Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1914

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 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

• Dec. 1 Alfred Thayer Mahan

  American captain and historian (b. 1840).

• Dec. 1 François-Virgile Dubillard
• Dec. 2 Pietro Baragiola
• Dec. 2 XI conte di Stair John Dalrymple
• Dec. 5 Angelo Di Pietro
• Dec. 5 Alfonso Doria Pamphili Landi
• Dec. 8 Madison Cawein

  American poet, who wrote 36 books and 1 500 poems.

• Dec. 8 Melchior Anderegg

  Swiss mountain guide (d. 1914).

• Dec. 8 Maximilian von Spee

  German naval officer (born 1861).

• Dec. 9 Giuseppina Cattani
• Dec. 9 Arthur van Gehuchten
• Dec. 14 Giovanni Sgambati
• Dec. 15 Emilio Caracciolo di Sarno
• Dec. 16 Ivan Zajc
• Dec. 17 Nicolas Benoit
• Dec. 19 Raffaele Faccioli
• Dec. 22 Ion Bălaceanu
• Dec. 22 Gaetano Toscano
• Dec. 23 Jean Alfred Fournier
• Dec. 24 John Muir

  Scottish-american geologist, botanist, and author, founded sierra club (b. 1838).

• Dec. 24 Enrico Carlo Noë
• Dec. 25 Alessandro Bruti Liberati
• Dec. 25 Oreste Petrilli
• Dec. 25 VI marchese di Fresonara Lodovico Trotti Bentivoglio
• Dec. 27 Charles Martin Hall

  American chemist and engineer (b. 1863).

• Dec. 27 Patrick William Riordan
• Dec. 28 Carl Liebermann
• Dec. 28 Adolfo Venturi