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In the year 1914
931 Notable birthdays
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-american actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2000 at 85 years old in Casselberry, Orlando (cardiovascular disease).
Peter Townsend
British flying ace (1914-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1914 in Yangon.
Died June 19th, 1995 at 80 years old in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (stomach cancer).
Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player (1914–1999).
Born November 25th, 1914 in Martinez.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Alec Guinness
British actor (1914–2000).
Born April 2nd, 1914 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Midhurst (liver cancer). [ref]
Sam Manekshaw
First field marshal of the indian army (1914–2008).
Born April 3rd, 1914 in Amritsar.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 94 years old in Wellington (pneumonia). [ref]
Joe Louis
American boxer (1914-1981).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Chambers County, LaFayette. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1981 at 66 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William S. Burroughs
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997).
Born February 5th, 1914 in St. Louis.
Died August 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in Lawrence (myocardial infarction).
Tennessee Williams
American playwright (1911–1983).
Born March 26th, 1914 in Columbus.
Died February 25th, 1985 at 70 years old in New York City (choking).
Yuri Andropov
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1914–1984).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Soluno-Dmitriyevskoye.
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
George Reeves
American actor (1914–1959).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Woolstock.
Died June 16th, 1959 at 45 years old in Beverly Hills, Benedict Canyon (gunshot wound).
Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Cincinnati.
Died November 15th, 1958 at 44 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Jackie Coogan
American actor (1914–1984).
Born October 26th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (heart disease).
Jean Tatlock
American activist (1914-1944).
Born February 21st, 1914 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 5th, 1944 at 29 years old in San Francisco (drowning).
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]
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese indian sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986).
Born May 29th, 1914 in Ü-Tsang, Tengboche.
Died May 9th, 1986 at 71 years old in Darjeeling (cerebral hemorrhage).
Paul Vario
American mobster (1914–1988).
Born July 9th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth.
Jonas Salk
Jewish-american 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).
Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Sunrise Township.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 93 years old in Roxbury. [ref]
Gypsy Rose Lee
American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970).
Born January 8th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Karl Malden
American actor (1912–2009).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 95 years old in Brentwood (disease, stroke). [ref]
Norman Borlaug
American biologist (1914–2009).
Born March 25th, 1914 in Cresco.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 95 years old in Dallas (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Vincent J. McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter (1914–1984).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Harlem. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1984 at 69 years old in Miami-Dade County (cancer). [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor (1914–2011).
Born September 28th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
Jiang Qing
Chinese political figure and wife of mao zedong (1914–1991).
Born March 5th, 1914 in People's Republic of China, Zhucheng.
Died May 14th, 1991 at 77 years old in Qincheng Prison (poison). [ref]
Norman Lloyd
American actor, producer and director (1914–2021).
Born November 8th, 1914 in Jersey City.
Died May 11th, 2021 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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