Famous Deaths in December 1914

Dec 1 Alfred Thayer Mahan, American naval officer (Influence of Sea Power), dies at 74

Dec 6 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47

Dec 8 Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861)

Dec 12 Watkins Lewis Africa American lynched in Shrevport, Louisiana

Dec 14 Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73

Dec 16 Ivan Zajc, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 82

Dec 19 Johann Friedrich von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer, dies at 87

Dec 21 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies