Died On September 14th
Discover the most famous people who died on September 14. The list includes people like Patrick Swayze, Grace Kelly, Aaron Burr, William McKinley, Dante Alighieri. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, military leaders and actresses and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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Patrick Swayze(Best Known For His Roles in the Films: 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost')
Birthdate: August 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: 2009
Patrick Swayze, the American actor, dancer, singer and songwriter, was very popular during the 1980s. His movie the ‘Dirty Dancing’ catapulted him to stardom. Ghost was another of his hit films. Swayze died in September, 2009, at the age of 57 due to pancreatic cancer. His final role was that of a FBI Agent in the television series ‘The Beast’.
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Grace Kelly(Former Actress and Princess Consort of Monaco (1956 - 1982))
Birthdate: November 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1982
Aptly named by her parents, Grace Kelly was one of the most graceful and talented actresses of her era, starring in 11 feature films and over 60 TV productions. A darling of Alfred Hitchcock movies, this Oscar winning actress left her successful Hollywood career after her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, and thus became the Princess of Monaco.
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Norm MacDonald(Canadian Stand-Up Comedian, Writer and Cast Member on the TV Show 'Saturday Night Live')
Birthdate: October 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2021
Norm Macdonald began by writing for Roseanne. He then soared to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and became famous for his deadpan style of comedy. His other ventures include the podcast Norm Macdonald Live and the shows The Norm Show and Norm Macdonald Has a Show.
Birthdate: February 6, 1756
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1836
A soldier, lawyer and one of the founding Fathers of America, Aaron Burr rose to become the third Vice president of the United States. His turbulent political career, which included bitter rivalry with Alexander Hamilton, concluded when he mortally wounded Hamilton in a duel and was later charged with treason.
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Dante Alighieri(Italian Writer and Philosopher Best Known for His Poem ‘Divine Comedy’)
Birthdate: 1265 AD
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1321
Dante Alighieri was an Italian writer, poet, and philosopher. His work Divine Comedy is widely regarded as the greatest literary work ever produced in the Italian language and the most prominent poem of the Middle Ages. Often referred to as the father of the Italian language, Dante Alighieri played a crucial role in establishing the Italian literature.
Birthdate: January 29, 1843
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Niles, Ohio, United States
Died: 1901
The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley led America to victory in the Spanish-American War. During his presidency, he played a major role in promoting American industry by raising protective tariffs, which in turn boosted the country's economic growth. He also played a key role in the American Civil War.
Birthdate: May 1, 1769
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1852
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, served as the British prime minister twice. He also served as the governor of Seringapatam and Mysore, and won the Battle of Assaye. He led the Hundred Days War and along with the Prussian army, won the Battle of Waterloo, defeating Napoleon.
Birthdate: May 26, 1877
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1927
Isadora Duncan was a dancer acclaimed in USA, Europe, and the Soviet Union. Raised by a single mother, she grew up in poverty and started teaching dance to children to earn some money. She later joined Augustin Daly's theater company. Eventually, she opened her own dance schools to teach her unique philosophy and techniques to her students.
Birthdate: January 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 2006
Former Mr.Universe, Mickey Hargitay made his way into showbiz with Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Husband of actress Jayne Mansfield, he was also a proficient football player. He earned the Joe Weider Lifetime Achievement Award; he was the first one to recieve that honor. During World War II, he was an underground fighter.
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Juliet Prowse(Film, Stage and Television Actress Who Had a Four-Decade Long Career)
Birthdate: September 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1996
Juliet Prowse was an actress and dancer whose stage, film, and TV career spanned 40 years. She gained prominence during the 1960s by appearing in films like Can-Can and G.I. Blues, which accentuated her dancing skills and her attractive legs. Towards the end of her career, Juliet Prowse hosted PBS' Championship Ballroom Dance Competition.
Birthdate: October 19, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 2002
Birthdate: September 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Janet Gaynor(American Actress Who Became the First Recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress)
Birthdate: October 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1984
Janet Gaynor was an American actress whose performances in 7th Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, and Street Angel earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929, making her the first and only actress to have received one Academy Award for multiple film roles. Gaynor was one of the biggest box-office draws during the silent film era.
Birthdate: September 15, 1789
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Burlington, New Jersey
Died: 1851
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Irene Papas
(Greek Actress and Singer Best Known for Her Films: 'The Trojan Women' and 'Antigone')
Birthdate: September 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chiliomodi, Greece
Died: 2022
Irene Papas is a popular Greek actress and singer who has played powerful women in films and stage plays in an illustrious career spanning over five decades. Widely regarded as the quintessential Greek beauty, Papas has won many awards, including the Golden Arrow Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
Birthdate: September 10, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Winchester, Indiana, United States
Died: 2005
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Irving Thalberg
(Film producer)
Birthdate: May 30, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: 1936
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: June 8, 1625
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Perinaldo, Italy
Died: 1712
Italian-French mathematician and astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini is best remembered for his discovery of four moons of Saturn, the computation of Jupiter’s rotational period, and the observation of the Cassini Division, or the gap between Saturn’s rings. King Louis XIV made him a member of the Académie des Sciences.
