Famous Deaths on June 14

1752 Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer, dies at 57
1752 Daniel Marot, French-Dutch architect and engraver (brought Louis XIV style to Netherlands and England), dies at about 88
1789 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, dies at 61
1794 Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland, dies at 75
1800 Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general, dies at 47
1800 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)

American general and turncoat (American Revolutionary War), dies of delirium in London at 60

1824 Agustín de Betancourt, Spanish civil engineer (steam engines, hot air balloons), dies at 68

Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825)

French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C., dies at 70

1828 Karl August, grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, dies (b. 1757)
1837 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (The Poems of Leopardi), dies at 38
1864 Leonidas Polk, American bishop soldier (Confederate Army major-general), killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt at 58
1873 Friedrich von Raumer, German historian, travel writer (Italy and the Italians) and politician, dies at 92
1883 Edward FitzGerald, British poet, writer, and translator (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam), dies at 74

Aleksandr Ostrovsky (1823-1886)

Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers), dies at 63

1891 Nicolò Gabrielli, Italian opera composer, dies at 77
1907 Adolf Daens, Belgian priest, politician and founder of the Daensist movement, dies at 69
1907 Bob McLeod, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 5/53; Victoria), dies at 39
1908 "Blind" Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, dies at 59
1908 Frederick Stanley, British politician (Governor General of Canada 1888-93, gave Canada Hockey's Stanley Cup), dies at 67
1911 Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, dies at 70
1914 Adlai Stevenson I, American politician (D), 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-97), dies at 78
1916 João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)

Max Weber (1864-1920)

German sociologist, economist and historian (Ancient Judaism), dies at 56

1926 Mary Cassatt, American impressionist painter (Woman Bathing), dies at 82
1927 Jerome K. Jerome, English writer (The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow), dies at 68
1927 Johanna Barbiers, Dutch actress (Voddenraper of Paris), dies at 79
1927 Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (the first Italian winner of the Tour de France), dies at 32

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

British suffragette who formed the Women's Social & Political Union (1903), dies at 69

1932 Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer (founded what became Desjardins Group), dies at 73
1933 Albert Ross Parsons, American composer, dies at 85
1936 G. K. Chesterton [Gilbert Keith], English writer (Father Brown; The Everlasting Man), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
1936 Hans Poelzig, German architect (Grosses Schauspielhaus), dies at 67
1938 William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer and Director of Lick Observatory, dies at 76
1944 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1944 Robert H. Iseley, American pilot (Saipan), dies when his plane is shot down in battle at 35

John Logie Baird (1888-1946)

Scottish inventor and father of the television, dies of a stroke at 57

1946 Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (Olympic bronze 1,500m 1906) and executive (first Secretary-General International Association of Athletics Federations 1913-14), dies at 65
1948 Ernst Henrik Ellberg, Swedish composer, dies at 79
1948 John Blackwood McEwen, Scottish classical composer, dies at 80
1951 Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73
1952 Felix Calonder, Swiss politician (Free Democratic Party), dies at 88
1952 John Kirby [Kirk], American jazz double-bassist and tuba player (Benny Goodman; "Undecided"), dies at 43
1960 Ana Pauker, Romanian communist leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1947-52), the world's 1st female Foreign Minister, dies of cancer at 67
1960 Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, Russian composer, dies at 57
1962 Anna Sleasers, American murder victim (first Boston Strangler victim) killed in her apartment at 55
1962 Mykhaylo Verikivsky, Ukrainian composer, dies at 65
1965 Guido Guerrini, Italian composer, dies at 74

Eddie Eagan (1897-1967)

American boxer (Olympic gold - light heavyweight, 1920) and bobsledder (Olympic gold - 4-man team,1932), dies of a heart attack at 69

1968 Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish composer (Facettes; Aniara), dies at 51
1968 Ken Errair, American pop-jazz singer (Four Freshmen, 1953-55 - "Graduation Day"), dies in a chartered plane crash at 42

Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968)

Italian poet, critic and translator (Nobel Prize for Literature 1959), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 66

1969 Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer, dies of cancer at 53
1971 Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (1957-61), dies at 74
1974 Knud Jeppesen, Danish organist, composer, educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1920-47; Aarhus University, 1946-57), and musicologist (La frottola), dies at 81
1975 Clancy Cooper, American actor (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains), dies at 68
1975 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
1976 Géza Anda, Hungarian-Swiss pianist (Mozart; Bartók), dies at 54
1977 Alan Reed, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's) and voice artist (Fred Flintstone, Lady and the Tramp), dies at 69
1977 Robert Middleton, American actor (Barney-Monroes), dies at 66
1978 Theodore Karyotakis, Greek classical composer, dies at 74
1979 David Butler, American director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane), dies at 84
1982 Marie Rambert, Polish-British ballerina, teacher and director (Ballet Rambert) dies at 94
1982 Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer

Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986)

