In the year 1914
293 Notable deaths
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]
Julio Argentino Roca
Argentine politician and general, former president of argentina (1843–1914).
Born July 17th, 1843 in Ingenio La Trinidad.
Died October 19th, 1914 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Frédéric Mistral
Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of le félibrige (1830–1914).
Born September 8th, 1830 in Maillane.
Died March 25th, 1914 at 83 years old in Maillane.
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.
Vinnie Ream
American sculptor (1847–1914).
Born September 25th, 1847 in Madison. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1914 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Eduard Suess
Austrian geologist (1831-1914).
Born August 20th, 1831 in London.
Died April 26th, 1914 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Fanny Stevenson
American author, wife of robert louis stevenson (1840-1914).
Born March 10th, 1840 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1914 at 73 years old in Santa Barbara.
Frederick Lorz
American distance runner (1884–1914).
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.
Leo Mechelin
Finland swedish politician and academic (1839–1914).
Born November 24th, 1839 in Hamina.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
Albert Günther
Anglo-german zoologist (1830–1914).
Born October 3rd, 1830 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died February 1st, 1914 at 83 years old in London.
Anatoly Lyadov
Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914).
Born May 11th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1914 at 59 years old in Borovichi.
Paul Heyse
German writer (1830–1914).
Born March 13th, 1830 in Berlin.
Died April 2nd, 1914 at 84 years old in Munich.
Christian Morgenstern
German author (1871-1914).
Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]
A. E. J. Collins
English cricketer and soldier (1885-1914).
Born August 18th, 1885 in Hazaribagh.
Died November 11th, 1914 at 29 years old in Ypres.
Mariano Trías
Vice president first philippine republic (1868-1914).
Born October 12th, 1868 in General Trias.
Died February 22nd, 1914 at 45 years old in Manila.
Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914).
Born August 17th, 1837 in Philadelphia.
Died July 23rd, 1914 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
William O'Connell Bradley
Politician from the us state of kentucky (1847-1914).
Born March 18th, 1847 in Garrard County.
Died May 23rd, 1914 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
L. T. Meade
Irish writer, editor (1844–1914).
Born June 5th, 1844 in Bandon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1914 at 70 years old [ref]
Carl Hans Lody
German naval reserve officer; spy (1877-1914).
Born January 20th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died November 6th, 1914 at 37 years old in Tower of London (gunshot wound).
Christopher Cradock
Royal navy admiral (1862-1914).
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Yorkshire.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 52 years old in Battle of Coronel.
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
Wife of prince wilhelm of baden (1841-1914).
Born October 16th, 1841 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1914 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Henry Poynting
British physicist (1852-1914).
Born September 9th, 1852 in United Kingdom, Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1914 at 61 years old in Birmingham.
Pyotr Nesterov
Russian aviator (1887–1914).
Born February 27th, 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 8th, 1914 at 27 years old in Zhovkva.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene