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. 1 Teresa Mariani
• Aug. 1 Giuseppe Speroni
• Aug. 2 Gabriel Dupont
• Aug. 4 Jules Lemaître

  French storyteller, critic, and dramatist.

• Aug. 9 Giorgio Sommer
• Aug. 12 John Philip Holland

  Irish engineer, designed hms  (b. 1840).

• Aug. 13 Julius Raschdorff
• Aug. 14 Giuseppe Incorpora
• Aug. 15 Franz Georg von Glasenapp
• Aug. 16 Carl Theodor Schulz

  German-norwegian gardener (b. 1835).

• Aug. 19 Franz Xavier Wernz

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

• Aug. 19 Carlo Borgatta
• Aug. 20 Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
• Aug. 20 Cesare Colizza
• Aug. 20 Amélie Lundahl
• Aug. 20 Demetrio Paernio
• Aug. 20 Papa Pio X
• Aug. 21 Charles J. Hite
• Aug. 21 Albert Werkmüller
• Aug. 22 Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi

  Italian religious figure (born in 1859).

• Aug. 22 Daniel Mercier
• Aug. 22 Ernest Psichari
• Aug. 25 Félix Debax
• Aug. 27 Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
• Aug. 29 Charles Dujardin
• Aug. 30 Daniel Elmer Salmon
• Aug. 30 Robert Merz
• Aug. 30 Aleksandr Vasil'evič Samsonov