Famous Deaths on October 14

530 Dioscorus, deacon of the Alexandrian and the Roman church and a posthumous antiPope (530), dies

Harold II (c. 1020-1066)

Last crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England (1066), dies at the Battle of Hastings aged about 44

1092 Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated
1256 Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, dies at 16
1536 Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet and diplomat, dies in battle (b. 1498-1503)
1552 Oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488)
1565 Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521)
1568 Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
1570 Floris van Montmorency, baron of Montigny, dies at 43
1610 Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1540)
1619 Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562)
1631 Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, dies at 74
1637 Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet, dies at 86
1660 Francesco Albana, Italian painter (tales of Venus), dies at 72
1660 Thomas Harrison, English Puritan soldier (b. 1606)
1669 Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46
1703 Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet (b. 1634)
1711 Tewoflos, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1708)
1719 Arnold Houbraken, Dutch painter and writer, dies at 59
1746 Francois Fagel, Dutch statesman and collector (coins and medals), dies at 86
1758 Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal, dies at 62
1771 František "Franz" Xaver Brixi, Czech classical composer and kapellmeister, dies at 39
1790 William Hooper, American attorney and signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, dies at 48
1831 Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761)
1847 William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53
1857 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, dies of tuberculosis at 33
1872 Prince Albert of Prussia, Prussian colonel general, dies at 63
1877 Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, French composer, dies at 68
1880 Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army
1895 Elisha P. Ferry, American politician (Governor of Washington, 1872-80, 1889-93), dies at 70
1900 Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter and etcher, dies at 56
1900 Sandor Erkel, Hungarian composer and son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 54
1909 Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, dies at 76
1911 John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911), dies at 78
1919 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies
1923 George Elbridge Whiting, American composer, dies at 83
1923 Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer and poet (Refrained from Confession), dies at 75
1925 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer, dies at 58
1930 Samuel van Houten, Dutch politician and philosopher (Child labor laws), dies at 93
1943 Jimmy Matthews, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 16 wickets; Victoria; only player to take 2 hat-tricks in same Test 1912), dies at 59

German World War II Field Marshal (North African campaign, Battle of Normandy) known as the Desert Fox, commits suicide at by taking a cyanide pill at 52 after being implicated in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler

1957 [Carl] Natanael Berg, Swedish composer, dies at 78
1958 Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and educator, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76
1959 Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), dies of a heart attack at 50
1960 Abram F. Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), dies at 79
1961 Harriet Shaw Weaver, British political activist, and magazine editor (The Egoist), dies at 85
1961 Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician (Prime Minister, 1947), dies at 73
1966 Arcady Dubensky, Russian composer, dies at 75
1967 Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright, dies at 65
1969 Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C'ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), dies at 59
1971 Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (algebraic topology), dies at 61
1972 Joseph Kaminski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 68
1973 Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (b. 1897)
1976 Edith Evans, English actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88

Bing Crosby (1903-1977)

American singer ("White Christmas", "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") and actor ("Going My Way"), dies of a heart attack at 74

1980 Oscar Alemán, Argentine jazz and swing guitarist, and singer ("Rosa Madreselva"), dies at 71
1980 S N Banerjee, cricketer (one Test for India), dies
1981 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, pianist, pedagogue, and music theorist, dies at 74
1983 Paul Fix, American actor (Rifleman), dies of kidney failure at 82
1983 Willard Price, Canadian author and naturalist
1984 Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer (Astronomer Royal 1972-82, Nobel Prize for Physics 1974), dies at 66 [1]
1985 Emil Gilels, Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition - 1st prize, 1938), dies at 68
1986 Keenan Wynn, American actor (Dr Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor), dies at 70
1986 Mary Lund, American women first to receive an artificial heart, dies at 40
1987 Rodolfo Halffter, Spanish composer, and music critic, dies at 86
1988 Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
1988 Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 69
1989 Michael Carmine, actor (Batteries Not Included), dies at 30

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

American Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning conductor (New York Philharmonic, 1958-69; Israel Philharmonic; London Symphony), and composer (West Side Story; Chichester Psalms), dies of a heart attack at 72

1993 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Barbados, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC), dies at 75
1993 Guy Malary, Haitian lawyer/minister of Justice, murdered at 50
1993 Mustafa Abada, Algerian TV director, murdered
1993 Walter Brown Newman, American screenwriter (Cat Ballou), dies at 77
1994 Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, dies at 87
1995 Edith Pargeter, English author (wrote Brother Cadfael mysteries as Ellis Peters), dies of a stroke at 82
1995 Helen Vlachos, Greek newspaper publisher (closed her newspapers in protest at military junta), dies at 83
1996 Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
1996 William John Raff Hooper, British cartoonist (Percy Prune), dies at 80

Harold Robbins (1916-1997)

American author (Moneychangers, Carpetbaggers, Betsy), dies at 81

1998 Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV critic (TV Guide), dies at 81
1998 Frankie Yankovic, American accordionist known as 'America's Polka King' and winner of 1st Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording, dies of heart failure at 83
1999 Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and 1st President of Tanzania (1964-1985), dies at 77
1999 Richard B Shull, American character actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo), dies at 70
2002 Bill Green, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1978-93), dies of cancer at 72
2002 Norbert Schultze, German songwriter (Lili Marleen), opera and film score composer and reformed propagandist, dies at 91
2003 Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and inspiration for James Bond (b. 1913)
2004 Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, British historian, dies at 67
2004 Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek actor, singer, actor, and TV game show host (Kontres - Greek Family Feud), dies of obstructive laryngitis at 54
2005 Jody Dobrowski, English murder victim (b. 1981)
2006 Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta], American rock, country and Tejano singer ("Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"; "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"; Texas Tornados - "A Man Can Cry"), dies of lung cancer at 69
2006 Gerry Studds, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1973-97), first openly gay member of US Congress, dies at 69
2006 Jared Anderson, American heavy metal bassist and vocalist (Morbid Angel; Hate Eternal), dies at 31
2006 Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (b. 1919)
2006 Nancy Lynn, American aviator (b. 1956)
2007 Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), dies of a heart attack at 33
2007 Frank Hauser, British theatrical director (Oxford Playhouse), dies at 85
2007 Oliver Chesterton, British businessman (Chestertons Estate Agency), dies at 94
2008 Barrington J. Bayley, English sci-fi author (Collision Course), dies at 71
2008 Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, British peer and business man, dies at 82
2008 Richard Cooey, American murderer and rapist (executed) (b. 1967)
2009 "Captain" Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 76
2010 Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipf's law, discovered the Mandelbrot set), dies at 85
2010 Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), dies of bowel cancer at 58
2011 Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"), dies after a long illness at 60
2011 Reg Alcock, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
2012 Arlen Specter, American Senator (Republican-PA, 1981- 2011), dies at 82
2012 Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic collision at 33
2014 Elizabeth Peña, American actress, dies from cirrhosis at 55
2014 Ikey Owens ,American keyboardist (The Mars Volta; Jack White), and producer, dies of a heart attack at 39
2015 Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator and President of Benin (1973-91, 1996-2006), dies at 82
2016 Jean Alexander, English actress (Hilda Ogden on Coronation Street), dies at 90
2019 Harold Bloom, American literary critic, 'the most notorious literary critic in America' dies at 89
2019 Sulli [Choi Jin-ri], South Korean K-pop singer (f(x)) and actress (Fashion King), takes her own life at 25
2020 Fred Dean, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl 1979–81, 83; First-team All-Pro 1980, 81; Super Bowl 1981, 84; SD Chargers, SF 49ers), dies from COVID-19 at 68
2020 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Misérables), dies at 95 [1]
2020 John Reid, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (58 Tests; 6 x 100s; 85 wickets) and ICC Match Referee (50 Tests 1993-2002), dies at 92
2020 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), dies at 97

Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022)

Scottish comedian and BAFTA Award-winning actor (Cracker; Harry Potter films; Nuns on the Run), dies at 72

2022 Stanislav Kropilák, Slovak basketball power forward-center (4 × FIBA European Selection; 5 × Czech Player of the Year; BK Inter Bratislava), dies at 67

October 14 Highlights