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In the year 1914

766 Notable birthdays

George Reeves

American actor.

Born January 5th, 1914 in Woolstock.

Died June 16th, 1959 at 45 years old in Benedict Canyon (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Dylan Thomas

Welsh poet and writer (1914-1953).

Born October 27th, 1914 in Swansea. [ref]

Died November 9th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]

Jonas Salk

Inventor of polio vaccine (1914-1995).

Born October 28th, 1914 in New York City.

Died June 23rd, 1995 at 80 years old in La Jolla (heart failure).

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese indian sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986).

Born May 15th, 1914 in Nepal, Khumbu.

Died May 9th, 1986 at 71 years old in Darjeeling (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Sam Manekshaw

First field marshal of the indian army.

Born April 3rd, 1914 in Amritsar.

Died June 27th, 2008 at 94 years old in Wellington (pneumonia). [ref]

Richard Widmark

American actor (1914-2008).

Born December 26th, 1914 in Sunrise Township. [ref]

Died March 24th, 2008 at 93 years old in Roxbury. [ref]

Norman Borlaug

American biologist.

Born March 25th, 1914 in Cresco.

Died September 12th, 2009 at 95 years old in Dallas (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]

Karl Malden

American actor.

Born March 22nd, 1914 in Chicago. [ref]

Died July 1st, 2009 at 95 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]

Norman Lloyd

American actor, producer and director.

Born November 8th, 1914 in Jersey City.

Died May 11th, 2021 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Gypsy Rose Lee

American burlesque performer, actress and author.

Born January 8th, 1914 in Seattle.

Died April 26th, 1970 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

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