On August 11, 1919, Andrew Carnegie, the King of Steel, died on August 11, 1919 (July 16, 1919). On August 11, 1919, Andrew Carnegie, a million-dollar steel king, died of pneumonia this morning. The 83-year-old caregiver died in his own steel farm in Massachusetts. Carnegie was born in Scotland, and was the son of a poor textile worker. He moved to the United States with his family and settled near Pittsburgh. He worked as a child worker at a cotton factory. At the age of 14, he became a telegraphist. After doing some other work, he began to do a steel business. In the end, his fortune was estimated to exceed $500 million. He had donated $500 million to various charities before his birth, including a large library network in Norfolk. He said he