Famous Deaths In August - 14

1926  Death of John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843) on August - 14.   

1928  Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 14 death of rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution   

1937  Sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48 on August - 14.   

1938  On this day in history hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

1941  Death of Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 14 death of susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie)   

1949  Death of Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on August - 14.   

1951  On this day in history william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills   

1955  On this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66   

1956  Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65   

1961  Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on August - 14.   

1963  On this day in history clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.   

1966  S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on August - 14.   

1967  Death of Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931) on August - 14.   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.   

1970  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on August - 14.   

1972  On August - 14 jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86   

1975  On August - 14 joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

1978  Death of Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) on August - 14.   

1980  On this day in history death of dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on August - 14.   

1982  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.   

1992  On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

1994  On this day in history bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.