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In the year 1914

766 Notable birthdays

Romain Gary

French writer and diplomat.

Born May 21st, 1914 in Vilnius. [ref]

Died December 2nd, 1980 at 66 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Joe Shuster

Comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).

Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [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.

Edward O'Hare

United states navy medal of honor recipient.

Born March 13th, 1914 in St. Louis.

Died November 29th, 1943 at 29 years old in Gilbert Islands (killed in action).

Frankie Manning

American dancer and choreographer.

Born May 26th, 1914 in Jacksonville. [ref]

Died April 27th, 2009 at 94 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr.

Philadelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used.

Born August 4th, 1914 in Bergedorf. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1997 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988).

Born November 30th, 1914 in Hounslow.

Died October 27th, 1988 at 73 years old in Deal.

Frances Oldham Kelsey

Canadian-american pharmacologist (1914-2015).

Born July 24th, 1914 in Cobble Hill, British Columbia.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 101 years old in London.

Octavio Paz

Mexican writer laureated with the 1990 nobel prize for literature.

Born March 31st, 1914 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995).

Born January 30th, 1914 in Traverse City. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1995 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]

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