American Tony and Academy Award-winning lyricist (with Frederick Loewe - My Fair Lady; Gigi; Camelot), and screenwriter, dies of lung cancer at 67

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)

Argentine short-story writer of fiction (Ficciones, El Aleph, The Book of Sand), essayist and poet, dies in Geneva at 86

1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1987 Les Favell, Australian cricketer (757 runs for Australia), dies at 57
1988 Johnny Farrell, American golfer (US Open 1928), dies of a stroke at 87
1989 Pete de Freitas, British drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), dies in a motorcycle accident at 27
1990 Erna Berger, German soprano, dies at 89
1991 Bernard Miles, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Great Expectations, In Which We Serve), dies at 83
1991 Joy Finzi, British painter (Finzi Trust), dies at 84
1991 Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (A passage to India), dies at 83
1993 Vincent T. Hamlin, cartoonist (Alley Oop), dies at 93

Henry Mancini (1924-1994)

American Grammy and Academy Award-winning film and television composer (Breakfast at Tiffany's; Peter Gunn; Pink Panther films), arranger, and conductor, dies of pancreatic cancer at 70

1994 Denys Hay, British historian, dies at 78
1994 Lionel Grigson, British jazz musician, dies at 52
1994 Mark Alexander Lees, English rowing coach, dies at 38
1994 Michel Vitold, Russian-French actor (Madame et le Mort), dies at 78
1994 Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries from a sidecar race crash at 40
1995 Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, English television producer, dies at 69
1995 Els Aarne, Estonian composer, dies at 78
1995 Gesualdo Bufalino, Italian novelist (Night's Lies), dies at 74
1995 Gordon Greig, British political journalist (Daily Mail), dies at 63
1995 Roger Joseph Zelazny, American poet and sci-fi writer (Chronicles of Amber), dies of cancer at 60
1995 Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47
1996 Ted Nightingale, British Governor of Equatoria Province, Sudan 1952-54, dies at 91
1996 Thomas Edward Montgomery, American jazz drummer and musical director, dies at 73
1997 Henry Charles Gordon, American test pilot and astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71
1997 Richard Jaeckel, American actor (3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima, Sometimes a Great Notion), dies of cancer at 70
1997 Tesslynn O'Cull, American child abuse victim (featured in Oregon "Stop the Abuse" campaign), murdered by her mother's boyfriend at 3
1999 Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian professional football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), dies at 66
2000 Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer, dies at 88
2000 Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian maid, former slave and oldest Brazilian, dies at about 129
2000 Paul Griffin, American session musician and pianist, dies at 62
2002 June Jordan, Caribbean-American playwright and poet (His Own Where), dies at 65
2004 Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
2004 Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide, dies at 103
2005 Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, dies at 91
2005 Mimi Parent, Canadian painter, dies at 80
2006 Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (Boule et Bill), dies at 75
2006 Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)

Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007)

Austrian 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-81) and 9th President of Austria (1986-92), dies at 88

2007 Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
2007 Ruth Graham [Bell], American Christian author and wife of evangelist Billy Graham, dies at 87
2008 Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
2008 Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
2008 Rafael del Pino, Spanish entrepreneur, dies at 87
2009 Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), dies at 75
2009 Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
2010 Leonid Kizim, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15), dies at 68
2012 Dumitru Capoianu, Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man), dies at 82
2014 Francis Matthews, British actor (Paul Temple, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), dies at 86
2014 Rodney Thomas, American NFL running back, dies at 41
2014 Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), dies of cancer at 70
2016 Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Millie Helper"; The Nanny - "Yetta"), dies at 87
2016 Henry McCullough, Irish guitarist (Wings), dies at 72
2020 Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Mexican soccer striker (55 caps; Pumas, Atlante, Veracruz), dies at 77
2020 Noel Kelly, Australian rugby league hooker (25 Tests; Queensland, NSW, Western Suburbs) and coach (Western Suburbs, North Sydney), dies from a stroke at 84
2021 Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-07), dies at 93
2021 Markis Kido, Indonesian badminton player (Olympic gold men's doubles 2008 [with Hendra Setiawan]; World C'ships gold 2007; World Cup gold 2006), dies from a heart attack at 36
2022 Bill Ashurst, English rugby league second rower (3 Tests GB; Wigan, Penrith RLFC, Wakefield Trinity), dies at 74
2022 Davie Wilson, Scottish soccer forward (22 caps; Rangers, Dundee United) and manager (Dumbarton), dies at 83
2022 Gene Kenney, American soccer coach (Michigan State Spartans 1956-69; NCAA C'ship 1967, 68), dies at 94
2023 Charles L. Blockson, American historian, author, bibliophile, and curator (co-founder of the African American Museum in Philadelphia), dies at 89
2023 Homer Jones, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1967, 68; NFL record: career yards per reception: 22.3; NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), dies at 82
2023 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), dies at 76
2023 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), dies at 76