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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

7

6

• Erzsi Kovács, 85, Hungarian pop singer and performer.
• Jason McCash, 37, American doom metal bassist (The Gates of Slumber). (death announced on this date)
• Mickey Rooney, 93, American actor (The Black Stallion, Babes in Arms, Night at the Museum).
• Chuck Stone, 89, American navigator, journalist and academic, Tuskegee Airman during World War II.
• Massimo Tamburini, 70, Italian motorcycle designer.

5

• Azamour, 13, Irish racehorse and sire, euthanised.
• Alan Davie, 93, Scottish painter and musician.
• David Lamb, 35, American folk musician (Brown Bird), leukemia.
• Peter Matthiessen, 86, American author (At Play in the Fields of the Lord, The Snow Leopard), leukemia.
• John Pinette, 50, American comedian and actor (The Punisher, Junior).
• Larry Pratt, 78, Australian horse race caller (ABC), complications following heart surgery. (death announced on this date)
• Gordon Smith, 59, Scottish footballer (St. Johnstone, Aston Villa).
• Mahmoud Sultan, 73, Egyptian journalist and television personality, blood clots.
• José Wilker, 66, Brazilian actor (Medicine Man) and director, heart attack.

4

• José Aguilar, 55, Cuban Olympic bronze-medalist light-welterweight boxer (1980), cerebral infarction.
• J. S. Archibald, Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
• İsmet Atlı, 83, Turkish Olympic champion light heavyweight freestyle wrestler (1960).
• Kumba Ialá, 61, Bissau-Guinean politician, President (2000–2003), cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Margo MacDonald, 70, Scottish politician, MP for Glasgow Govan (1973–1974), MSP for Lothian (since 1999), Parkinson's disease.
• Otis McDonald, 80, American handgun advocate (McDonald v. Chicago).
• Anja Niedringhaus, 48, German photojournalist (Associated Press), Pulitzer Prize winner for Breaking News Photography (2005), shot.
• Curtis Bill Pepper, 96, American journalist (Newsweek) and author.
• Muhammad Qutb, 95, Egyptian Islamist author and academic.
• Richard Small, 68, American racehorse trainer (Concern), cancer.
• Gyula Szabó, 83, Hungarian actor.

3

• Nathan Berry, 23, Australian jockey, complications from viral encephalitis and NORSE syndrome.
• Bernard Daines, 69, Canadian-born American computer engineer and technology executive.
• Régine Deforges, 78, French author, editor, director and playwright.
• Pedro Fré, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Corumbá (1985–1989) and Barretos (1989–2000).
• Harry Gasser, 76, Filipino news anchor (DZKB-TV), stroke.
• Edvard Grimstad, 81, Norwegian politician, MP for Østfold (1989–1997).
• Lawrence Hamilton, 59, American show tunes singer and musical director, gastrointestinal blood clot.
• George G. Johnson, 76, American Hall of Fame golfer.
• Virginie Korte-van Hemel, 84, Dutch politician, Deputy Minister of Justice (1982–1989).
• Mark Lemond, 59, American retail executive, CEO and President of Shoe Carnival.
• Pierre Mathieu, 70, Dutch volleyball manager.
• Poobie Naicker, 87, South African trade unionist (SADTU).
• Jovan Pavlović, 77, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb, Ljubljana and Italy.
• John Ryan, 86, Irish politician, Leas-Cheann Comhairle (1982–1987).
• Paul Salamunovich, 86, American choral director (Los Angeles Master Chorale) and film scorer (The Godfather), complications from West Nile virus.
• Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.
• Arthur Smith, 93, American musician and songwriter ("Guitar Boogie", "Dueling Banjos").
• Alieu Badara Saja Taal, 50s, Gambian academic and newspaper executive, managing director of The Daily Observer, liver infection.
• Richard Worthington, 93, American musician and conductor, founder and director of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra (1971–1991).

