Honoring the Legacies: Remembering Those Who Passed Away Today – 14th November
Dear readers, today, we come together to honor the memories of the notable individuals who departed from this world on this very day. 14th November marks the day when we reflect on the lives and legacies of those who have left an indelible imprint on history through their remarkable contributions and achievements.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 621 | Malo, Welsh bishop |
| 655 | Æthelhere, king of East Anglia |
| 655 | Penda of Mercia |
| 1037 | Odo II, Count of Blois (b. 983) |
| 1136 | Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (b. 1073) |
| 1194 | Margaret I, Countess of Flanders |
| 1226 | Frederick of Isenberg (b. 1193) |
| 1280 | Albertus Magnus, German bishop, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1193) |
| 1347 | James I of Urgell, Prince of Aragon (b. 1321) |
| 1351 | Joanna of Pfirt, duchess consort of Austria |
| 1379 | Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1346) |
| 1463 | Giovanni Antonio Del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples (b. 1393) |
| 1527 | Catherine of York, English Princess (b. 1479) |
| 1579 | Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian preacher, founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania (b. 1510) |
| 1594 | Sir Martin Frobisher, British explorer (b. 1535) |
| 1628 | Roque González de Santa Cruz, Paraguayan missionary and martyr (b. 1576) |
| 1630 | Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571) |
| 1670 | John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop, philosopher, and educator (b. 1592) |
| 1691 | Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (b. 1620) |
| 1706 | 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683) |
| 1712 | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1658) |
| 1712 | Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician (b. 1675) |
| 1787 | Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (b. 1714) |
| 1794 | John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic (b. 1723) |
| 1795 | Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (b. 1719) |
| 1819 | Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749) |
| 1832 | Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and businessman (b. 1767) |
| 1853 | Maria II of Portugal (b. 1819) |
| 1892 | Thomas Neill Cream, Scottish-Canadian serial killer (b. 1850) |
| 1908 | Empress Dowager Cixi of China (b. 1835) |
| 1910 | Wilhelm Raabe, German author (b. 1831) |
| 1916 | Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1846) |
| 1917 | Émile Durkheim, French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1858) |
| 1919 | Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Polish-Russian engineer, electrician, and inventor (b. 1862) |
| 1919 | Mohammad Farid, Egyptian lawyer and politician (b. 1868) |
| 1919 | Alfred Werner, French-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866) |
| 1922 | Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1866) |
| 1922 | Petros Protopapadakis, Greek mathematician and politician, 107th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1854) |
| 1922 | Nikolaos Stratos, Greek lawyer and politician, 106th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1872) |
| 1941 | Wal Handley, English motorcycle road racer (b. 1902) |
| 1945 | Frank Chapman, American ornithologist and photographer (b. 1864) |
| 1949 | Narayan Apte, Indian activist, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1911) |
| 1949 | Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1910) |
| 1951 | Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (b. 1862) |
| 1954 | Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878) |
| 1958 | Tyrone Power, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1914) |
| 1959 | Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869) |
| 1960 | Robert Raymond Cook, Canadian murderer (b. 1937) |
| 1961 | Elsie Ferguson, American actress (b. 1883) |
| 1961 | Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic (b. 1883) |
| 1963 | Fritz Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (b. 1888) |
| 1966 | Dimitrios Tofalos, Greek weightlifter and wrestler (b. 1877) |
| 1966 | William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (b. 1887) |
| 1967 | Michael J. Adams, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930) |
| 1970 | Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Egyptian-Greek politician (b. 1884) |
| 1971 | Rudolf Abel, English-Russian colonel (b. 1903) |
| 1976 | Jean Gabin, French actor, singer, and producer (b. 1904) |
| 1978 | Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901) |
| 1980 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (b. 1916) |
| 1981 | Steve Macko, American baseball player and coach (b. 1954) |
| 1981 | Enid Markey, American actress (b. 1894) |
| 1981 | Khawar Rizvi, Pakistani poet and scholar (b. 1938) |
| 1982 | Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (b. 1895) |
| 1982 | Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1901) |
| 1983 | John Grimaldi, English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1955) |
| 1983 | Charlie Grimm, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898) |
| 1983 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (b. 1912) |
| 1985 | Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter, photographer, and poet (b. 1913) |
| 1988 | Billo Frómeta, Dominican conductor and composer (b. 1915) |
| 1988 | Ieronymos I of Athens, Greek archbishop and theologian (b. 1905) |
| 1994 | Elizabeth George Speare, American author (b. 1908) |
| 1996 | Alger Hiss, American lawyer and diplomat (b. 1904) |
| 1997 | Saul Chaplin, American director and composer (b. 1912) |
| 1998 | Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American activist (b. 1941) |
| 1998 | Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (b. 1937) |
| 2003 | Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (b. 1910) |
| 2003 | Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 2003 | Laurence Tisch, American businessman, co-founded the Loews Corporation (b. 1923) |
| 2003 | Speedy West, American guitarist and producer (b. 1924) |
| 2004 | Elmer L. Andersen, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1909) |
| 2004 | John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1930) |
| 2005 | Adrian Rogers, American pastor and author (b. 1931) |
| 2005 | Arto Salminen, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1959) |
| 2006 | David K. Wyatt, American historian and author (b. 1937) |
| 2007 | Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928) |
| 2008 | Grace Hartigan, American painter (b. 1922) |
| 2009 | Serbian Patriarch Pavle II (b. 1914) |
| 2010 | Larry Evans, American chess player and journalist (b. 1932) |
| 2010 | Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (b. 1944) |
| 2010 | William Edwin Self, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921) |
| 2011 | Oba Chandler, American murderer (b. 1946) |
| 2012 | Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (b. 1954) |
| 2012 | Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (b. 1976) |
| 2012 | Maleli Kunavore, Fijian rugby player (b. 1983) |
| 2012 | K. C. Pant, Indian politician, 18th Indian Minister of Defence (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | Frode Thingnæs, Norwegian trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1940) |
| 2013 | Sheila Matthews Allen, American actress and producer (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (b. 1919) |
| 2013 | Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (b. 1930) |
| 2014 | Jack Bridger Chalker, English painter and academic (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | Lucien Clergue, French photographer and educator (b. 1934) |
| 2014 | Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1983) |
| 2014 | Reg Withers, Australian soldier and politician, Australian Minister for the Capital Territory (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | Gisèle Prassinos, French author (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Herbert Scarf, American economist and academic (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | Mose Allison, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1927) |
As we draw this tribute to a close, let us carry forward the lessons and legacies of those we have lost. Their impact on the world remains etched in the fabric of time, serving as a reminder of the enduring power of the human spirit. May their contributions continue to inspire us to strive for greatness and leave our own meaningful mark on the world.
Join us in continuing to celebrate the lives and contributions of those who have shaped our world, even in their absence. Their memory lives on through the stories we share and the legacies we continue to uphold. Until next time, may their spirits find peace in the legacy they have left behind.
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