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In 2014, she was awarded the Fields Medal for her work in "the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces", becoming the first woman and the first Iranian citizen to win the prize.
Notable Deaths on July 14
2017 — Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician (born 1977)
July 14 has 59 recorded notable deaths across history, from 664 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
59 source records
664 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on July 14
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1933 In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis. Source
- 1798 The Sedition Act of 1798 becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. Source
- 1902 Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas". Source
- 1942 In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain. Source
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Philip II's predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself "King of France".
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John MacArthur was also the longtime pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California from 1969 until his death in 2025.
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Paul Kruger was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900.
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The simpler dioptric stepped lens, first proposed by Count Buffon and independently reinvented by Fresnel, is used in screen magnifiers and in condenser lenses for overhead projectors.
More major people who died on July 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1223
Philip II
king of France (born 1165)
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223.
2025
John MacArthur
American evangelical preacher (born 1939)
John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. was an American Calvinistic Baptist pastor, theologian, author, and broadcaster. He was the founder of Grace to You, a nationally syndicated radio and television Bible teaching program.
1904
Paul Kruger
South African politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (born 1824)
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger was a South African politician.
1827
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French physicist and engineer, reviver of wave theory of light, inventor of catadioptric lighthouse lens (born 1788)
Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, fully supplanting Newton's corpuscular theory, from the late…
1817
Germaine de Staël
French philosopher and author (born 1766)
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent Genevan and French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher, and political theorist in both Parisian and Genevan intellectual…
1984
Philippe Wynne
American soul singer (The Spinners) (born 1941)
Philippé Wynne was an American singer, best known for his role as a lead vocalist of The Spinners. Wynne scored notable hits such as "How Could I Let You Get Away", "The Rubberband Man", and "One of a Kind ".
1834
Edmond-Charles Genêt
French-American diplomat (born 1763)
Edmond-Charles Genêt, also known as Citizen Genêt, was the French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution.
1967
Tudor Arghezi
Romanian author and poet (born 1880)
Tudor Arghezi was a Romanian writer and political figure, widely considered one of his country's greatest poets.
1856
Edward Vernon Utterson
English lawyer and historian (born 1775)
Edward Vernon Utterson was a British lawyer, literary antiquary, collector and editor.
1991
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (born 1906)
Constance Stokes was an Australian modernist painter who worked in Victoria.
1789
Bernard-René de Launay
French politician (born 1740)
Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay was a French Royal Army officer who served as the governor of the Bastille.
1937
Julius Meier
American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (born 1874)
Julius L. Meier was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon.
1918
Quentin Roosevelt
American lieutenant and pilot (born 1897)
Quentin Roosevelt I was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt.
1262
Richard de Clare
6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (born 1222)
Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, and Isabel Marshal.
1993
Léo Ferré
Monacan singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet (born 1916)
Léo Ferré was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics.
1614
Camillus de Lellis
Italian priest and saint (born 1550)
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick.
2024
Jacoby Jones
American football player (born 1984)
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL).
1965
Adlai Stevenson II
American soldier and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1900)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965.
2025
B. Saroja Devi
Indian actress (born 1938)
B. Saroja Devi was an Indian actress who appeared in 200 Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films over seven decades. She was one of the most successful actresses in the history of Indian cinema.