People who died on March 14 74
Emperor Huai of Jin
d. 313 (b. 284)
Emperor Huai of Jin (b. 284)
Leobinus
d. 557
Leobinus, bishop of Chartres
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Li Lin (prince)
d. 757
Li Lin, prince of the Tang dynasty
Einhard
d. 840
Einhard, Frankish scholar
Matilda of Ringelheim
d. 968 (b. 895)
Matilda of Ringelheim, Frankish queen and saint (b. 895)
Henry VIII the Sparrow
d. 1397
Henry VIII the Sparrow, Duke of Żagań-Głogów (b.c. 1357)
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Jingtai Emperor
d. 1457 (b. 1428)
Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
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Thomas Malory
d. 1471 (b. 1405)
Thomas Malory, English author and politician (b. 1405)
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
d. 1555 (b. 1485)
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (b. 1485)
John Sigismund Zápolya
d. 1571 (b. 1540)
John Sigismund Zápolya, King of Hungary (d. 1571)
Tokugawa Hidetada
d. 1632 (b. 1579)
Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shogun (d. 1632)
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
d. 1647 (b. 1584)
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
d. 1648 (b. 1584)
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (d. 1648)
Jacob van Ruisdael
d. 1682 (b. 1628)
Jacob van Ruisdael, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1628)
Jean Domat
d. 1696 (b. 1625)
Jean Domat, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1625)
George Wade
d. 1748 (b. 1673)
George Wade, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1673)
John Byng
d. 1757 (b. 1704)
John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1704)
Ayagawa Gorōji
d. 1765 (b. 1703)
Ayagawa Gorōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 2nd Yokozuna (b. 1703)
Johann Salomo Semler
d. 1791 (b. 1725)
Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and critic (b. 1725)
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
d. 1803 (b. 1724)
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet and author (d. 1803)
Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
d. 1805 (b. 1753)
Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Polish-Lithuanian general (b. 1753)
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
d. 1811 (b. 1735)
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1811)
Charles François Dumouriez
d. 1823 (b. 1739)
Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1823)
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
d. 1823 (b. 1735)
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823)
Carl Ritter von Ghega
d. 1860 (b. 1802)
Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian-Austrian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (d. 1860)
Juan Manuel de Rosas
d. 1877 (b. 1793)
Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1877)
Karl Marx
d. 1883 (b. 1818)
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1883)
Quintino Sella
d. 1884 (b. 1827)
Quintino Sella, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finances (b. 1827)
Larry McLean
d. 1921 (b. 1881)
Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1921)
George Eastman
d. 1932 (b. 1854)
George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (d. 1933)
René Bull
d. 1942 (b. 1872)
René Bull, Irish lieutenant and illustrator (b. 1872)
Werner von Blomberg
d. 1946 (b. 1878)
Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
John Callan O'Laughlin
d. 1949 (b. 1873)
John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
Klement Gottwald
d. 1953 (b. 1896)
Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovak Communist politician (b. 1896)
Evagoras Pallikarides
d. 1957 (b. 1938)
Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot activist (b. 1938)
Marion Jones Farquhar
d. 1965 (b. 1879)
Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player (b. 1879)
Erwin Panofsky
d. 1968 (b. 1892)
Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (d. 1968)
Ben Shahn
d. 1969 (b. 1898)
Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter and photographer (d. 1969)
Howard H. Aiken
d. 1973 (b. 1900)
Howard H. Aiken, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1900)
Chic Young
d. 1973 (b. 1901)
Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
Susan Hayward
d. 1975 (b. 1917)
Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
Busby Berkeley
d. 1976 (b. 1895)
Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (b. 1895)
Fannie Lou Hamer
d. 1977 (b. 1917)
Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (d. 1977)
Mohammad Hatta
d. 1980 (b. 1902)
Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1980)
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
d. 1980 (b. 1928)
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish environmentalist (b. 1928)
Maurice Ronet
d. 1983 (b. 1927)
Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (d. 1983)
Hovhannes Shiraz
d. 1984 (b. 1915)
Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet (b. 1915)
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
d. 1989 (b. 1892)
Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (b. 1892)
Howard Ashman
d. 1991 (b. 1950)
Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
Margery Sharp
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
Margery Sharp, English author and educator (d. 1991)
Jean Poiret
d. 1992 (b. 1926)
Jean Poiret, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
William Alfred Fowler
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)
Fred Zinnemann
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 1997)
Kirk Alyn
d. 1999 (b. 1910)
Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
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John Broome (writer)
d. 1999 (b. 1913)
John Broome, American author (d. 1999)
Cherry Wilder
d. 2002 (b. 1930)
Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2002)
Jack Goldstein
d. 2003 (b. 1945)
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (d. 2003)
Jean-Luc Lagardère
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Jean-Luc Lagardère, French engineer and businessman (b. 1928)
Lennart Meri
d. 2006 (b. 1929)
Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (d. 2006)
Lucie Aubrac
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Lucie Aubrac, French educator and activist (b. 1912)
Chiara Lubich
d. 2008 (b. 1920)
Chiara Lubich, Italian activist, co-founded the Focolare Movement (b. 1920)
Peter Graves
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Peter Graves, American actor and director (d. 2010)
Pierre Schoendoerffer
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Pierre Schoendoerffer, French director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Ċensu Tabone
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (d. 2012)
Jack Greene
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Jack Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
Aramais Sahakyan
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Aramais Sahakyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1936)
Ieng Sary
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician, Cambodian Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1925)
Tony Benn
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Tony Benn, English pilot and politician, Secretary of State for Industry (d. 2014)
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Gary Burger
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Gary Burger, American singer and guitarist (b. 1942)
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Meir Har-Zion
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Meir Har-Zion, Israeli commander (b. 1934)
Sam Lacey
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Sam Lacey, American basketball player (b. 1948)
John W. Cahn
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
John W. Cahn, German-American metallurgist and academic (b. 1928)
Peter Maxwell Davies
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
Suranimala Rajapaksha
d. 2016 (b. 1949)
Suranimala Rajapaksha, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1949)