2

• Taha Basry, 67, Egyptian football player and manager.
• Richard Brick, 68, American film producer (Deconstructing Harry) and executive, New York City Film Commissioner (1992–1994), esophageal cancer.
• Mateus Morais de Brito, 53, Angolan football and petroleum executive, President of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (since 2012), Vice-chairman of Sonangol Group.
• Roger Fessaguet, 82, French-born American chef, coronary artery disease.
• Sandy Grossman, 78, American sports director (CBS Sports, Fox Sports), directed 10 Super Bowls, cancer.
• Lucy Hood, 56, American television executive (News Corporation), president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (since 2013), cancer.
• Mamoon Kazi, 78, Pakistani judge, member of the Supreme Court (1997–2000), Sindh High Court (1985–1997).
• Michael Pearse Lacey, 97, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (1979–1993).
• Glyn Jones, 82, South African writer and actor.
• Miloš Mikeln, 83, Slovene writer.
• 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.
• Revalle Narender, 49, Indian sports journalist.
• Unnikrishnan Puthoor, 80, Indian novelist.
• Vern Rutsala, 80, American author and poet.
• Mahjoub Sharif, 66, Sudanese poet, writer and political dissident.
• David Werdyger, 94, Polish-born American Hasidic singer.
• Urs Widmer, 75, Swiss author.
• Wesley Worrell, 53, Barbadian Paralympic official and athlete.

1

• Ramon Cano, 80, Panamanian radio journalist, shot.
• Pierre Capretz, 89, French linguist and academic, creator of French in Action series.
• King Fleming, 91, American jazz pianist, natural causes.
• Rudolph Hargrave, 89, American judge, member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1978–2010), Chief Justice (1989–1990, 2001–2002).
• Marcus Henry, 41, American sportswriter (Newsday).
• Taieb Jebali, 81, Tunisian footballer.
• Jacques Le Goff, 90, French historian.
• Andrew Joseph McDonald, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Little Rock (1972–2000).
• William Mitchell, 85, Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), kidney failure.
• Roberto Nazareno, 81, Filipino civil servant, Secretary General of the House of Representatives (1996–2008).
• Merimeri Penfold, 93, New Zealand Māori language academic (University of Auckland), cancer.
• Rolf Rendtorff, 88, German academic, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament (University of Heidelberg).
• Abubakar Shariff, 61, Kenyan Islamist dissident, accused supporter of Al-Shabaab, shot.
• John W. Shelton, 85, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1995–2004).

