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People who died on October 14 104

Antipope Dioscorus
d. 530
Antipope Dioscorus
Shi Yuanzhong
d. 841
Shi Yuanzhong, Chinese governor
Pang Xun
d. 869
Pang Xun, Chinese rebel leader
Gerloc
d. 962
Gerloc, Frankish noblewoman
Harold Godwinson
d. 1066 (b. 1022)
Harold Godwinson, English king (b. 1022)
Leofwine Godwinson
d. 1066 (b. 1035)
Leofwine Godwinson, English son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex (b. 1035)
Gyrth Godwinson
d. 1066
Gyrth Godwinson, brother of King Harold II
Andronikos Doukas (cousin of Michael VII)
d. 1077 (b. 1022)
Andronicus Ducas, Byzantine courtier (b. 1022)
Nizam al-Mulk
Nizam al-Mulk
d. 1092 (b. 1018)
Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and politician (b. 1018)
Abu Yaqub Yusuf
d. 1184 (b. 1135)
Yusuf I, Almohad Caliph (b. 1135)
Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
d. 1213
Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
Isabella, Countess of Gloucester
d. 1217
Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, wife of King John of England (b. c. 1173)
Kujō Yoritsugu
d. 1256 (b. 1239)
Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
Edward Bruce
d. 1318 (b. 1275)
Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland (b. 1275)
Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1416
Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Garcilaso de la Vega (poet)
d. 1536 (b. 1503)
Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet (b. 1503)
Oswald Myconius
d. 1552 (b. 1488)
Oswald Myconius, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1488)
Thomas Chaloner (statesman)
d. 1565 (b. 1521)
Thomas Chaloner, English poet and politician (b. 1521)
Jacques Arcadelt
d. 1568 (b. 1507)
Jacques Arcadelt, Dutch singer and composer (b. 1507)
Amago Yoshihisa
d. 1610 (b. 1540)
Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1540)
Samuel Daniel
d. 1619 (b. 1562)
Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian (b. 1562)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
d. 1631 (b. 1557)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen and regent of Denmark (b. 1557)
Gabriello Chiabrera
Gabriello Chiabrera
d. 1637 (b. 1552)
Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)
Antonio Cesti
d. 1669 (b. 1623)
Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (b. 1623)
Thomas Kingo
d. 1703 (b. 1634)
Thomas Kingo, Danish bishop and poet (b. 1634)
Tewoflos
d. 1711 (b. 1708)
Tewoflos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1708)
James Francis Edward Keith
James Francis Edward Keith
d. 1758 (b. 1696)
James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (b. 1696)
Jean-Louis Pons
d. 1831 (b. 1761)
Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan
d. 1911 (b. 1833)
John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
Marcellus Emants
d. 1923 (b. 1848)
Marcellus Emants, Dutch-Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
Henri Berger
Henri Berger
d. 1929 (b. 1844)
Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (b. 1844)
Samuel van Houten
d. 1930 (b. 1837)
Samuel van Houten, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (b. 1837)
Noboru Yamaguchi
d. 1942 (b. 1902)
Noboru Yamaguchi, Japanese mob boss (b. 1902)
Sobibór uprising
d. 1943 (b. 1910)
Sobibór uprising: Rudolf Beckmann, German SS officer (b. 1910) Siegfried Graetschus, German sergeant (b. 1916) Johann Niemann, German lieutenant (b. 1913)
Erwin Rommel
d. 1944 (b. 1891)
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944)
Émile Sarrade
d. 1953 (b. 1877)
Émile Sarrade, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1877)
Kyuichi Tokuda
Kyuichi Tokuda
d. 1953 (b. 1894)
Kyuichi Tokuda, Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1894)
Douglas Mawson
d. 1958 (b. 1882)
Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist, academic, and explorer (b. 1882)
Jack Davey
d. 1959 (b. 1907)
Jack Davey, New Zealand-Australian singer and radio host (b. 1907)
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
d. 1959 (b. 1909)
Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1909)
Abram Ioffe
d. 1960 (b. 1880)
Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1960)
Paul Ramadier
Paul Ramadier
d. 1961 (b. 1888)
Paul Ramadier, French politician, 129th Prime Minister of France (b. 1888)
Harriet Shaw Weaver
Harriet Shaw Weaver
d. 1961 (b. 1876)
Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (b. 1876)
William Hogenson
d. 1965 (b. 1884)
William Hogenson, American sprinter (d. 1965)
Randall Jarrell
d. 1965 (b. 1914)
Randall Jarrell, American poet and author (b. 1914)
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé
d. 1967 (b. 1902)
Marcel Aymé, French author and playwright (b. 1902)
Haguroyama Masaji
d. 1969 (b. 1914)
Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969)
August Sang
d. 1969 (b. 1914)
August Sang, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1914)
Edmund A. Chester
d. 1973 (b. 1897)
Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster (b. 1897)
Ahmed Hamdi
d. 1973 (b. 1929)
Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian general and engineer (b. 1929)
Edith Evans
Edith Evans
d. 1976 (b. 1888)
Edith Evans, English actress (b. 1888)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
d. 1977 (b. 1903)
Bing Crosby, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1903)
Louis Rougier
d. 1982 (b. 1889)
Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1889)
Willard Price
Willard Price
d. 1983 (b. 1887)
Willard Price, Canadian-American historian and author (b. 1887)
Martin Ryle
