In the year 1914
119 Notable deaths
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Heir presumptive to the throne of austria-hungary (1863–1914).
Born December 18th, 1863 in Graz.
Died June 28th, 1914 at 50 years old in Sarajevo (gunshot wound).
Pius X
Pope of the catholic church from 1903 to 1914, saint.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Riese Pio X.
Died August 20th, 1914 at -21 years old in Apostolic Palace (myocardial infarction).
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Wife of archduke franz ferdinand of austria (1868–1914).
Born March 1st, 1868 in Stuttgart.
Died June 28th, 1914 at 46 years old in Sarajevo (gunshot wound).
Ellen Axson Wilson
First lady of the united states (1913-1914).
Born May 15th, 1860 in Savannah.
Died August 6th, 1914 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C., White House (nephritis).
Jean Jaurès
French / occitan socialist leader (1859-1914).
Born September 3rd, 1859 in Castres. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1914 at 54 years old in Paris (murder). [ref]
Angelo Moriondo
Italian inventor known for inventing the first espresso machine.
Born June 6th, 1851 in Turin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1914 at 62 years old in Marentino.
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Member of the hessian princely battenberg family and the extended british royal family (1891–1914).
Born October 3rd, 1891 in Balmoral Castle.
Died October 27th, 1914 at 23 years old in Zonnebeke.
Richard Warren Sears
American businessman (1863–1914).
Born December 7th, 1863 in Stewartville.
Died September 28th, 1914 at 50 years old in Waukesha (nephritis).
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral.
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Alphonse Bertillon
French forensic scientist (1853–1914).
Born April 24th, 1853 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 1914 at 60 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Shibli Nomani
British indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator, poet and critic of orientalists.
Born June 3rd, 1857 in Azamgarh.
Died November 18th, 1914 at 57 years old
Theodor Kittelsen
Norwegian artist (1857-1914).
Born April 27th, 1857 in Kragerø. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1914 at 56 years old in Jeløya. [ref]
Georges Picquart
French general (1854-1914).
Born September 6th, 1854 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1914 at 59 years old in Amiens (horse fall). [ref]
August Macke
German painter of the expressionist group der blaue reiter (1887–1914).
Born January 3rd, 1887 in Meschede.
Died September 26th, 1914 at 27 years old in Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus.
Alexander Samsonov
Russian general (1859–1914).
Born November 14th, 1859 in Andriyivka.
Died August 30th, 1914 at 54 years old in Wielbark (gunshot wound).
Daniel De Leon
American newspaper editor (1852–1914).
Born December 14th, 1852 in Willemstad.
Died May 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in New York City.
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Orléans.
Died September 5th, 1914 at 41 years old in Le Plessis-l'Évêque.
Georg Trakl
Austrian poet (1887-1914).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1914 at 27 years old in Kraków (drug overdose). [ref]
Charles Martin Hall
American chemist (1863-1914).
Born December 6th, 1863 in Thompson Township.
Died December 27th, 1914 at 51 years old in Daytona Beach.
Robert Hugh Benson
British writer and catholic priest (1871–1914).
Born November 18th, 1871 in Berkshire. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1914 at 42 years old in Salford. [ref]
Edward Robert Hughes
British artist (1851-1914).
Born November 5th, 1851 in London.
Died April 23rd, 1914 at 62 years old in St Albans.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Austrian economist (1851-1914).
Born February 12th, 1851 in Brno.
Died August 27th, 1914 at 63 years old in Kramsach.
Frederick Lorz
American distance runner.
Born June 5th, 1884 in Manhattan.
Died February 4th, 1914 at 29 years old in The Bronx (pneumonia).
Alain-Fournier
French writer.
Born October 3rd, 1886 in La Chapelle-d'Angillon.
Died September 22nd, 1914 at 27 years old in Les Éparges, Saint-Remy-la-Calonne.
Anatoly Lyadov
Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914).
Born May 11th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1914 at 59 years old in Borovichi. [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare