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In the year 1914
930 Notable birthdays
Michael Wittmann
German waffen-ss tank commander.
Born April 22nd, 1914 in Vogelthal.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 30 years old in Caen.
Julia Lennon
Mother of british musician john lennon.
Born March 12th, 1914 in Liverpool.
Died July 15th, 1958 at 44 years old in Liverpool (struck by vehicle).
Bill Owen
British actor and songwriter (1914–1999).
Born March 14th, 1914 in London.
Died July 12th, 1999 at 85 years old in Highgate (pancreatic cancer).
Richard Basehart
American actor (1914–1984).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Zanesville.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Kevin McCarthy
American actor (1914–2010).
Born February 15th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died September 11th, 2010 at 96 years old in Hyannis (pneumonia). [ref]
Baba Amte
Indian freedom fighter, social worker (1914–2008).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Hinganghat.
Died February 9th, 2008 at 93 years old in Chandrapur (cancer). [ref]
Jerry Siegel
American co-creator of superman.
Born October 17th, 1914 in Cleveland.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Aniello Dellacroce
American mobster (1914–1985).
Born March 15th, 1914 in Little Italy.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Queens (lung cancer).
E. G. Marshall
American actor (1914-1998).
Born June 18th, 1914 in Owatonna.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 84 years old in Bedford (lung cancer).
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer.
Born June 5th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Ralph Ellison
American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994).
Born March 1st, 1914 in Oklahoma City.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 80 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Hank Snow
Canadian musician (1914–1999).
Died December 20th, 1999 at 85 years old in Tennessee (heart failure). [ref]
Patrick O'Brian
English novelist (1914–2000).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Chalfont St Peter.
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Charles Hawtrey
English film actor (1914-1988).
Born November 30th, 1914 in Hounslow.
Died October 27th, 1988 at 73 years old in Deal.
Creighton Abrams
United states army general (1914-1974).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Springfield.
Died September 4th, 1974 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Hanna Reitsch
German aviator (1912–1979).
Born March 29th, 1914 in Jelenia Góra. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1979 at 65 years old in Frankfurt (myocardial infarction).
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr.
Philadelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used (1914–1997).
Born August 4th, 1914 in Bergedorf. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1997 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
Robert Wise
American film director, film producer and film editor (1914–2005).
Born September 10th, 1914 in Winchester.
Died September 14th, 2005 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Edmund Muskie
American politician (1914–1996).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Rumford.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Lilli Palmer
German actress (1914–1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Poznań.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Paul Rand
American graphic designer (1914–1996).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Norwalk (cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Iraqi president (1914–1982).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Tikrit.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 68 years old in Baghdad.
Jack Parsons
American rocket engineer (1914–1952).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1952 at 37 years old in Pasadena (blast injury).
Joe Shuster
Canadian-american comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer (1914–1984).
Born August 26th, 1914 in Brussels.
Died February 12th, 1984 at 69 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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