Necrology
Year: 1913
Rudolf Diesel
Born: March 18th, 1858
Died: September 29th, 1913
Famous For: French-Born German Inventor, Mechanical Engineer, Invented the Diesel Engine
Cause of Death: Possible suicide by drowning when his body was found floating during a journey by ship
Burial Place: Because of severe decomposition, his body was left in the English Channel
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