In the year 1913
222 Notable deaths
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).
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
English banker, liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath (1834-1913).
Born April 30th, 1834 in London.
Died May 28th, 1913 at 79 years old in Broadstairs.
Katsura Tarō
Japanese general and politician (1848–1913).
Born January 4th, 1848 in Hagi.
Died October 10th, 1913 at 65 years old in Mita (stomach cancer).
José Ruiz Blasco
Spanish artist, father of pablo picasso (1838-1913).
Born April 12th, 1838 in Málaga.
Died May 3rd, 1913 at 75 years old in Barcelona.
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 December 14th, 1863 in Yokohama.
Died September 2nd, 1913 at 49 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.
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
Portuguese royal.
Born February 17th, 1845 in Lisbon, Belém Palace.
Died December 27th, 1913 at 68 years old in Sigmaringen.
Lester Frank Ward
American sociologist and paleontologist (1841-1913).
Born June 18th, 1841 in Joliet.
Died April 18th, 1913 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
William Jay Gaynor
American politician; mayor of new york city from 1910 to 1913.
Born February 2nd, 1849 in Oriskany.
Died September 10th, 1913 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ármin Vámbéry
Hungarian orientalist, academic (1832–1913).
Born March 19th, 1832 in Svätý Jur.
Died September 19th, 1913 at 81 years old in Budapest.
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.
Ethelbert William Bullinger
British anglican clergyman, biblical scholar and theologian (1837-1913).
Born December 15th, 1837 in Canterbury.
Died June 6th, 1913 at 75 years old in London.
Joaquin Miller
American poet and frontiersman (1837–1913).
Born November 10th, 1841 in Union County.
Died February 17th, 1913 at 71 years old in Oakland.
Carl Hagenbeck
German animal trader, manager of "völkerschauen" (human zoos) and zoo director (1844–1913).
Born June 10th, 1844 in Hamburg.
Died April 14th, 1913 at 68 years old in Hamburg (snakebite).
Karl Wittgenstein
Austro-hungarian steel tycoon (1847–1913).
Born April 8th, 1847 in Leipzig, Gohlis.
Died January 20th, 1913 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
American chemist and inventor (1832–1913).
Born August 20th, 1832 in Jefferson. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1913 at 80 years old in Pasadena.
Frederick Rolfe
British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in London.
Died October 25th, 1913 at 53 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease).
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
2nd duke of abercorn (1838-1913).
Born August 24th, 1838 in Brighton.
Died January 3rd, 1913 at 74 years old in London.
David Popper
Bohemian cellist and composer (1843–1913).
Born June 18th, 1846 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1913 at 67 years old in Baden.
José María Pino Suárez
Mexican politician (1869-1913).
Born September 8th, 1869 in Tenosique de Pino Suárez.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 43 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Gustaf de Laval
Swedish engineer (1845-1913).
Born May 9th, 1845 in Orsa församling. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1913 at 67 years old in Oscar Parish (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain