Deaths in February 2014 facts for kids
This article remembers some of the notable people who passed away in February 2014. These individuals were known for their contributions in various fields, like sports, acting, music, and politics.
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February 2014: Remembering Notable People
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Sports Legends and Athletes
- February 1 – Luis Aragonés, 75, was a famous Spanish footballer and manager. He was a key figure in Spanish football.
- February 6 – Ralph Kiner, 91, was an American baseball player. He was a star in Major League Baseball and later became a well-known announcer for the New York Mets.
- February 7 – Doug Mohns, 80, was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played for teams like the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks.
- February 8 – Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, 25, was a Brazilian footballer. He passed away in a traffic collision.
- February 14 – Sir Tom Finney, 91, was an English footballer. He was a legendary player for Preston North End.
- February 15 – Herbert Blöcker, 71, was a German Olympic equestrian. He won medals in horse riding at the 1992 Olympics.
- February 18 – Kristof Goddaert, 27, was a Belgian road racing cyclist. He died in a road accident.
- February 19 – Kresten Bjerre, 67, was a Danish association footballer.
- February 25 – Mário Coluna, 78, was a Portuguese footballer. He was a celebrated player for his country.
- February 26 – Gordon Nutt, 81, was an English footballer who played for Coventry City.
Actors, Musicians, and Entertainers
- February 1 – Maximilian Schell, 83, was an Austrian-Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter. He was famous for his role in Judgment at Nuremberg.
- February 2 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was an American actor and director. He was known for his powerful performances, including in Capote.
- February 2 – Luis Raúl, 51, was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian.
- February 2 – Bunny Rugs, 65, was a Jamaican reggae musician. He was a member of the band Inner Circle.
- February 3 – Richard Bull, 89, was an American actor. He was well-known for his role in Little House on the Prairie.
- February 3 – Louan Gideon, 58, was an American actress, known for The Secret World of Alex Mack.
- February 4 – Wu Ma, 71, was a Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and director.
- February 10 – Shirley Temple, 85, was a beloved American actress and singer. She was a child star who later became a U.S. ambassador.
- February 12 – Sid Caesar, 91, was an American actor and comedian. He was famous for his work in comedy, including It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
- February 13 – Ralph Waite, 85, was an American actor, best known for his role in The Waltons.
- February 14 – James Condon, 90, was an Australian actor.
- February 14 – Ken Jones, 83, was a British actor.
- February 15 – Mary Grace Canfield, 89, was an American actress known for Green Acres and Bewitched.
- February 15 – Christopher Malcolm, 67, was a Scottish actor, who appeared in The Empire Strikes Back.
- February 16 – Jimmy Murakami, 80, was an American animator and movie director.
- February 17 – Frankie Kao, 63, was a Taiwanese singer.
- February 18 – Malcolm Tierney, 75, was a British actor, known for his roles in films like Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- February 19 – Simón Díaz, 85, was a Venezuelan singer and composer.
- February 21 – Sakis Boulas, 59, was a Greek singer-songwriter and actor.
- February 21 – Francesco Di Giacomo, 66, was an Italian singer from the band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.
- February 22 – Đoko Rosić, 81, was a Serbian-born Bulgarian actor.
- February 23 – Alice Herz-Sommer, 110, was a Czech-born British supercentenarian. She was known as the world's oldest Holocaust survivor.
- February 24 – Harold Ramis, 69, was an American actor, director, and writer. He was famous for Ghostbusters, directing Caddyshack, and writing Groundhog Day.
- February 24 – Franny Beecher, 92, was an American musician, known for playing guitar with Bill Haley & His Comets.
- February 25 – Paco de Lucía, 66, was a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He was considered one of the greatest flamenco guitarists of all time.
- February 26 – Tim Wilson, 52, was an American stand-up comedian and country music singer.
- February 28 – C. R. Simha, 72, was an Indian actor and director.
Leaders, Thinkers, and Other Notable Figures
- February – Andy Lehrer, 83, was a Romanian entomologist, a scientist who studies insects.
- February 1 – Floyd Adams, Jr., 68, was an American politician. He served as the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia.
- February 1 – Vasily Petrov, 97, was a Russian military officer.
- February 3 – Joan Mondale, 83, was an American arts advocate. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
- February 3 – Bill Sinkin, 100, was an American activist. He worked for equality and alternative energy.
- February 4 – Keith Allen, 90, was a Canadian ice hockey player and later a general manager.
- February 6 – Maxine Kumin, 88, was an American poet and author.
- February 10 – Stuart Hall, 82, was a Jamaican-born British cultural theorist. He was an important thinker in the field of cultural studies.
- February 10 – Els Borst, 81, was a Dutch politician. She served as Deputy Prime Minister.
- February 12 – John Pickstone, 69, was an English historian of science.
- February 14 – Mike Stepovich, 94, was an American politician. He was the Governor of Alaska from 1957 to 1958.
- February 19 – Dale Gardner, 65, was an American astronaut. He flew on space shuttle missions like Challenger and Discovery.
- February 19 – Valeri Kubasov, 79, was a Russian cosmonaut. He participated in several space missions, including the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
- February 20 – Garrick Utley, 74, was an American television journalist for NBC News.
- February 20 – Walter D. Ehlers, 92, was an American World War II veteran. He received the Medal of Honor for his bravery.
- February 20 – Rafael Addiego Bruno, 90, was a Uruguayan jurist and politician. He was the Constitutional President of Uruguay in 1985.
- February 24 – Carlos Páez Vilaró, 90, was a Uruguayan artist.
- February 25 – Chokwe Lumumba, 66, was an American politician and lawyer. He was the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
- February 27 – Huber Matos, 95, was a Cuban dissident activist and writer.
- February 28 – Michio Mado, 104, was a Japanese poet.
See more months
- Deaths in January 2014
- Deaths in March 2014
- Deaths in April 2014
- Deaths in May 2014
- Deaths in June 2014
- Deaths in July 2014
- Deaths in August 2014
- Deaths in September 2014
- Deaths in October 2014
- Deaths in November 2014
- Deaths in December 2014
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Fallecidos en febrero de 2014 para niños
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