In the year 1913
222 Notable deaths
Henry Moret
French painter (1856-1913).
Born December 12th, 1856 in Cherbourg.
Died May 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in Paris.
Tancrède Auguste
President of haiti (1856-1913).
Born March 16th, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died May 2nd, 1913 at 57 years old in Port-au-Prince.
William Henry Preece
British scientist (1834–1913).
Born February 15th, 1834.
Died November 6th, 1913 at 79 years old in Penrhos.
Benjamin Leigh Smith
British explorer and yacht racer (1828-1913).
Born March 12th, 1828 in Whatlington.
Died January 4th, 1913 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Vittorio Cuniberti
Italian military naval architect (1854–1913).
Died December 19th, 1913 at 59 years old in Rome.
Ogino Ginko
Japanese physician (1851-1913).
Born April 4th, 1851 in Kumagaya. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1913 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Prince Arisugawa Takehito
Japanese admiral (1862-1913).
Born January 13th, 1862 in Kyoto.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 51 years old in Kobe (tuberculosis).
Juhan Liiv
Estonian writer (1864-1913).
Born April 30th, 1864 in Alatskivi.
Died December 1st, 1913 at 49 years old in Koosa (pneumonia).
Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Belgian politician (1843-1913).
Died September 9th, 1913 at 70 years old in Brussels.
Étienne Laspeyres
German economist and statistician (1834–1913).
Born November 28th, 1834 in Halle (Saale).
Died August 4th, 1913 at 78 years old in Giessen.
Francesco Spinelli
Italian presbyter (1853-1913).
Born April 14th, 1853 in Milan.
Died February 6th, 1913 at 59 years old in Rivolta d'Adda.
Ruggero Oddi
Italian physiologist (1864–1913).
Born July 20th, 1864 in Perugia.
Died March 22nd, 1913 at 48 years old in Tunis.
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
Danish council president (1825-1913).
Born April 16th, 1825 in Sorø.
Died December 24th, 1913 at 88 years old in Kongsdal.
Robert von Lieben
Austrian physicist (1878-1913).
Born September 5th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1913 at 34 years old in Vienna.
Léon Bollée
French manufacturer (1870–1913).
Born April 1st, 1870 in Le Mans.
Died December 16th, 1913 at 43 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Elena Guro
Russian painter and writer (1877-1913).
Born May 30th, 1877 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1913 at 35 years old in Polyany (leukemia). [ref]
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Athletics competitor (1888-1913).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Pylos.
Died March 8th, 1913 at 24 years old in Athens (meningitis).
Alexander Macfarlane
British mathematician and physicist (1851–1913).
Born April 21st, 1851 in Blairgowrie and Rattray. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1913 at 62 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Soledad Acosta
Colombia writer (1833-1913).
Born May 5th, 1833 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1913 at 79 years old in Bogotá.
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
President of brazil (1841-1913).
Born February 15th, 1841 in Campinas.
Died June 28th, 1913 at 72 years old in Santos. [ref]
Gyula Kőnig
Hungarian mathematician (1849–1913).
Born December 16th, 1849 in Győr.
Died April 8th, 1913 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Louis Hémon
French writer (1880–1913).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Brest.
Died July 8th, 1913 at 32 years old in Chapleau (railway accident).
Alfred East
British artist (1844-1913).
Born December 15th, 1844 in Kettering.
Died September 28th, 1913 at 68 years old in London.
Hans Heyerdahl
Norwegian painter (1857-1913).
Born July 8th, 1857 in Smedjebacken.
Died October 10th, 1913 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Julius Scheiner
German astronomer (1858-1913).
Born November 25th, 1858 in Cologne.
Died December 20th, 1913 at 55 years old in Potsdam.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving