In the year 1914
293 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).
John Muir
Scottish-american naturalist (1838–1914).
Born April 21st, 1838 in Dunbar.
Died December 24th, 1914 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Pius X
Pope of the catholic church from 1903 to 1914, saint.
Born June 2nd, 1835 in Riese Pio X.
Died August 20th, 1914 at 79 years old in Apostolic Palace (myocardial infarction).
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
American military officer, professor, and 32nd governor of maine (1828–1914).
Born September 8th, 1828 in Brewer.
Died February 24th, 1914 at 85 years old in Portland.
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).
George Westinghouse
American inventor and businessman (1846–1914).
Born October 6th, 1846 in Central Bridge.
Died March 12th, 1914 at 67 years old in New York City.
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914).
Born September 10th, 1839 in Cambridge.
Died April 19th, 1914 at 74 years old in Milford.
Jacob Riis
American photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914).
Died May 26th, 1914 at 65 years old in Barre.
Alfred Thayer Maan
United states navy admiral and historian (1840–1914).
Born September 27th, 1840 in West Point.
Died December 1st, 1914 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carol I of Romania
King of romania from 1881 to 1914.
Born April 20th, 1839 in Sigmaringen.
Died October 10th, 1914 at 75 years old in Peleș Castle.
Adlai Stevenson I
American politician (1835–1914); vice president of the united states from 1893 to 1897.
Born October 23rd, 1835 in Christian County.
Died June 14th, 1914 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Joseph Chamberlain
British politician (1836-1914).
Born July 8th, 1836 in London.
Died July 2nd, 1914 at 77 years old in London (stroke).
Ellen Ternan
British actress (1839-1914).
Born March 3rd, 1839 in Rochester.
Died April 25th, 1914 at 75 years old in Fulham (cancer).
John Tenniel
British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with spencer bradshaw (1820-1914).
Born February 27th, 1820 in London.
Died February 26th, 1914 at 93 years old in London.
Daniel Edgar Sickles
United states army medal of honor recipient and union army general (1819-1914).
Born October 20th, 1819 in Manhattan.
Died May 3rd, 1914 at 94 years old in Manhattan.
Ellen Axson Wilson
First lady of the united states from 1913 to 1914.
Born May 15th, 1860 in Savannah.
Died August 6th, 1914 at 54 years old in White House (nephritis).
Joseph Swan
British physicist and inventor (1828-1914).
Born October 31st, 1828 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1914 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
British general (1832–1914).
Born September 30th, 1832 in Kanpur.
Died November 14th, 1914 at 82 years old in Saint-Omer (pneumonia).
Jean Jaurès
French / occitan socialist leader (1859-1914).
Born September 3rd, 1859 in Castres.
Died July 31st, 1914 at 54 years old in Paris (Assassination of Jean Jaurès).
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor.
Born June 9th, 1843 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1914 at 71 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
British nobleman and 4th governor general of canada (1845-1914).
Born August 5th, 1845 in London.
Died May 2nd, 1914 at 68 years old in London, Cowes (pneumonia).
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Confederate army general (1823-1914).
Born April 1st, 1823 in Hart County.
Died January 8th, 1914 at 90 years old in Hart County (kidney failure).
Joseph Smith III
Eldest surviving son of joseph smith jr and prophet-president in community of christ.
Born November 6th, 1832 in Kirtland.
Died December 10th, 1914 at 82 years old in Independence (myocardial infarction).
Angelo Moriondo
Italian inventor known for inventing the first espresso machine (1851–1914).
Born June 6th, 1851 in Turin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1914 at 62 years old in Marentino.
Jane Morris
English embroiderer and artists' model (1839–1914).
Born October 19th, 1839 in Oxford.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Bath.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner