Deaths in 2014
This is a chronology of notable deaths in 2014. Names are reported under the date of death. Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by family name or pseudonym. Deaths of notable animals and other organisms are also reported here if they first have their own page. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
April 2014
- Ivan Mercep, 83, New Zealand architect (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa).[1]
- Ashish Bose, 83, Indian demographer, coined term "BIMARU", fall.[2]
- George Dureau, 84, American painter and photographer, Alzheimer's disease.[3]
- Ian Hamilton Fazey, 71, British journalist (Financial Times, Liverpool Echo, Daily Post), suspected heart attack.[4]
- Jürgen Frick, 48, Liechtenstein financier, shot.[5]
- Peaches Geldof, 25, English television presenter, writer and model.[6]
- V. K. Murthy, 90, Indian cinematographer (Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam), recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2008).[7]
- Jerry Sharkey, 71, American Wright brothers historian, conceived idea for Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, heart failure.[8]
- John Shirley-Quirk, 83, English bass-baritone.[9]
- George Shuffler, 88, American Hall of Fame bluegrass musician (The Stanley Brothers).[10]
- Steve Smith, 64, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1999–2012).[11] (body discovered on this date)
- Ronnie Turnbull, 81, British journalist and editor (Hexham Courant).[12] (death announced on this date)
- Frans van der Lugt, 75, Dutch Jesuit priest, shot.[13]
- Emilio Yap, 88, Filipino tycoon and philanthropist, Chairman of the Manila Bulletin, Manila Hotel, Centro Escolar University and Philtrust Bank.[14]
- Mary Anderson, 96, American actress (Gone With the Wind).[15]
- Leee Black Childers, 68, American punk rock and art photographer (The Factory, Andy Warhol).[16]
- Peter Kaberere, 30, Kenyan gospel singer, electrocuted.[17]
- Erzsi Kovács, 85, Hungarian pop singer and performer.[18]
- Mickey Rooney, 93, American actor (The Black Stallion, Babes in Arms, Night at the Museum), and Emmy Award winner (Bill).[19]
- Leandro Rovirosa Wade, 96, Mexican politician and engineer, Governor of Tabasco (1977–1982).[20]
- Chuck Stone, 89, American navigator, journalist and academic, Tuskegee Airman during World War II, co-founder of the NABJ.[21]
- Massimo Tamburini, 70, Italian motorcycle designer, lung cancer.[22]
- Datta Tamhane, 102, Indian independence activist and politician.[23]
- Azamour, 13, Irish racehorse and sire, euthanised.[24]
- Óscar Avilés, 90, Peruvian guitarist and singer.[25]
- Willis Blair, 90, Canadian politician, Mayor of East York (1973–1975).[26]
- Alan Davie, 93, Scottish painter and musician.[27]
- Antonio Díaz Gil, 79, Spanish footballer.[28]
- David Lamb, 35, American folk musician (Brown Bird), leukemia.[29]
- Peter Matthiessen, 86, American author (At Play in the Fields of the Lord, The Snow Leopard), leukemia.[30]
- Jason McCash, 38, American doom metal bassist (The Gates of Slumber).[31]
- Klaus Meyer, 76, German footballer.[32]
- John Pinette, 50, American comedian and actor (The Punisher, Junior), pulmonary embolism.[33]
- Larry Pratt, 78, Australian horse race caller (ABC), complications following heart surgery.[34] (death announced on this date)
- Gordon Smith, 59, Scottish footballer (St. Johnstone, Aston Villa).[35]
- Mahmoud Sultan, 73, Egyptian journalist and television personality, blood clots.[36]
- José Wilker, 66, Brazilian actor (Medicine Man) and director, heart attack.[37]
- José Aguilar, 55, Cuban Olympic bronze-medalist light-welterweight boxer (1980), cerebral infarction.[38]
- J. S. Archibald, Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.[39]
- İsmet Atlı, 83, Turkish Olympic champion light heavyweight freestyle wrestler (1960).[40]
- Wayne Henderson, 74, American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Crusaders) and record producer, heart failure.[41]
- Kumba Ialá, 61, Bissau-Guinean politician, President (2000–2003), cardiopulmonary arrest.[42]
- Stanislav Kostyuk, 77, Ukrainian footballer.[43]