Earlier months

• Deaths in March 2014
• Deaths in February 2014
• Deaths in January 2014

See also

References

1. Elhunyt Kovács Erzsi táncdalénekes Template:Hu icon
2. Former THE GATES OF SLUMBER Bassist JASON MCCASH Dies
3. Mickey Rooney, Golden Age Box Office Giant, Dies at 93
4. Former UNC journalism professor Chuck Stone dies at 89
5. È morto Massimo Tamburini Template:It icon
6. Gilltown Stud sire Azamour dies
7. Alan Davie, Scottish artist, has died aged 93
8. David Lamb of folk duo Brown Bird dies of leukemia
9. Peter Matthiessen, Author and Naturalist, Is Dead at 86
10. Comedian John Pinette, 50, dies in Pittsburgh
11. Qld racecaller Larry Pratt dies aged 78
12. GORDON SMITH RIP
13. Pioneering Egyptian media figure Mahmoud Sultan dies
14. José Wilker Dies: Brazilian Globo Telenovela Actor Dead At 66
15. Fallece exboxeador cubano medallista olímpico de Moscú-1980 Template:Es icon
16. SKNVibes Dr. Archibald has died
17. ŞAMPİYON GÜREŞÇİ İSMET ATLI VEFAT ETTİ Template:Tr icon
18. Former Guinea-Bissau president Kumba Yala dies aged 61
19. Margo MacDonald MSP dies at 70
20. Otis McDonald, man who successfully fought to overturn Chicago handgun ban, dies at 80
21. Anja Niedringhaus, Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 48 in Afghan Attack
22. Bill Pepper, longtime foreign correspondent, dies
23. Muhammad Qutb, brother of Sayyid Qutb, passes away
24. Horse trainer Small, Breeders' Cup Classic winner, dies at 68
25. Elhunyt Szabó Gyula, a nemzet színésze Template:Hu icon
26. Jockey Nathan Berry, 23, has died in Sydney after battling Norse syndrome
27. Technology innovator Bernard Daines dies at 69
28. Mort de Régine Deforges, l'auteure de « La Bicyclette bleue » Template:Fr icon
29. Bishop Pedro Fré
30. Harry Gasser passes away
31. Edvard Grimstad er død Template:No icon
32. Broadway singer, Arkanas native Lawrence Hamilton dead at 59
33. Trailblazing golfer George ‘G.G.’ Johnson dies at 75
34. Ex-staatssecretaris Virginie Korte-van Hemel overleden Template:Nl
35. Former Shoe Carnival CEO Passes Away
36. Oud-volleybalcoach Pierre Mathieu overleden Template:Nl icon
37. SADTU pays tribute to founder Poobie Naicker
38. Zagreb Metropolitan Jovan Pavlovic dies at 78
39. RYAN, John Joseph : Death notice
40. Chorus director who helped score films dies
41. Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug supply
42. Charlotte’s Arthur Smith, who wrote ‘Dueling Banjos,’ died Thursday at 93
43. Dr Saja Taal Passes Away in Dakar
44. Richard Worthington, founder of Monroe Symphony Orchestra, dies at 93
45. Foot Egypte: L’ancien international et entraîneur Taha Basry n’est plus Template:Fr icon
46. Richard Brick, Who Drew Films Back to New York, Dies at 68
47. Angola: Petro De Luanda President Dies
48. Roger Fessaguet, a Wizard of Haute Cuisine, Dies at 82
49. Sandy Grossman Dead: Sports TV Director Dies at 78
50. Lucy Hood, Television Academy President and COO, Dies of Cancer at 56
51. Last rites: Judge, who refused Musharraf’s first PCO, dies at 78
52. Archdiocese of Toronto Mourns the Passing of Retired Auxiliary Bishop Pearse Lacey at the Age of 97
53. Glyn Jones 1931-2014
54. Miloš Mikeln 1930–2014 Template:Sl icon
55. Gen. Carl Mundy, 30th commandant of the Marine Corps, dies
56. Sports analyst R Narender passes away
57. Novelist Unnikrishnan Puthur no more
58. Vern Rutsala, award-winning poet and longtime teacher at Lewis & Clark College, died April 2
59. 'Sudan's poet of the people' Mahjoub Sharif died
60. Petira Of Famed Chazan David Werdyger Z”L, Father Of Mordechai Ben David
61. ‘Most versatile and successful’ Swiss author dies
62. Paralympian Worrell passes on
63. Veteran Panamanian Journalist Killed in Robbery
64. French in Action creator Pierre Capretz dies
65. Jazz pianist King Fleming dead at 91
66. Retired Okla. Supreme Court Justice Hargrave dies
67. Marcus Henry, Newsday sports journalist, dies at 41
68. Le grand défenseur du ST Taieb Jebali nous a quitté Template:Fr icon
69. Influential medieval historian Jacques Le Goff dies aged 90
70. Former Arkansas bishop Andrew McDonald, who served for 28 years, dies at 90
71. William “Red” Mitchell; 1930-2014: Toledo hockey pro was tool-die maker
72. Former House SecGen passes away
73. Te Ao Māori mourns the loss of a great leader
74. Alttestamentler Rolf Rendtorff gestorben Template:De icon
75. Prominent Islamist shot dead on Kenyan coast: police
76. Flags lowered in honor of former W.Va. lawmaker

External links

• The Guardian, UK obituaries
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, US obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries

• 2014 deaths