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In the year 1914
114 Notable deaths
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.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 114
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