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In the year 1913
92 Notable deaths
Emily Davison
British activist who fought for women's suffrage.
Born October 11th, 1872 in Blackheath.
Died June 8th, 1913 at 40 years old in Epsom.
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913).
Born November 26th, 1857 in Geneva.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 55 years old in Vufflens-le-Château.
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris.
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning).
Francisco I. Madero
Mexican revolutionary leader and president (1873-1913).
Born October 30th, 1873 in Parras de la Fuente.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 39 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Shuntian Fu.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican lithographer (1852–1913).
Born February 2nd, 1852 in Aguascalientes City.
Died January 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Filipino painter (1855-1913).
Born February 21st, 1855.
Died March 13th, 1913 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet and writer (1871–1913).
Born February 25th, 1871 in Zviahel.
Died August 1st, 1913 at 42 years old in Surami (Pott disease).
Enriqueta Martí
Spanish serial killer.
Born February 2nd, 1868 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
Died May 12th, 1913 at 45 years old in Barcelona.
Reginald Lee
Lookout and survivor of r.m.s. titanic (1870-1913).
Born May 19th, 1870 in Oxfordshire.
Died August 6th, 1913 at 43 years old in Kenilworth (pneumonia).
Ferdinand Blumentritt
Austrian ethnographer and educator (1853-1913).
Born September 10th, 1853 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Litoměřice.
Ella Ewing
Tallest female of her era (1872–1913).
Born March 9th, 1872 in La Grange.
Died January 10th, 1913 at 40 years old in South Gorin (tuberculosis).
Aurel Vlaicu
Romanian aviation pioneer (1882–1913).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Aurel Vlaicu.
Died September 13th, 1913 at 30 years old in Câmpina (aviation accident).
Alfred Redl
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born March 14th, 1864 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1913 at 49 years old in Vienna (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Okakura Kakuzō
Japanese scholar and art critic (1863–1913).
Born February 14th, 1862 in Yokohama.
Died September 2nd, 1913 at 51 years old in Myōkōkōgen (nephritis, uremia).
Song Jiaoren
Chinese revolutionary (1882-1913).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Taoyuan County.
Died March 22nd, 1913 at 30 years old in Shanghai.
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
Sultan of muscat and oman (1864-1913).
Born June 8th, 1864 in Muscat.
Died October 4th, 1913 at 49 years old in Muscat.
Pauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer (1861–1913).
Born March 10th, 1861 in Six Nations of the Grand River 40.
Died March 7th, 1913 at 51 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer).
Samuel Franklin Cody
American aviator (1867-1913).
Born March 6th, 1867 in Davenport.
Died August 7th, 1913 at 46 years old in Farnborough.
Frederick Rolfe
British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in London. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1913 at 53 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease).
José María Pino Suárez
Mexican politician (1869-1913).
Born September 8th, 1869 in Tenosique.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 43 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma).
Bernardo Reyes
Mexican general.
Born August 30th, 1850 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1913 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Hjalmar Johansen
Norwegian explorer.
Born May 15th, 1867 in Skien. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1913 at 45 years old in Christiania.
Alfred Lyttelton
English cricketer and politician (1857-1913).
Born February 7th, 1857 in Westminster.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in London.
Camille Jenatzy
Auto racer (1868–1913).
Born November 4th, 1868 in Schaerbeek.
Died December 7th, 1913 at 45 years old in Habay (hunting accident).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius