In the year 1914
109 Notable deaths
Daniel Elmer Salmon
American veterinarian (1850-1914).
Born July 23rd, 1850 in Mount Olive Township. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1914 at 64 years old in Butte (pneumonia).
Antun Gustav Matoš
Croatian writer.
Born June 13th, 1873 in Tovarnik. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1914 at 40 years old in Zagreb (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born November 27th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg, Pavlovsk.
Died October 12th, 1914 at 21 years old in Vilnius.
Jorge Newbery
Argentine aviator (1875-1914).
Born May 28th, 1875 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 1st, 1914 at 38 years old in Mendoza (aviation accident).
Peyo Yavorov
Bulgarian poet.
Born January 13th, 1878 in Chirpan.
Died October 29th, 1914 at 36 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma).
Georgy Sedov
Russian arctic explorer.
Born May 5th, 1877 in Siedove.
Died March 5th, 1914 at 36 years old in Rudolf Island (scurvy).
Leberecht Maass
German admiral.
Born November 24th, 1863 in Budzieszowce.
Died August 28th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heligoland.
Paul Héroult
French inventor.
Born April 10th, 1863 in Thury-Harcourt.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 51 years old in Antibes.
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.
Lillian Nordica
American opera singer.
Born December 12th, 1857 in Farmington. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1914 at 56 years old in Jakarta (hypothermia, pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 109
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche