People who died on April 14 95
Pope Sergius III
d. 911
Pope Sergius III, pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1070
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (b. c. 1030)
Conrad (Bishop of Utrecht)
d. 1099
Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht (b. before 1040)
Mstislav I of Kiev
d. 1132 (b. 1076)
Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)
Bolesław the Pious
d. 1279 (b. 1224)
Bolesław the Pious, Polish husband of Yolanda of Poland (b. 1224)
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
d. 1322 (b. 1275)
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1275)
Richard de Bury
d. 1345 (b. 1287)
Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (b. 1287)
Lidwina
d. 1433 (b. 1380)
Lidwina, Dutch saint (b. 1380)
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
d. 1471 (b. 1428)
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English commander and politician (b. 1428)
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John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
d. 1471 (b. 1431)
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (b. 1431)
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Thomas de Spens
d. 1480
Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate (b. c. 1415)
Girolamo Riario
d. 1488 (b. 1443)
Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forli (b. 1443)
Louis of Nassau
d. 1574 (b. 1538)
Louis of Nassau (b. 1538)
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
d. 1578 (b. 1534)
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1534)
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
d. 1587 (b. 1549)
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (d. 1587)
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Henry Wallop
d. 1599 (b. 1540)
Henry Wallop, English politician (b. 1540)
Gasparo da Salò
d. 1609 (b. 1540)
Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (b. 1540)
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele
d. 1662 (b. 1582)
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (d. 1662)
Avvakum
d. 1682 (b. 1620)
Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (b. 1620)
Michel Chamillart
d. 1721 (b. 1652)
Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
George Frideric Handel
d. 1759 (b. 1685)
George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (b. 1685)
William Whitehead (poet)
d. 1785 (b. 1715)
William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (b. 1715)
Maximilian Hell
d. 1792 (b. 1720)
Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)
Joseph Lanner
d. 1843 (b. 1801)
Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1801)
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Charles Lot Church
d. 1864 (b. 1777)
Charles Lot Church, American-Canadian politician (b. 1777)
Mikhail Vrubel
d. 1910 (b. 1856)
Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1856)
Addie Joss
d. 1911 (b. 1880)
Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1880)
Henri Elzéar Taschereau
d. 1911 (b. 1836)
Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1911)
Henri Brisson
d. 1912 (b. 1835)
Henri Brisson, French lawyer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (d. 1912)
Hubert Bland
d. 1914 (b. 1855)
Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the Fabian Society (b. 1855)
L. L. Zamenhof
d. 1917 (b. 1859)
L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (b. 1859)
Auguste-Réal Angers
d. 1919 (b. 1837)
Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1919)
John Singer Sargent
d. 1925 (b. 1856)
John Singer Sargent, American painter (b. 1856)
Vladimir Mayakovsky
d. 1930 (b. 1893)
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1930)
Richard Armstedt
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (b. 1851)
Emmy Noether
d. 1935 (b. 1882)
Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
Gillis Grafström
d. 1938 (b. 1893)
Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (d. 1938)
Yakov Dzhugashvili
d. 1943 (b. 1907)
Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907)
Ramana Maharshi
d. 1950 (b. 1879)
Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)
Al Christie
d. 1951 (b. 1881)
Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
Rahul Sankrityayan
d. 1963 (b. 1893)
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (b. 1893)
Tatyana Afanasyeva
d. 1964 (b. 1876)
Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
Rachel Carson
d. 1964 (b. 1907)
Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (d. 1964)
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Al Benton
d. 1968 (b. 1911)
Al Benton, American baseball player (b. 1911)
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
d. 1969 (b. 1900)
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)
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Günter Dyhrenfurth
d. 1975 (b. 1886)
Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (b. 1886)
Fredric March
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Fredric March, American actor (b. 1897)
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José Revueltas
d. 1976 (b. 1914)
José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (b. 1914)
Joe Gordon
d. 1978 (b. 1915)
Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
F. R. Leavis
d. 1978 (b. 1895)
F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (b. 1895)
Pete Farndon
d. 1983 (b. 1952)
Pete Farndon, English bass player and songwriter (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
Gianni Rodari
d. 1983 (b. 1920)
Gianni Rodari, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
Simone de Beauvoir
d. 1986 (b. 1908)
Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (b. 1908)
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Thurston Harris
d. 1990 (b. 1931)
Thurston Harris, American doo-wop singer (d. 1990)
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Olabisi Onabanjo
d. 1990 (b. 1927)
Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ogun State (b. 1927)
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
d. 1994 (b. 1897)
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (b. 1897)
Burl Ives
d. 1995 (b. 1909)
Burl Ives, American actor and singer (d. 1995)
Ellen Corby
d. 1999 (b. 1911)
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1999)
Anthony Newley
d. 1999 (b. 1931)
Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999)
Bill Wendell
d. 1999 (b. 1924)
Bill Wendell, American television announcer (b. 1924)
Phil Katz
d. 2000 (b. 1962)
Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-created the zip file format (b. 1962)
August R. Lindt
d. 2000 (b. 1905)
August R. Lindt, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
Wilf Mannion
d. 2000 (b. 1918)
Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
Jim Baxter
d. 2001 (b. 1939)
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
Hiroshi Teshigahara
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
Jyrki Otila
d. 2003 (b. 1941)
Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
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Micheline Charest
d. 2004 (b. 1953)
Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the Cookie Jar Group (b. 1953)
Mahmut Bakalli
d. 2006 (b. 1936)
Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (b. 1936)
June Callwood
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007)
Don Ho
d. 2007 (b. 1930)
Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007)
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René Rémond
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
René Rémond, French historian and economist (d. 2007)
Tommy Holmes
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Tommy Holmes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
Ollie Johnston
d. 2008 (b. 1912)
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (b. 1912)
Maurice Druon
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
Israr Ahmed
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Israr Ahmed, Indian-Pakistani theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2010)
Alice Miller (psychologist)
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Alice Miller, Polish-French psychologist and author (b. 1923)
Peter Steele
d. 2010 (b. 1962)
Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1962)
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Jean Gratton
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Jean Gratton, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1924)
Émile Bouchard
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1919)
Jonathan Frid
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (b. 1924)
Piermario Morosini
d. 2012 (b. 1986)
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
Efi Arazi
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (b. 1937)
Colin Davis
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (d. 2013)
R. P. Goenka
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
R. P. Goenka, Indian businessman, founded RPG Group (b. 1930)
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George Jackson (songwriter)
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
Armando Villanueva
d. 2013 (b. 1915)
Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (b. 1915)
Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician)
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Charlie Wilson, American politician (b. 1943)
Nina Cassian
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (b. 1924)
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Crad Kilodney
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (b. 1948)
Wally Olins
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (b. 1930)
Mick Staton
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (b. 1940)
Klaus Bednarz
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (b. 1942)
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Mark Reeds
d. 2015 (b. 1960)
Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
Percy Sledge
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Percy Sledge, American singer (b. 1940)
Roberto Tucci
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (d. 2015)