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In the year 1913
87 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer.
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning). [ref]
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).
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.
Born February 2nd, 1852 in Aguascalientes City. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Filipino painter (1855-1913).
Born February 21st, 1855 in Binondo.
Died March 13th, 1913 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet and writer (1871-1913).
Born February 25th, 1871 in Novohrad-Volynskyi.
Died August 1st, 1913 at 42 years old in Surami (Pott disease). [ref]
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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