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John Harvard
(Former Clergyman known as founder of Harvard College)
Birthdate: November 26, 1607
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Southwark, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1638
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Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(Poet)
Birthdate: November 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1959
Birthdate: October 3, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2015
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Constantine V
(Byzantine emperor)
Birthdate: June 30, 0718
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Constantinople, Ancient Rome
Died: 0775
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Nero Claudius Drusus
(Roman Politician)
Birthdate: January 14, 0038
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0009
Birthdate: 1638
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sainte-Menehould, France
Died: 1715
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Hedwig von Trapp
(Austrian Singer)
Birthdate: July 28, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Zell am See, Austria
Died: 1972
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Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex
(Soldier)
Birthdate: January 11, 1591
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: England
Died: 1646
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Richard Brautigan
(Writer, Poet, Novelist)
Birthdate: January 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tacoma
Died: 1984
Birthdate: 0652 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: 0685
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Bill Pearl
(American Professional Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: October 31, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prineville, Oregon, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
(Prince)
Birthdate: April 27, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1976
Birthdate: October 3, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: East Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 1966
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Pérez Prado
(Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s)
Birthdate: December 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Matanzas, Cuba
Died: 1989
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Cemal Gürsel
(4th President of Turkey)
Birthdate: October 13, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Erzurum, Turkey
Died: 1966
Birthdate: April 7, 1842
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Died: 1914
Born into slavery, Allen Allensworth successfully disguised himself in a uniform and marched to freedom, along with the Union soldiers during the Civil War. He later served the U.S. Navy and eventually became a Baptist preacher. The first Black American lieutenant colonel, he also formed the town Allensworth.
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Hugo Ball
(German Author, Poet, and the Founder of the Dada Movement in European Art in Zürich)
Birthdate: February 22, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pirmasens, Germany
Died: 1927
Author, poet and dramatist Hugo Ball was also a harsh social critic and a staunch pacifist. Known for his works like Critique of German Intelligence and The Flight from Time, he left Germany during WWI to settle down in neutral Switzerland, eventually becoming famous as the founder of the Dada movement and a pioneer in the development of sound poetry.
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Drusus Julius Caesar
(Political figure)
Birthdate: 0014 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0023
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John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
(Statesman)
Birthdate: June 20, 1389
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kenilworth, England
Died: 1435
Birthdate: November 29, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kudat, Malaysia
Died: 2006
Birthdate: July 7, 1119
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1164
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Kathleen Lynn
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 28, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Killala, Ireland
Died: 1955
A clergyman’s daughter, Kathleen Lynn went against her family to participate in the Easter Rising. She was also one of the first women doctors from University College Dublin and later became the chief medical officer of the Irish Citizen Army. She devoted her life to feminism and social upliftment of the poor.
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Charles Follen McKim
(Architect)
Birthdate: August 24, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1909
Nineteenth-century Beaux-Arts architect Charles Follen McKim was a major part of the Neoclassical revival. The Harvard alumnus became a master architect and specialized in making houses out of shingles. He co-founded the firm McKim, Mead & White, and his notable works include the Columbia University and the Boston Public Library.
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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
(French Explorer)
Birthdate: January 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Castel Gandolfo, Italy
Died: 1905
Born into an Italian noble family, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza had had his first taste of exploration when he traveled to Algeria aboard a ship in his early days. He later explored Africa, eventually founding French Congo, now the Republic of Congo, and the city Brazzaville, while also becoming a French citizen.
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Michael Greer
(Actor, Drag queen)
Birthdate: April 20, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Died: 2002
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Augustus Pugin
(English Architect and Designer Known for His Pioneering Role in the Gothic Revival Style of Architecture)
Birthdate: March 1, 1812
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, England
Died: 1852
Augustus Pugin was an English designer, architect, artist, and critic. He is best remembered for his contribution to the Gothic Revival style of architecture. He is credited with designing the interior of the popular Palace of Westminster in London as well as the palace's iconic clock tower. Augustus Pugin also designed the Alton Castle in Staffordshire.
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Georges Leclanché
(French Electrical Engineer Famous for His Invention of the 'Leclanché Cell')
Birthdate: October 9, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Parmain, France
Died: 1882
Georges Leclanché was a 19th-century French electrical engineer who invented what became known as the Leclanché cell. His invention is considered the forerunner of the modern dry cell battery. He was educated at École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures and had a successful engineering career. He later founded the cells factory "Leclanché-Barbier" with Ernest Barbier.
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William Seward Burroughs I
(Inventor)
Birthdate: January 28, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Auburn, New York, United States
Died: 1898
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Mauno Manninen
(Finnish Painter, Poet, and Theatre Director)
Birthdate: June 26, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: 1969
Mauno Manninen was a Finnish painter, poet, and theatre director. He is best remembered for founding Intimiteatteri, one of Helsinki's most important theatres from 1949 to 1987. Mauno Manninen is also known as the son of the famous poet Otto Manninen.
Birthdate: February 24, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rawdon, England
Died: 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Charles Crichton
(Director)
Birthdate: August 6, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wallasey, England
Died: 1999
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Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Prince)
Birthdate: August 8, 1845
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château d'Eu, Eu, France
Died: 1907