Died on
Who died on January 14
118 figures who shaped history died on January 14.
- 118deaths
- 30events
Best known
Best known
Chak Tok Ichʼaak I
Ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal
Ekkehard I
German writer
Vratislaus II of Bohemia
Duke of Bohemia from 1061 to 1085
Ladislaus II of Hungary
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1162 to 1163
Saint Sava
Eastern Orthodox bishop and saint
Andrew III of Hungary
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1290 to 1301
Chak Tok Ichʼaak I — Ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal, who died on January 14 378.
Ekkehard I — German writer, who died on January 14 973.
Vratislaus II of Bohemia — Duke of Bohemia from 1061 to 1085, who died on January 14 1092.
Ladislaus II of Hungary — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1162 to 1163, who died on January 14 1163.
Saint Sava — Eastern Orthodox bishop and saint, who died on January 14 1236.
Andrew III of Hungary — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1290 to 1301, who died on January 14 1301.
All entries
- 769CCui HuanChinese politician
- 927WWang YanhanKing of Min from 926 to 927
- 937ZZhang Yanlang
- 1331
Odoric of PordenoneFranciscan friar and missionary (c. 1280 – 1331) - 1465
Thomas Beckington15th-century Bishop of Bath and Wells
- 1476
John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of NorfolkEnglish nobleman - 1555
Jacques DuboisFrench anatomist - 1640
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron CoventryEnglish politician - 1648
Caspar BarlaeusDutch polymath and Renaissance humanist - 1676
Francesco CavalliItalian composer - 1679JJacques de BillyFrench Jesuit mathematician
- 1701
Tokugawa MitsukuniJapanese daimyo of the Edo period - 1753
George BerkeleyAnglo-Irish philosopher and bishop - 1766
Frederick V of DenmarkKing of Denmark and Norway from 1746 to 1766 - 1776
Edward CornwallisBritish Army general - 1786
Michael ArneBritish composer (c.1740–c.1786) - 1786MMeshech WeareAmerican judge
- 1823
Athanasios KanakarisGreek politician - 1825
George Dance the YoungerEnglish architect, surveyor and painter - 1833
Seraphim of SarovRussian saint (1754/1759–1833) - 1867
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresFrench painter - 1874
Johann Philipp ReisGerman scientist and inventor - 1883
Napoléon CosteFrench classical guitarist and composer - 1888
Stephen HellerHungarian pianist, teacher, and composer - 1889
Ema PukšecAustrian opera singer - 1892
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and AvondaleBritish prince - 1892
Alexander Jackson DavisAmerican architect - 1898
Lewis CarrollBritish author and scholar - 1901
Mandell CreightonBritish historian and bishop - 1901
Charles HermiteFrench mathematician - 1905
Ernst AbbeGerman physicist, entrepreneur, and social reformer - 1907
Sir James Fergusson, 6th BaronetBritish politician and colonial administrator - 1908
Holger DrachmannDanish author and painter - 1915
Richard Meux BensonAnglican priest - 1919
Platon KulbuschEstonian bishop - 1920
John Francis DodgeAmerican businessman - 1926
August SedláčekCzech historian and archivist - 1934
Ioan CantacuzinoRomanian physician and bacteriologist - 1937
Jaishankar PrasadIndian (Hindi) litterateur and writer - 1938
Jaakko MäkiFinnish politician - 1942
Porfirio Barba-JacobColombian poet and writer
- 1943
Laura E. RichardsAmerican writer and poet - 1944
Mehmet Emin YurdakulTurkish politician - 1947
Gustave MathieuFrench worker and illegalist anarchist - 1949HHarry Stack SullivanAmerican psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- 1951
Gregorios XenopoulosGreek novelist, journalist and playwright
- 1952
Artur KappEstonian composer - 1957
Humphrey BogartAmerican actor - 1959
Eivind BerggravNorwegian Lutheran bishop - 1961
Barry FitzgeraldIrish actor - 1965
Jeanette MacDonaldAmerican singer and actress - 1966
Sergei KorolevSoviet aerospace engineer - 1968
Dorothea MackellarAustralian poet - 1970WWilliam FellerCroatian–American mathematician
- 1970
Asım GündüzDeputy Chief of the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces - 1972
Horst AssmyGerman footballer - 1972
Frederik IXKing of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 - 1976
Abdul Razak HusseinPrime Minister of Malaysia from 1970 to 1976 - 1977
Anthony EdenPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957 - 1977
Peter FinchEnglish and Australian actor - 1977
Anaïs NinFrench-born American author - 1978
Harold AbrahamsEnglish track and field athlete - 1978
Kurt GödelMathematician and philosopher - 1978
Robert HegerGerman conductor and composer - 1978
Blossom RockAmerican actress - 1980
Robert ArdreyAmerican playwright - 1981
Lloyd SpencerAmerican politician - 1984
Ray KrocAmerican businessman - 1986
Donna ReedAmerican actress - 1987TTurgut DemirağTurkish film producer
- 1987
Douglas SirkGerman film director - 1988
Georgy MalenkovLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1955 - 1991
Gordon BryantAustralian politician - 1995AAlexander Gibson (conductor)Scottish conductor
- 1996OOnno TunçMusical artist
- 1997
Dollard MénardCanadian general - 2000LLeonard WeisgardAmerican writer
- 2004
Uta HagenAmerican actress and teacher - 2004
Ron O'NealAmerican actor - 2005CCharlotte MacLeodCanadian-American novelist
- 2005CConroy MaddoxBritish artist
- 2005
Rudolph MoshammerGerman fashion designer - 2005
Jesús Rafael SotoVenezuelan artist - 2006
Henri ColpiFrench film editor and film director - 2006JJim GaryAmerican artist and sculptor
- 2006
Shelley WintersAmerican actress - 2007VVassilis PhotopoulosGreek painter, film director, art director, and set designer
- 2008JJudah FolkmanAmerican surgeon and research biologist
- 2009
Jan KaplickýCzech architect - 2009
Ricardo MontalbánMexican and American actor - 2010
Antonio FontánSpanish journalist and anti-Francoist
- 2011
Georgia CarrollAmerican singer - 2012
TxillardegiSpanish linguist, politician, and writer - 2012DDan EvinsAmerican entrepreneur and founder of Cracker Barrel
- 2012
Arfa KarimPakistani computer prodigy - 2012
Gianpiero MorettiItalian racing driver - 2012
Rosy VarteFrench actress - 2013
Conrad BainCanadian-American actor
- 2014
Jon BingNorwegian writer and professor of law - 2014
Juan GelmanArgentine poet - 2014
Flavio TestiItalian composer - 2015
Bob Boyd (basketball)Former collegiate men's basketball coach - 2015
Zhang WannianChinese general - 2016
René AngélilCanadian musical producer, talent manager, and singer - 2016
Alan RickmanEnglish actor - 2017
Zhou YouguangChinese linguist and author - 2018SSpanky ManikanFilipino theatre, film and television actor
- 2018
Cyrille RegisEnglish footballer - 2021
Joël RobertBelgian motorcycle racer - 2023
Mukarram JahTitular Nizam of Hyderabad - 2025
Arthur BlessittAmerican Christian preacher - 2025
Tony SlatteryEnglish actor and comedian
Frequently asked questions
Who died on January 14?
118 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 14, including Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, Ekkehard I, Vratislaus II of Bohemia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on January 14?
30 documented historical events happened on January 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century. On the same day, in another year: Dutch–Portuguese War: The Dutch siege of Malacca against the Portuguese ended when Dutch troops seized the city's citadel (depicted). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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