 on May - 14.   

1982  Baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies on May - 14.   

1983  On May - 14 miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/pres of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80   

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

1985  On this day in history death of mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed   

1987  On this day in history rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68   

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.   

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  On May - 14 birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  On May - 14 birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.