Did you know
Henry Gibson's later film roles included starring in The Luck of the Irish (2001) and smaller parts as Thurston Howell in Magnolia (1999) and as Father O'Neil in Wedding Crashers (2005).
Notable Deaths on September 14
2009 — Henry Gibson
American actor (born 1935)
September 14 has 129 recorded notable deaths across history, from 23 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
129 source records
23 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on September 14
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1829 The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War. Source
- 2007 Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years. Source
- 1960 Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. Source
- 1944 World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. Source
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LaWanda Page released five solo albums, including the 1977 gold-selling Watch It, Sucker!
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James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune.
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After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era.
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Constantine V was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775.
More major people who died on September 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2002
LaWanda Page
American actress (born 1920)
LaWanda Page was an American actress, comedian and dancer whose career spanned six decades.
1851
James Fenimore Cooper
American novelist, short story writer, and historian (born 1789)
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and…
1984
Janet Gaynor
American actress (born 1906)
Janet Gaynor was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era.
775
Constantine V
Byzantine emperor (born 718)
Constantine V was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats.
1852
Augustus Pugin
English architect and critic, designed Scarisbrick Hall (born 1812)
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
1989
Pérez Prado
Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916)
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No.
2003
Garrett Hardin
American ecologist and author (born 1915)
Garrett James Hardin was an American ecologist and microbiologist.
1905
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian-French explorer (born 1852)
Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza was an Italian-French explorer.
1807
George Townshend
1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1724)
Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC, styled as the Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British Army officer and politician.
1749
Richard Temple
1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1675)
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician.
1214
Albert Avogadro
Italian lawyer, patriarch, and saint (born 1149)
Albert of Jerusalem, OSC, also Albertus Hierosolymitanus, Albertus Vercelensis, Saint Albert, Albert of Vercelli or Alberto Avogadro, was a canon lawyer and saint.
1646
Robert Devereux
3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (born 1591)
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century.
1936
Irving Thalberg
American screenwriter and producer (born 1899)
Irving Grant Thalberg was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures.
1942
E. S. Gosney
American eugenicist and philanthropist, founded Human Betterment Foundation (born 1855)
Ezra Seymour Gosney was an American businessman and philanthropist who supported the practice of eugenics.
1712
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (born 1625)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state.
2025
Ricky Hatton
British professional boxer (born 1978)
Richard John Hatton, also known by nicknames such as "the Hitman", "the Pride of Hyde" and the "People's Champion", was a British professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and later worked as a boxing…
1435
John of Lancaster
1st Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord High Admiral (born 1389)
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, was a mediaeval English prince, general, and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War.
2021
Norm Macdonald
Canadian comedian and actor (born 1959)
Norman Gene Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase.
1992
August Komendant
Estonian-American engineer and academic (born 1906)
August Eduard Komendant was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed concrete, which can be used to build stronger and more graceful structures than normal concrete.