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In the year 1913
222 Notable deaths
J. P. Morgan
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913).
Born April 17th, 1837 in Hartford.
Died March 31st, 1913 at 75 years old in Rome.
George I of Greece
King of greece (r. 1863–1913).
Born December 24th, 1845 in Copenhagen.
Died March 18th, 1913 at 67 years old in Thessaloniki (gunshot wound).
Emily Davison
British activist who fought for women's suffrage.
Born October 11th, 1872 in Blackheath.
Died June 8th, 1913 at 40 years old in Epsom.
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913).
Born January 8th, 1823 in Usk.
Died November 7th, 1913 at 90 years old in Broadstone.
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913).
Born November 26th, 1857 in Geneva.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 55 years old in Vufflens-le-Château.
Menilek II
Emperor of ethiopia and king of shewa (1844-1913).
Born August 17th, 1844 in Ankober.
Died December 12th, 1913 at 69 years old in Addis Ababa (stroke).
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris.
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning).
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
15th and last shogun of the tokugawa shogunate (1837–1913).
Born October 28th, 1837 in Koishikawa.
Died November 22nd, 1913 at 76 years old in Koishikawa-ku (pneumonia).
Francisco I. Madero
Mexican revolutionary leader and president (1873-1913).
Born October 30th, 1873 in Parras de la Fuente.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 39 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Henry Morrison Flagler
American entrepreneur (1830-1913).
Born January 2nd, 1830 in Ontario County.
Died May 20th, 1913 at 83 years old in West Palm Beach.
Daniel David Palmer
Founder of chiropractic (1845–1913).
Born March 7th, 1845 in Pickering.
Died October 20th, 1913 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
George Washington Custis Lee
Confederate army general (1832-1913).
Born September 16th, 1832 in Fort Monroe.
Died February 18th, 1913 at 80 years old in Alexandria.
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Shuntian Fu.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican lithographer (1852–1913).
Born February 2nd, 1852 in Aguascalientes City.
Died January 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Anglo-irish officer in the british army (1833-1913).
Born June 4th, 1833 in Dublin.
Died March 25th, 1913 at 79 years old in Menton.
Alfred von Schlieffen
Prussian field marshal and chief of the general staff (1833-1913).
Born February 28th, 1833 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1913 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Josephine Cochrane
American inventor (1839–1913).
Born March 8th, 1839 in Shelbyville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1913 at 74 years old in Chicago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani
Founder of the modern qatar (1825–1913).
Born January 13th, 1825 in Doha.
Died July 17th, 1913 at 88 years old in Lusail.
Sophia of Nassau
Swedish queen (1836–1913).
Born July 9th, 1836 in Biebrich Palace. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1913 at 77 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia). [ref]
August Bebel
German social democrat politician (1840–1913).
Born February 22nd, 1840 in Deutz. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1913 at 73 years old in Passugg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Filipino painter (1855-1913).
Born February 21st, 1855.
Died March 13th, 1913 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Heinrich Ernst Göring
German diplomat.
Born October 31st, 1839 in Emmerich am Rhein.
Died December 7th, 1913 at 74 years old in Munich.
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet, writer and feminist (1871–1913).
Born February 25th, 1871 in Zviahel.
Died August 1st, 1913 at 42 years old in Surami (Pott disease).
Enriqueta Martí
Spanish serial killer.
Born February 2nd, 1868 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
Died May 12th, 1913 at 45 years old in Barcelona.
Reginald Lee
Lookout and survivor of r.m.s. titanic (1870-1913).
Born May 19th, 1870 in Oxfordshire.
Died August 6th, 1913 at 43 years old in Kenilworth (pneumonia).
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