- Margo MacDonald, 70, Scottish politician, MP for Glasgow Govan (1973–1974), MSP for Lothian (since 1999), Parkinson's disease.[44]
- Peter Liechti, 63, Swiss filmmaker.[45]
- Otis McDonald, 80, American handgun and Second Amendment advocate (McDonald v. Chicago), cancer.[46]
- Anja Niedringhaus, 48, German photojournalist (Associated Press), Pulitzer Prize winner for Breaking News Photography (2005), shot.[47]
- Curtis Bill Pepper, 96, American journalist (Newsweek) and author.[48]
- Jeff Pert, 55, American cartoonist, heart attack.[49]
- Muhammad Qutb, 95, Egyptian Islamist author and academic.[50]
- Richard Small, 68, American racehorse trainer (Concern), cancer.[51]
- Ed Spencer, 85, American race car driver.[52]
- Gyula Szabó, 83, Hungarian actor.[53]
- Lois Wallace, 73, American literary agent (Ben Stein, Don DeLillo).[54]
- Nathan Berry, 23, Australian jockey, complications from viral encephalitis and NORSE syndrome.[55]
- Máximo Cajal López, 79, Spanish diplomat.[56]
- Bernard Daines, 69, Canadian-born American computer engineer and technology executive.[57]
- Régine Deforges, 78, French author, editor, director and playwright.[58]
- Pedro Fré, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Corumbá (1985–1989) and Barretos (1989–2000).[59]
- Harry Gasser, 76, Filipino news anchor (DZKB-TV), stroke.[60]
- Edvard Grimstad, 81, Norwegian politician, MP for Østfold (1989–1997).[61]
- Lawrence Hamilton, 59, American show tunes singer and musical director, gastrointestinal blood clot.[62]
- George G. Johnson, 76, American Hall of Fame golfer.[63]
- Virginie Korte-van Hemel, 84, Dutch politician, Deputy Minister of Justice (1982–1989).[64]
- Paul Lüönd, 63, Swiss musician and politician.[65]
- Mark Lemond, 59, American retail executive, CEO and President of Shoe Carnival.[66]
- Pierre Mathieu, 70, Dutch volleyball manager.[67]
- Poobie Naicker, 87, South African trade unionist (SADTU).[68]
- Jovan Pavlović, 77, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb, Ljubljana and Italy.[69]
- Michael Prinz von Preußen, 74, German author.[70]
- John Ryan, 86, Irish politician, Leas-Cheann Comhairle (1982–1987).[71]
- Paul Salamunovich, 86, American conductor and choral director (Los Angeles Master Chorale), complications from West Nile virus.[72]
- Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.[73]
- Arthur Smith, 93, American musician and songwriter ("Guitar Boogie", "Dueling Banjos").[74]
- Richard Worthington, 93, American musician and conductor, founder and director of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra (1971–1991).[75]
- Taha Basry, 67, Egyptian football player and manager.[76]
- Richard Brick, 68, American film producer (Deconstructing Harry) and executive, New York City Film Commissioner (1992–1994), esophageal cancer.[77]
- Mateus Morais de Brito, 53, Angolan football and petroleum executive, President of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (since 2012), Vice-chairman of Sonangol Group.[78]
- Roger Fessaguet, 82, French-born American chef, coronary artery disease.[79]
- Sandy Grossman, 78, American sports director (CBS Sports, Fox Sports), directed 10 Super Bowls, cancer.[80]
- Lucy Hood, 56, American television executive (News Corporation), president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (since 2013), cancer.[81]
- Mamoon Kazi, 78, Pakistani judge, member of the Supreme Court (1997–2000), Sindh High Court (1985–1997).[82]
- Michael Pearse Lacey, 97, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (1979–1993).[83]
- Glyn Jones, 82, South African writer and actor.[84]
- Miloš Mikeln, 83, Slovene writer.[85]
- Consuelo Moure, 67, Colombian actress.[86]
- Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., 78, American military officer, Commandant of the Marine Corps and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1991–1995), Merkel cell carcinoma.[87]
- Revalle Narender, 49, Indian sports journalist.[88]
- Alfred Niepieklo, 86, German footballer.[89]
- Unnikrishnan Puthoor, 80, Indian novelist.[90]
- Vern Rutsala, 80, American author and poet.[91]
- Alieu Badara Saja Taal, 70, Gambian academic and newspaper executive, managing director of The Daily Observer, liver infection.[92]
- Mahjoub Sharif, 66, Sudanese poet, writer and political dissident.[93]
- David Werdyger, 94, Polish-born American Hasidic singer.[94]
- Urs Widmer, 75, Swiss author.[95]
- Wesley Worrell, 53, Barbadian Paralympic official and athlete.[96]
- Anker Buch, 74, Danish violinist.[97]
- Ramon Cano, 80, Panamanian radio journalist, shot.[98]
- Pierre Capretz, 89, French linguist and academic, creator of French in Action series.[99]
- George Darden, 70, American pianist and conductor.[100]
- Guillermo Delgado, 83, Peruvian footballer.[101]
- King Fleming, 91, American jazz pianist, natural causes.[102]
- Rudolph Hargrave, 89, American judge, member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1978–2010), Chief Justice (1989–1990, 2001–2002).[103]
- Marcus Henry, 41, American sportswriter (Newsday).[104]
- Taieb Jebali, 81, Tunisian footballer.[105]
- Jacques Le Goff, 90, French historian.[106]
- Andrew Joseph McDonald, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Little Rock (1972–2000).[107]
- William Mitchell, 85, Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), kidney failure.[108]
- Roberto Nazareno, 81, Filipino civil servant, Secretary General of the House of Representatives (1996–2008).[109]
- Carlos Oneto, 84, Peruvian actor and comic.[110]
- Merimeri Penfold, 93, New Zealand Māori language academic (University of Auckland), cancer.[111]
- Rolf Rendtorff, 88, German academic, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament (University of Heidelberg).[112]
- Abubakar Shariff, 61, Kenyan Islamist dissident, accused supporter of Al-Shabaab, shot.[113]
- John W. Shelton, 85, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1995–2004).[114]
Earlier months
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References
- ^ Te Papa museum architect dies
- ^ Ashish Bose, demographer who coined the term Bimaru, dies at 83
- ^ New Orleans artist George Dureau, master painter and photographer, has died
- ^ Renowned Liverpool journalist Ian Hamilton Fazey OBE dies at 71
- ^ Liechtenstein Banker Shot Dead in Reported Investment Feud
- ^ Peaches Geldof: Writer and TV presenter dies aged 25
- ^ Ace cinematographer V. K. Murthy passes away
- ^ Jerry Sharkey and Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park
- ^ Sad news: An English lion has died
- ^ Bluegrass Innovator and Pioneer George Shuffler has Died
- ^ Former veteran Rep. Steve Smith dead at 64
- ^ Revered ex-Hexham Courant editor dies
- ^ Syria: Dutch priest Fr van der Lugt shot dead in Homs
- ^ Manila Bulletin chairman Don Emilio Yap passes away
- ^ Mary Anderson dies at 96; actress had role in 'Gone With the Wind'
- ^ Leee Black Childers, Rock Photographer, Dies
- ^ Gospel artist, Peter Kaberere, passes away
- ^ Elhunyt Kovács Erzsi táncdalénekes Template:Hu icon
- ^ Mickey Rooney, Golden Age Box Office Giant, Dies at 93
- ^ Fallece el ex gobernador Leandro Rovirosa Wade Template:Es icon
- ^ Former UNC journalism professor Chuck Stone dies at 89
- ^ Legendary Motorcycle Designer Massimo Tamburini Passes Away
- ^ Freedom fighter Datta Tamhane dies at 102
- ^ Gilltown Stud sire Azamour dies
- ^ Óscar Avilés: Falleció la primera guitarra del Perú Template:Es icon
- ^ Former East York mayor Willis L. Blair dead at age 90
- ^ Alan Davie, Scottish artist, has died aged 93
- ^ Fallece Liz II, uno de los últimos de Helenio Herrera Template:Es icon
- ^ David Lamb of folk duo Brown Bird dies of leukemia
- ^ Peter Matthiessen, Author and Naturalist, Is Dead at 86
- ^ Jason McCash, Ex Gates of Slumber Bassist, Dies at 38
- ^ Eintracht Braunschweig trauert um Klaus Meyer Template:De icon
- ^ Comedian John Pinette, 50, dies in Pittsburgh
- ^ Qld racecaller Larry Pratt dies aged 78
- ^ Obituary - Gordon Melvile Smith
- ^ Pioneering Egyptian media figure Mahmoud Sultan dies
- ^ José Wilker Dies: Brazilian Globo Telenovela Actor Dead At 66
- ^ Fallece exboxeador cubano medallista olímpico de Moscú-1980 Template:Es icon
- ^ SKNVibes Dr. Archibald has died
- ^ ŞAMPİYON GÜREŞÇİ İSMET ATLI VEFAT ETTİ Template:Tr icon
- ^ Wayne Henderson, Jazz Crusaders Co-Founder, Dies
- ^ Former Guinea-Bissau president Kumba Yala dies aged 61
- ^ Умер легендарный харьковский футболист и тренер Template:Ru icon
- ^ Margo MacDonald MSP dies at 70
- ^ Konfrontationen mit dem innern Dämon Template:De icon
- ^ Otis McDonald, man who successfully fought to overturn Chicago handgun ban, dies at 80
- ^ Anja Niedringhaus, Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 48 in Afghan Attack
- ^ Bill Pepper, longtime foreign correspondent, dies
- ^ Jeff Pert, Maine cartoonist, dies at age 55
- ^ Muhammad Qutb, brother of Sayyid Qutb, passes away
- ^ Horse trainer Small, Breeders' Cup Classic winner, dies at 68
- ^ Patriarch of Spencer racing family dies
- ^ Elhunyt Szabó Gyula, a nemzet színésze Template:Hu icon
- ^ Lois Wallace, RIP
- ^ Jockey Nathan Berry, 23, has died in Sydney after battling Norse syndrome
- ^ Fallece el diplomático Máximo Cajal Template:Es icon
- ^ Technology innovator Bernard Daines dies at 69
- ^ Mort de Régine Deforges, l'auteure de « La Bicyclette bleue » Template:Fr icon
- ^ Bishop Pedro Fré
- ^ Harry Gasser passes away
- ^ Edvard Grimstad er død Template:No icon
- ^ Lawrence Hamilton, Broadway Actor, Dies at 59
- ^ Trailblazing golfer George ‘G.G.’ Johnson dies at 75
- ^ Ex-staatssecretaris Virginie Korte-van Hemel overleden Template:Nl
- ^ Zum Tod von Paul Lüönd (1950-2014) Template:De icon
- ^ Former Shoe Carnival CEO Passes Away
- ^ Oud-volleybalcoach Pierre Mathieu overleden Template:Nl icon
- ^ SADTU pays tribute to founder Poobie Naicker
- ^ Zagreb Metropolitan Jovan Pavlovic dies at 78
- ^ Prinz Michael ist tot Template:De icon
- ^ RYAN, John Joseph : Death notice
- ^ Chorus director who helped score films dies
- ^ Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug supply
- ^ Charlotte’s Arthur Smith, who wrote ‘Dueling Banjos,’ died Thursday at 93
- ^ Richard Worthington, founder of Monroe Symphony Orchestra, dies at 93
- ^ Foot Egypte: L’ancien international et entraîneur Taha Basry n’est plus Template:Fr icon
- ^ Richard Brick, Who Drew Films Back to New York, Dies at 68
- ^ Angola: Petro De Luanda President Dies
- ^ Roger Fessaguet, a Wizard of Haute Cuisine, Dies at 82
- ^ Sandy Grossman Dead: Sports TV Director Dies at 78
- ^ Lucy Hood, Television Academy President and COO, Dies of Cancer at 56
- ^ Last rites: Judge, who refused Musharraf’s first PCO, dies at 78
- ^ Archdiocese of Toronto Mourns the Passing of Retired Auxiliary Bishop Pearse Lacey at the Age of 97
- ^ Glyn Jones 1931-2014
- ^ Miloš Mikeln 1930–2014 Template:Sl icon
- ^ Murió la actriz Consuelo Moure a sus 67 años. Template:Es icon
- ^ Gen. Carl Mundy, 30th commandant of the Marine Corps, dies
- ^ Sports analyst R Narender passes away
- ^ Zmarł legendarny piłkarz Borussii Dortmund polskiego pochodzenia Template:Pl icon
- ^ Novelist Unnikrishnan Puthur no more
- ^ Vern Rutsala, award-winning poet and longtime teacher at Lewis & Clark College, died April 2
- ^ Dr Saja Taal Passes Away in Dakar
- ^ 'Sudan's poet of the people' Mahjoub Sharif died
- ^ Petira Of Famed Chazan David Werdyger Z”L, Father Of Mordechai Ben David
- ^ ‘Most versatile and successful’ Swiss author dies
- ^ Paralympian Worrell passes on
- ^ Violinisten Anker Buch er død Template:Da icon
- ^ Veteran Panamanian Journalist Killed in Robbery
- ^ French in Action creator Pierre Capretz dies
- ^ Pianist George Darden dies at 70
- ^ Alianza Lima: Falleció Guillermo Delgado, ídolo blanquiazul Template:Es icon
- ^ Jazz pianist King Fleming dead at 91
- ^ Retired Okla. Supreme Court Justice Hargrave dies
- ^ Marcus Henry, Newsday sports journalist, dies at 41
- ^ Le grand défenseur du ST Taieb Jebali nous a quitté Template:Fr icon
- ^ Influential medieval historian Jacques Le Goff dies aged 90
- ^ Former Arkansas bishop Andrew McDonald, who served for 28 years, dies at 90
- ^ William “Red” Mitchell; 1930-2014: Toledo hockey pro was tool-die maker
- ^ Former House SecGen passes away
- ^ Murió actor cómico Carlos Oneto ´Pantuflas´ Template:Es icon
- ^ Te Ao Māori mourns the loss of a great leader
- ^ Alttestamentler Rolf Rendtorff gestorben Template:De icon
- ^ Prominent Islamist shot dead on Kenyan coast: police
- ^ Flags lowered in honor of former W.Va. lawmaker