Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1914
William O'Connell Bradley
William O'Connell Bradley was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky.
John L. Leal
John Laing Leal was a physician and water treatment expert who, in 1908, was responsible for conceiving and implementing the first disinfection of a U.S. drinking water supply using chlorine. He was one of the principal expert witnesses at two trials which examined the quality of the water supply in Jersey City, New Jersey, and which evaluated the safety and utility of chlorine for production of "pure and wholesome" drinking water. The second trial verdict approved the use of chlorine to disinfect drinking water which led to an explosion of its use in water supplies across the U.S.
Ellen Ternan
Ellen Lawless Ternan, también conocida como Nelly Ternan o Nelly Robinson, fue una actriz inglesa conocida por su asociación con el famoso autor Charles Dickens.
Charles Davis Lucas
Rear Admiral Charles Davis Lucas VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross. An officer of the Royal Navy, he performed the earliest actions to be recognised with the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He rose to the rank of rear admiral during his time in the navy.
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr. fue un empresario, ingeniero e inventor estadounidense.
A. E. J. Collins
Arthur Edward Jeune "James" Collins, typically now known by his initials A. E. J. Collins, was an English cricketer and soldier. He held, for 116 years, the record of highest score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not out over four afternoons in June 1899. Collins's record-making innings drew a large crowd and increasing media interest; spectators at the Old Cliftonian match being played nearby were drawn away to watch the junior school house cricket match in which Collins was playing. Despite this achievement, Collins never played first-class cricket. Collins's 628 not out stood as the record score till January 2016 when an Indian boy, Pranav Dhanawade, scored 1009 in a single innings.
Persis Foster Eames Albee
Persis Foster Eames Albee, also known as PFE Albee, was an American businessperson and entrepreneur. She was a professional saleswoman for the California Perfume Company, which later became Avon Products, and is considered the first "Avon Lady" due to her successful marketing techniques and her recruiting and training of other sales personnel. She was a pioneer in getting women to become financially independent.
Charles Martin Hall
Charles Martin Hall fue un inventor e ingeniero estadounidense, famoso por su descubrimiento en 1886 de un método barato para producir aluminio, que se convirtió así en el primer metal en lograr un uso generalizado desde el descubrimiento prehistórico del hierro.
Pío X
Pío X fue el 257.º papa de la Iglesia católica entre agosto de 1903 y agosto de 1914. Pío X es principalmente recordado por su fuerte oposición al modernismo teológico y por dirigir la primera codificación del derecho canónico de la historia de la Iglesia católica, que sería publicada en 1917.
Ellen Axson Wilson
Ellen Louis Axson Willson fue la primera esposa de Woodrow Wilson y la madre de sus tres hijas. Como su esposo, era sureña. Nació en Savannah, Georgia y se crio en Rome, Georgia. Antes de su matrimonio, estudió en la Liga de estudiantes de arte de Nueva York. Fue la Primera dama de los Estados Unidos desde la ceremonia de investidura de Wilson en 1913 hasta su muerte, un año después.