People who died on August 14 91
Tiberius II Constantine
d. 582 (b. 535)
Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine emperor (b. 535)
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Badr al-Mu'tadidi
d. 902
Badr al-Mu'tadidi, commander-in-chief of the Abbasid Caliphate under al-Mu'tadid
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Duncan I of Scotland
d. 1040 (b. 1001)
Duncan I of Scotland (b. 1001)
Rainald of Dassel
d. 1167 (b. 1120)
Rainald of Dassel, Italian archbishop (b. 1120)
Minamoto no Yoriie
d. 1204 (b. 1182)
Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 1204)
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Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg
d. 1297
Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg (b. c. 1220)
Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
d. 1319
Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (b. c. 1280)
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James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
d. 1388
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
d. 1390 (b. 1364)
John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)
John I of Portugal
d. 1433 (b. 1357)
John I of Portugal (b. 1357)
Pope Pius II
d. 1464 (b. 1405)
Pope Pius II (b. 1405)
Saitō Tatsuoki
d. 1573 (b. 1548)
Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese daimyo (b. 1548)
Giovanni Paolo Lascaris
d. 1657 (b. 1560)
Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, 57th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1560)
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
d. 1691 (b. 1630)
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, Irish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1630)
William Croft
d. 1727 (b. 1678)
William Croft, English organist and composer (b. 1678)
Johann Jakob Reiske
d. 1774 (b. 1716)
Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (b. 1716)
Nathaniel Hone the Elder
d. 1784 (b. 1718)
Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-born English painter and academic (b. 1718)
Constant Prévost
d. 1856 (b. 1787)
Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (b. 1787)
André Marie Constant Duméril
d. 1860 (b. 1774)
André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1774)
David Farragut
d. 1870 (b. 1801)
David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
d. 1874 (b. 1821)
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (d. 1874)
Michael J. McGivney
d. 1890 (b. 1852)
Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
Simeon Solomon
d. 1905 (b. 1840)
Simeon Solomon, English painter (d. 1905)
William Stanley (inventor)
d. 1909 (b. 1829)
William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
John H. Moffitt
d. 1926 (b. 1843)
John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
Klabund
d. 1928 (b. 1890)
Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
Hugh Trumble
d. 1938 (b. 1867)
Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
Maximilian Kolbe
d. 1941 (b. 1894)
Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
Paul Sabatier (chemist)
d. 1941 (b. 1854)
Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
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Lore Berger
d. 1943 (b. 1921)
Lore Berger, Swiss author and translator (b. 1921)
Joe Kelley
d. 1943 (b. 1871)
Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
William Randolph Hearst
d. 1951 (b. 1863)
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)
Hugo Eckener
d. 1954 (b. 1868)
Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
Nikos Ploumpidis
d. 1954 (b. 1901)
Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek activist (b. 1901)
Herbert Putnam
d. 1955 (b. 1861)
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, 8th Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
Bertolt Brecht
d. 1956 (b. 1898)
Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
d. 1958 (b. 1900)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
Konstantin von Neurath
d. 1958 (b. 1873)
Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1873)
Clifford Odets
d. 1963 (b. 1906)
Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Johnny Burnette
d. 1964 (b. 1934)
Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
Vello Kaaristo
d. 1965 (b. 1911)
Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (b. 1911)
Tip Snooke
d. 1966 (b. 1881)
Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)
Bob Anderson (racing driver)
d. 1967 (b. 1931)
Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1931)
Oscar Levant
d. 1972 (b. 1906)
Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)
Jules Romains
d. 1972 (b. 1885)
Jules Romains, French author and poet (d. 1972)
Fred Gipson
d. 1973 (b. 1908)
Fred Gipson, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
Nicolas Bentley
d. 1978 (b. 1907)
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (b. 1907)
Dorothy Stratten
d. 1980 (b. 1960)
Dorothy Stratten, Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1960)
Karl Böhm
d. 1981 (b. 1894)
Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1981)
Dudley Nourse
d. 1981 (b. 1910)
Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (b. 1910)
Mahasi Sayadaw
d. 1982 (b. 1904)
Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (b. 1904)
Spud Davis
d. 1984 (b. 1904)
Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1904)
J. B. Priestley
d. 1984 (b. 1894)
J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1984)
Gale Sondergaard
d. 1985 (b. 1899)
Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b. 1899)
Roy Buchanan
d. 1988 (b. 1939)
Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
Robert Calvert
d. 1988 (b. 1945)
Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (b. 1945)
Enzo Ferrari
d. 1988 (b. 1898)
Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (b. 1898)
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Ricky Berry
d. 1989 (b. 1964)
Ricky Berry, American basketball player (d. 1989)
Alberto Crespo
d. 1991 (b. 1920)
Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1920)
John Sirica
d. 1992 (b. 1904)
John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)
Elias Canetti
d. 1994 (b. 1905)
Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss novelist, playwright, memoirist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
Alice Childress
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and author (b. 1912)
Sergiu Celibidache
d. 1996 (b. 1912)
Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (b. 1912)
Pee Wee Reese
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1918)
Alain Fournier
d. 2000 (b. 1886)
Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (d. 1914)
Larry Rivers
d. 2002 (b. 1923)
Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
Helmut Rahn
d. 2003 (b. 1929)
Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
Czesław Miłosz
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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Trevor Skeet
d. 2004 (b. 1918)
Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
Adriaan de Groot
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
Adriaan de Groot, Dutch psychologist and chess player (b. 1914)
Bruno Kirby
d. 2006 (b. 1949)
Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949)
Pinchas Goldstein
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (d. 2007)
Tikhon Khrennikov
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
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Kotozakura Masakatsu
d. 2007 (b. 1940)
Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (b. 1940)
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Rallis Kopsidis
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Rallis Kopsidis, Greek painter and author (b. 1929)
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Herman Leonard
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Herman Leonard, American soldier and photographer (b. 1923)
Fritz Korbach
d. 2011 (b. 1945)
Fritz Korbach, German footballer and manager (b. 1945)
Maja Bošković-Stulli
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Maja Bošković-Stulli, Croatian historian and academic (b. 1922)
Vilasrao Deshmukh
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1945)
Svetozar Gligorić
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian chess player and theoretician (b. 1923)
Sergey Kapitsa
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Sergey Kapitsa, English-Russian physicist and demographer (b. 1928)
Phyllis Thaxter
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (b. 1919)
Jack Garfinkel
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Jack Garfinkel, American basketball player and coach (b. 1918)
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Jack Germond
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Jack Germond, American journalist and author (b. 1928)
Paddy Power (Irish politician)
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Paddy Power, Irish educator and politician, 22nd Irish Minister for Defence (b. 1928)
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Leonard Fein
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Leonard Fein, American journalist and academic, co-founded Moment Magazine (b. 1934)
George V. Hansen
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
George V. Hansen, American soldier and politician (b. 1930)
Agustín Cejas
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Agustín Cejas, Argentinian footballer (b. 1945)
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Bob Farrell (motivational speaker)
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Bob Farrell, American businessman, founded Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour (b. 1927)
Bob Johnston
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Bob Johnston, American songwriter and producer (b. 1932)
Fyvush Finkel
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Philip "Fyvush" Finkel, American actor (d. 2016)