Martin Ryle
d. 1984 (b. 1918)
Martin Ryle, English astronomer and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
Emil Gilels
d. 1985 (b. 1916)
Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
d. 1986 (b. 1916)
Keenan Wynn, American actor (b. 1916)
Takahiko Yamanouchi
d. 1986 (b. 1902)
Takahiko Yamanouchi, Japanese physicist (b. 1902)
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
d. 1990 (b. 1918)
Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1918)
Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins
d. 1997 (b. 1916)
Harold Robbins, American author (b. 1915)
Cleveland Amory
Cleveland Amory
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Cleveland Amory, American author and activist (b. 1917)
Frankie Yankovic
Frankie Yankovic
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
Frankie Yankovic, American accordion player (b. 1916)
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere
d. 1999 (b. 1922)
Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian educator and politician, 1st President of Tanzania (b. 1922)
Art Coulter
Art Coulter
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1909)
Tony Roper (racing driver)
d. 2000 (b. 1964)
Tony Roper, American race car driver (b. 1964)
Norbert Schultze
Norbert Schultze
d. 2002 (b. 1911)
Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (b. 1911)
Patrick Dalzel-Job
d. 2003 (b. 1913)
Patrick Dalzel-Job, English linguist, commander, and navigator (b. 1913)
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender
d. 2006 (b. 1937)
Freddy Fender, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
Klaas Runia
d. 2006 (b. 1926)
Klaas Runia, Dutch theologian and journalist (b. 1926)
Gerry Studds
d. 2006 (b. 1937)
Gerry Studds, American educator and politician (b. 1937)
Robert Furman
d. 2008 (b. 1915)
Robert Furman, American engineer and intelligence officer (b. 1915)
Kazys Petkevičius
Kazys Petkevičius
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
Martyn Sanderson
d. 2009 (b. 1938)
Martyn Sanderson, New Zealand actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
Collin Wilcox (actress)
Collin Wilcox (actress)
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Collin Wilcox, American actress (b. 1935)
Lou Albano
Lou Albano
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Lou Albano, American professional wrestler (b. 1933)
Simon MacCorkindale
Simon MacCorkindale
d. 2010 (b. 1952)
Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1952)
Benoit Mandelbrot
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish-American mathematician and economist (d. 2010)
Reg Alcock
Reg Alcock
d. 2011 (b. 1948)
Reg Alcock, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1948)
Ashawna Hailey
Ashawna Hailey
d. 2011 (b. 1949)
Ashawna Hailey, American computer scientist and philanthropist (b. 1949)
John Clive
John Clive
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
John Clive, English actor and author (b. 1933)
Max Fatchen
Max Fatchen
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (b. 1920)
James R. Grover Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
James R. Grover Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1919)
Larry Sloan
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Larry Sloan, American publisher, co-founded Price Stern Sloan (b. 1922)
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Arlen Specter, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1930)
Dody Weston Thompson
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Dody Weston Thompson, American photographer (b. 1923)
Gart Westerhout
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Gart Westerhout, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1927)
Wally Bell
d. 2013 (b. 1965)
Wally Bell, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1965)
Max Cahner
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Max Cahner, German-Catalan historian and politician (b. 1936)
Kōichi Iijima
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Kōichi Iijima, Japanese author and poet (b. 1930)
Bruno Metsu
Bruno Metsu
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (b. 1954)
Frank Moore (performance artist)
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Frank Moore, American painter and poet (b. 1946)
Käty van der Mije-Nicolau
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Käty van der Mije-Nicolau, Romanian-Dutch chess player (b. 1940)
A. H. Halsey
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic (b. 1923)
Leonard Liggio
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Leonard Liggio, American author and academic (b. 1933)
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Peña
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Elizabeth Peña, American actress (b. 1959)
Nurlan Balgimbayev
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Nurlan Balgimbayev, Kazakh politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (b. 1947)
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (b. 1933)
Margaret Keyes
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Margaret Keyes, American historian and academic (b. 1918)
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, Indian admiral (b. 1930)
Helen Kelly (trade unionist)
d. 2016 (b. 1964)
Helen Kelly, New Zealand trade union leader (b. 1964)
Daniel Webb (baseball)
d. 2017 (b. 1989)
Daniel Webb, American baseball player (b. 1989)
Rudolf Beckmann
d. ?
Siegfried Graetschus
Siegfried Graetschus
d. ? (b. 1916)
Johann Niemann
Johann Niemann
d. ? (b. 1913)
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