People who died on May 14 104
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Pope Theodore I
d. 649
Pope Theodore I
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Zhu Hongzhao
d. 934
Zhu Hongzhao, Chinese general and governor
Pope John XII
d. 964 (b. 927)
Pope John XII (b. 927)
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William Walcher
d. 1080
William Walcher, Bishop of Durham
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
d. 1219 (b. 1147)
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (b. 1147)
Charles VIII of Sweden
d. 1470 (b. 1409)
Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
Tahmasp I
d. 1576 (b. 1514)
Tahmasp I, Shah of Persia (b. 1514)
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Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
d. 1603 (b. 1543)
Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1543)
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1608 (b. 1543)
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
Henry IV of France
d. 1610 (b. 1553)
Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
Louis XIII of France
d. 1643 (b. 1601)
Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)
Friedrich Spanheim
d. 1649 (b. 1600)
Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)
Georges de Scudéry
d. 1667 (b. 1601)
Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)
Antoine Furetière
d. 1688 (b. 1619)
Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée
d. 1754 (b. 1692)
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
Thomas Simpson
d. 1761 (b. 1710)
Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)
Fanny Mendelssohn
d. 1847 (b. 1805)
Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
Ludwig Bechstein
d. 1860 (b. 1801)
Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
Gideon Brecher
d. 1873 (b. 1797)
Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
Ōkubo Toshimichi
d. 1878 (b. 1830)
Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
Mary Seacole
d. 1881 (b. 1805)
Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (b. 1805)
Volney Howard
d. 1889 (b. 1809)
Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1809)
Ernst Kummer
d. 1893 (b. 1810)
Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1810)
Carl Schurz
d. 1906 (b. 1829)
Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
Frederick VIII of Denmark
d. 1912 (b. 1843)
Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. 1912)
August Strindberg
d. 1912 (b. 1849)
August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
d. 1918 (b. 1841)
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
Henry J. Heinz
d. 1919 (b. 1844)
Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (d. 1916)
N. G. Chandavarkar
d. 1923 (b. 1855)
N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855)
Charles de Freycinet
d. 1923 (b. 1828)
Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
David Belasco
d. 1931 (b. 1853)
David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
Lou Criger
d. 1934 (b. 1872)
Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (b. 1872)
Magnus Hirschfeld
d. 1935 (b. 1868)
Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
d. 1936 (b. 1861)
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (b. 1861)
Emma Goldman
d. 1940 (b. 1869)
Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (d. 1940)
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Menno ter Braak
d. 1940 (b. 1902)
Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (b. 1902)
Henri La Fontaine
d. 1943 (b. 1854)
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
Heber J. Grant
d. 1945 (b. 1856)
Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856)
Wolfgang Lüth
d. 1945 (b. 1913)
Wolfgang Lüth, Latvian-German captain (b. 1913)
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Isis Pogson
d. 1945 (b. 1852)
Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (d. 1945)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
d. 1953 (b. 1893)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japanese-American painter and photographer (d. 1953)
Heinz Guderian
d. 1954 (b. 1888)
Heinz Guderian, German general (d. 1954)
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Joan Malleson
d. 1956 (b. 1889)
Joan Malleson, English physician (b. 1889)
Marie Vassilieff
d. 1957 (b. 1884)
Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (b. 1884)
Sidney Bechet
d. 1959 (b. 1897)
Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897)
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
d. 1959 (b. 1862)
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (b. 1862)
Lucrezia Bori
d. 1960 (b. 1887)
Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1887)
Florence Auer
d. 1962 (b. 1880)
Florence Auer, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1880)
Husband E. Kimmel
d. 1968 (b. 1882)
Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
Enid Bennett
d. 1969 (b. 1893)
Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (d. 1969)
Frederick Lane
d. 1969 (b. 1888)
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
Billie Burke
d. 1970 (b. 1884)
Billie Burke, American actress and singer (d. 1970)
Jean Gebser
d. 1973 (b. 1905)
Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
Keith Relf
d. 1976 (b. 1943)
Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1943)
Jean Rhys
d. 1979 (b. 1890)
Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)
Hugh Griffith
d. 1980 (b. 1912)
Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980)
Hugh Beaumont
d. 1982 (b. 1909)
Hugh Beaumont, American actor (b. 1909)
Roger J. Traynor
d. 1983 (b. 1900)
Roger J. Traynor, American academic and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (b. 1900)
Miguel Alemán Valdés
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican lawyer and politician, 46th President of Mexico (d. 1983)
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Ted Hicks
d. 1984 (b. 1910)
Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (d. 1984)
Walter Rauff
d. 1984 (b. 1906)
Walter Rauff, German SS officer (d. 1984)
Rita Hayworth
d. 1987 (b. 1918)
Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer (b. 1918)
Vitomil Zupan
d. 1987 (b. 1914)
Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian poet and playwright (b. 1914)
Willem Drees
d. 1988 (b. 1886)
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958) (d. 1988)
Nie Rongzhen
d. 1992 (b. 1899)
Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (b. 1899)
William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
d. 1993 (b. 1908)
William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1908)
Cihat Arman
d. 1994 (b. 1915)
Cihat Arman, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1915)
W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
W. Graham Claytor Jr., American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1914)
Christian B. Anfinsen
d. 1995 (b. 1916)
Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
Harry Blackstone Jr.
d. 1997 (b. 1934)
Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (d. 1997)
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Boris Parsadanian
d. 1997 (b. 1925)
Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (b. 1925)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
d. 1998 (b. 1890)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
Frank Sinatra
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
Keizō Obuchi
d. 2000 (b. 1937)
Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
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Paul Bénichou
d. 2001 (b. 1908)
Paul Bénichou, French historian, author, and critic (d. 2001)
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Gil Langley
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2001)
Dave DeBusschere
d. 2003 (b. 1940)
Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)
Wendy Hiller
d. 2003 (b. 1912)
Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
Robert Stack
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Robert Stack, American actor and producer (b. 1919)
Anna Lee
d. 2004 (b. 1913)
Anna Lee, English-American actress (b. 1913)
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Lew Anderson
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
Stanley Kunitz
d. 2006 (b. 1905)
Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (d. 2006)
Eva Norvind
d. 2006 (b. 1944)
Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
Mary Scheier
d. 2007 (b. 1908)
Mary Scheier, American sculptor and educator (b. 1908)
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Ülo Jõgi
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (b. 1921)
Will Elder
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Will Elder, Jewish-American illustrator (d. 2008)
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Frank J. Dodd
d. 2010 (b. 1938)
Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (b. 1938)
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Norman Hand
d. 2010 (b. 1972)
Norman Hand, American football player (b. 1972)
Goh Keng Swee
d. 2010 (b. 1918)
Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010)
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Ernst Hinterberger
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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Mario Trejo
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1926)
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Wayne Brown (politician)
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Wayne Brown, American accountant and politician, 14th Mayor of Mesa (b. 1936)
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Arsen Chilingaryan
d. 2013 (b. 1962)
Arsen Chilingaryan, Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962)
Asghar Ali Engineer
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian author and activist (b. 1939)
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Ray Guy (humorist)
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (b. 1939)
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Jeffrey Kruger
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (b. 1931)
Emanuel Raymond Lewis
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Emanuel Raymond Lewis, American librarian and author (b. 1928)
Morvin Simon
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
B.B. King
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2015)
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Micheál O'Brien
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Micheál O'Brien, Irish footballer and hurler (b. 1923)
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Stanton J. Peale
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Stanton J. Peale, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1937)
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Franz Wright
d. 2015 (b. 1953)
Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (b. 1953)
Darwyn Cooke
d. 2016 (b. 1962)
Darwyn Cooke, American comic book writer and artist (b. 1962)
Powers Boothe
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
Powers Boothe, American actor (d. 2017)