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April 14th
146 Notable deaths
Kurt Vonnegut
American writer (1922–2007).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Bernard Madoff
American fraudster and financier (1938–2021).
Born April 29th, 1938 in Queens.
Died April 14th, 2021 at 82 years old in Butner. [ref]
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
Born January 9th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
M. Visvesvaraya
Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the diwan of mysore.
Born September 15th, 1861 in Muddenahalli. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1962 at 100 years old in Mysore. [ref]
Peter Steele
American musician (1962-2010).
Born January 4th, 1962 in Brooklyn.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 48 years old in Brooklyn (sepsis).
Burl Ives
American singer, actor, and author (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Yakov Dzhugashvili
First child of josef stalin.
Born March 18th, 1907 in Baji, Georgia.
Died April 14th, 1943 at 36 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Rachel Carson
American marine biologist and conservationist.
Born May 27th, 1907 in Rachel Carson Homestead. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1964 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (myocardial infarction, breast cancer). [ref]
Ramana Maharshi
Indian religious leader.
Born December 30th, 1879 in Tiruchuli. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1950 at 70 years old in Sri Ramana Ashram (cancer).
Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler