Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1914

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1914. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 2 Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont

  Composer dies at 36

• Aug. 4 Jules Lemaître

  French storyteller, critic, and dramatist. he is remembered for his unique and impressionistic style in literary criticism.

• Aug. 6 Ellen Wilson

  1st lady (1913-14), died at 54

• Aug. 7 Boleslaw Dembinski

  Composer dies at 81

• Aug. 12 John Philip Holland

  Irish engineer, designed hms (b. 1840)

• Aug. 16 Carl Theodor Schulz

  German-norwegian gardener (b. 1835)

• Aug. 17 James Grierson

  British general

• Aug. 19 Franz Xavier Wernz

  German religious leader, 25th superior general of the society of jesus (b. 1844)

• Aug. 20 Pius X [Giuseppe M Sarto]

  Pope (1903-14)

• Aug. 20 Pope Pius

  X (born 1835)

• Aug. 22 Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi

  Italian religious figure (born in 1859).

• Aug. 22 Raffenel

  French general (3rd colonial div, wwi), dies in battle

• Aug. 22 Rondoney

  French general (3rd colonial div, wwi), dies in battle

• Aug. 23 George A Pogson

  British consul in puerto rico

• Aug. 23 Felix Fivet

  German troops executed a baby belgian at three weeks of age by german soldiers

• Aug. 27 John Weiss

  German new testament

• Aug. 28 Anatoli Liadov

  Composer dies at 59

• Aug. 29 Machagovsky

  Russian general (tannenberg), dies in battle

• Aug. 30 Adrian H Stewart

  At 26 years old, a british lieutenant dies in combat in cameroon

• Aug. 30 Aleksandr Samsonov

  Russian general commits suicide