In the year 1914
119 Notable deaths
Paul Héroult
French inventor (1863–1914).
Born April 10th, 1863 in Thury-Harcourt. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1914 at 51 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Georgy Sedov
Russian arctic explorer.
Born May 5th, 1877 in Siedove.
Died March 5th, 1914 at 36 years old in Rudolf Island (scurvy).
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1861–1914).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Meiningen.
Died August 23rd, 1914 at 52 years old in Tarcienne.
Karolina Kózka
Polish martyr.
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Wał-Ruda.
Died November 18th, 1914 at 16 years old in Wał-Ruda.
Lillian Nordica
American opera singer (1857–1914).
Born December 12th, 1857 in Farmington.
Died May 10th, 1914 at 56 years old in Jakarta (pneumonia).
Alistair Mackay
Scottish physician, biologist, and explorer (1878-1914).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Carskey House.
Died February 15th, 1914 at 35 years old in Chukchi Sea.
David Wolffsohn
German jewish businessman (1855-1914).
Born October 9th, 1855 in Darbėnai. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1914 at 58 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Louis Couturat
French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914).
Born January 17th, 1868 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 1914 at 46 years old in Ris-Orangis (traffic collision).
Otto Sackur
German chemist (1880–1914).
Born December 28th, 1880 in Wrocław.
Died December 17th, 1914 at 33 years old in Berlin.
Carl Chun
German zoologist (1852–1914).
Born October 1st, 1852 in Höchst.
Died April 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in Leipzig.
Johann Puch
Slovenian businessman (1862-1914).
Born June 27th, 1862 in Sakušak.
Died July 19th, 1914 at 52 years old in Zagreb.
Raoul Pugno
French composer, teacher, organist, and pianist (1852-1914).
Born June 23rd, 1852 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1914 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Augusto dos Anjo
Brazilian poet and teacher (1884–1914).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Sapé.
Died November 12th, 1914 at 30 years old in Leopoldina (pneumonia).
Jean Bouin
French middle-distance runner (1888-1914).
Born December 20th, 1888 in Marseille.
Died September 29th, 1914 at 25 years old in Xivray-et-Marvoisin.
Frederick of Hohenau
German noble (1857-1914).
Born May 21st, 1857 in Dresden.
Died April 15th, 1914 at 56 years old in Ochla, Lubusz Voivodeship.
Johannes Weiss
German theologian (1863-1914).
Born December 13th, 1863 in Kiel.
Died August 24th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heidelberg.
Jules Lemaître
French critic and dramatist (1853-1914).
Born April 27th, 1853 in Vennecy. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1914 at 61 years old in Tavers.
Anna Yesipova
Russian pianist (1851-1914).
Born February 12th, 1851 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1914 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Herman Frasch
United states mining engineer and inventor (1851–1914).
Born December 25th, 1851 in Oberrot.
Died May 1st, 1914 at 62 years old in Paris.
Edward R. Ayrton
English egyptologist and archaeologist (1882-1914).
Born December 17th, 1882 in Wuhu.
Died May 18th, 1914 at 31 years old in Sri Lanka (drowning).
Árpád Feszty
Hungarian artist (1856–1914).
Born December 21st, 1856 in Hurbanovo.
Died June 1st, 1914 at 57 years old in Lovran. [ref]
František Gellner
Czech anarchist, poet, illustrator, painter, publicist and writer (1881-1914).
Born June 19th, 1881 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1914 at 33 years old in Galicia. [ref]
Gustav Wied
Writer (1858-1914).
Born March 6th, 1858 in Holmegård.
Died October 24th, 1914 at 56 years old in Roskilde (cyanide poisoning).
Tor Aulin
Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (1866–1914).
Born September 10th, 1866 in Stockholm City.
Died March 1st, 1914 at 47 years old in Nacka församling.
Richard Heuberger
Austrian composer (1850-1914).
Born June 18th, 1850 in Graz. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1914 at 64 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 119
Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti