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Deaths on 14 February

2000s

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

2026

American actor and director (1951–2026)

Carlos Menem

Carlos Menem

2021

President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999

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William Meninger

2021

Trappist monk and spiritual teacher (1932–2021)

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Andrea Levy

2019

English author (1956–2019)

Ruud Lubbers

Ruud Lubbers

2018

Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994

Morgan Tsvangirai

Morgan Tsvangirai

2018

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, 2009 to 2013

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

2016

English politician (1928–2016)

Steven Stucky

Steven Stucky

2016

American composer (1949–2016)

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

2015

French actor (1921–2015)

Philip Levine (poet)

Philip Levine (poet)

2015

American poet (1928–2015)

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Franjo Mihalić

2015

Yugoslav long-distance runner

Tom Finney

Tom Finney

2014

English international footballer (1922–2014)

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Chris Pearson (politician)

2014

Canadian politician

Mike Stepovich

Mike Stepovich

2014

American politician (1919–2014)

Glenn Boyer

Glenn Boyer

2013

American writer (1924–2013)

Ronald Dworkin

Ronald Dworkin

2013

American legal philosopher (1931–2013)

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Mike Bernardo

2012

South African kickboxer (1969–2012)

Tonmi Lillman

Tonmi Lillman

2012

Musical artist

Dory Previn

Dory Previn

2012

American singer-songwriter (1925–2012)

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Péter Rusorán

2012

Hungarian water polo player

George Shearing

George Shearing

2011

British jazz pianist (1919–2011)

Doug Fieger

Doug Fieger

2010

American singer-songwriter

Dick Francis

Dick Francis

2010

English jockey and crime writer (1920–2010)

Linnart Mäll

Linnart Mäll

2010

Estonian historian, orientalist and politician

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Bernard Ashley (businessman)

2009

English businessperson and engineer (1926–2009)

Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson

2009

American jazz drummer (1924–2009)

Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

2008

American actor (1929–2008)

Ryan Larkin

Ryan Larkin

2007

Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor (1943–2007)

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Gareth Morris

2007

British flautist

Lynden David Hall

Lynden David Hall

2006

English singer and songwriter (1974–2006)

Rafic Hariri

Rafic Hariri

2005

Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998; 2000–2004)

Marco Pantani

Marco Pantani

2004

Italian cyclist (1970–2004)

Johnny Longden

Johnny Longden

2003

American horse trainer and jockey (1907–2003)

Nándor Hidegkuti

Nándor Hidegkuti

2002

Hungarian footballer and manager (1922–2002)

Mick Tucker

Mick Tucker

2002

British drummer (1947–2002)

1900s

John Ehrlichman

John Ehrlichman

1999

American lawyer, Watergate co-conspirator, and writer (1925–1999)

Buddy Knox

Buddy Knox

1999

American singer-songwriter (1933–1999)

Peter Koch (wood scientist)

Peter Koch (wood scientist)

1998

American wood scientist

Bob Paisley

Bob Paisley

1996

English footballer and manager (1919–1996)

Michael V. Gazzo

Michael V. Gazzo

1995

Film and television actor (1923–1995)

U Nu

U Nu

1995

1st Prime Minister of Burma

Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Chikatilo

1994

Soviet serial killer (1936–1994)

Christopher Lasch

Christopher Lasch

1994

American historian (1932–1994)

James Bond (ornithologist)

James Bond (ornithologist)

1989

American ornithologist and inspiration for the name of the fictional spy

Vincent Crane

Vincent Crane

1989

English keyboardist (1943–1989)

Frederick Loewe

Frederick Loewe

1988

American composer (1901–1988)

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Dmitry Kabalevsky

1987

Russian composer (1904–1987)

Edmund Rubbra

Edmund Rubbra

1986

British composer (1901-1986)

Lina Radke

Lina Radke

1983

Adolph Dubs

Adolph Dubs

1979

United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (1920–1979)

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Gertrud Dorka

1976

German archaeologist and prehistorian

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George Bacon (CIA officer)

1976

American soldier (1946–1976)

Charlie Christodoulou

Charlie Christodoulou

1976

British mercenary killed in Angola

Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley

1975

English biologist and philosopher (1887–1975)

P. G. Wodehouse

P. G. Wodehouse

1975

English writer (1881–1975)

Stewie Dempster

Stewie Dempster

1974

New Zealand cricketer

Herbert Strudwick

Herbert Strudwick

1970

English cricketer (1880–1970)

Vito Genovese

Vito Genovese

1969

Italian-American mobster (1897–1969)

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

1967

German-American actor (1884–1967)

Baby Dodds

Baby Dodds

1959

American jazz drummer (1898–1959)

Abdur Rab Nishtar

Abdur Rab Nishtar

1958

Pakistani independence activist and politician (1899–1958)

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Harold Edward Dahl

1956

American pilot

Maurice De Waele

Maurice De Waele

1952

Belgian cyclist

Karl Guthe Jansky

Karl Guthe Jansky

1950

American physicist and radio engineer (1905–1950)

Yusuf Salman Yusuf

Yusuf Salman Yusuf

1949

Iraqi Communist activist (1901–1949)

Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Brown

1948

American baseball player and manager (1876–1948)

Dora Gerson

Dora Gerson

1943

German actress (1899–1943)

David Hilbert

David Hilbert

1943

German mathematician (1862–1943)

Adnan Saidi

Adnan Saidi

1942

Malayan soldier (1915–1942)

Erkki Melartin

Erkki Melartin

1937

Finnish composer (1875–1937)

Carl Correns

Carl Correns

1933

German botanist and geneticist (1864–1933)

Thomas Mackenzie

Thomas Mackenzie

1930

Prime minister of New Zealand in 1912

Thomas Burke (sprinter)

Thomas Burke (sprinter)

1929

American sprinter (1875–1929)

Amalie Andersen (actress)

Amalie Andersen (actress)

1924

Norwegian actress (1861–1924)

Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)

Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)

1923

American entomologist (1867–1923)

Heikki Ritavuori

Heikki Ritavuori

1922

Finnish political leader

Giovanni Passannante

Giovanni Passannante

1910

Italian anarchist who attempted to assassinate king Umberto I

1800s

Eugène Charles Catalan

Eugène Charles Catalan

1894

French-Belgian mathematician

William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman

1891

United States Army general (1820–1891)

Jules Vallès

Jules Vallès

1885

French journalist and author (1832–1885)

Lydia Hamilton Smith

Lydia Hamilton Smith

1884

American businesswoman and housekeeper (died 1884)

Fernando Wood

Fernando Wood

1881

American politician (1812–1881)

St. John Richardson Liddell

St. John Richardson Liddell

1870

Confederate general

Vicente Guerrero

Vicente Guerrero

1831

President of Mexico in 1829

Henry Maudslay

Henry Maudslay

1831

English inventor and machine tool innovator (1771–1831)

John Dickinson

John Dickinson

1808

Founding Father of the United States (1732–1808)

Before 1800

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Singu Min

1782

King of Burma

William Blackstone

William Blackstone

1780

English jurist, judge, and politician (1723–1780)

James Cook

James Cook

1779

British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)

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Isidro de Espinosa

1755

Spanish missionary

John Hadley

John Hadley

1744

English mathematician (1682–1744)

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot

1737

Lawyer, politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1685–1737)

Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy

Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy

1714

Queen of Spain from 1701 to 1714

Abraham Bosse

Abraham Bosse

1676

French artist (1604–1676)

Il Sodoma

Il Sodoma

1549

Italian Renaissance painter (1477–1549)

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia

1528

Count of East Frisia (1462–1528)

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Nicolaus von Tüngen

1489

Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

1440

German noble (c. 1390 – 1440)

Richard II of England

Richard II of England

1400

King of England from 1377 to 1399

Margaret of France, Queen of England

Margaret of France, Queen of England

1317

Queen of England from 1299 to 1307

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Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson

1229

12th and 13th-century king in the British Isles

Sviatoslav Olgovich

Sviatoslav Olgovich

1164

Prince of Chernigov

Leo I, Prince of Armenia

Leo I, Prince of Armenia

1140

Lord of Armenian Cilicia from c. 1130 to 1137

Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia

Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia

1140

Duke of Bohemia from 1125 to 1140

Fujiwara no Korechika

Fujiwara no Korechika

1010

Japanese noble (974–1010)

Bruno of Querfurt

Bruno of Querfurt

1009

10th/11th-century monk, bishop, missionary and martyr

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Lian Chongyu

945

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Zhu Wenjin

945

Ruler of Min from 944 to 945

Cyril and Methodius

Cyril and Methodius

869

9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries

Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine

269

3rd-century Roman Christian saint