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In the year 1900
26 Notable deaths
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Birsa Munda
Indian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900).
Born November 15th, 1875 in Bokaro district.
Died June 9th, 1900 at 24 years old in Ranchi (cholera).
Casey Jones
American railroad engineer (1863–1900).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1900 at 37 years old in Vaughan (railway accident).
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1871 in Newark.
Died June 5th, 1900 at 28 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian philosopher (1853-1900).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.
Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.
Isaac Levitan
Russian artist (1860-1900).
Born October 15th, 1860 in Kybartai, Kėdainiai.
Died August 4th, 1900 at 39 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
William Goebel
Governor of kentucky; american politician (1856-1900).
Born January 4th, 1856 in Sullivan County.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 44 years old in Frankfort.
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer.
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington.
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Cape Town (typhoid fever).
Ernest Dowson
English writer (1867-1900).
Born August 2nd, 1867 in Lee. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1900 at 32 years old in Lewisham. [ref]
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
English cricketer (1867-1900).
Born April 14th, 1867 in Windsor Castle.
Died October 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Pretoria (typhoid fever).
Clemens von Ketteler
German diplomat (1853-1900).
Born November 22nd, 1853 in Potsdam.
Died June 20th, 1900 at 46 years old in German legation in Beijing.
Zdeněk Fibich
Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1850-1900).
Born December 21st, 1850 in Všebořice. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1900 at 49 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Altmann
German pathologist (1852-1900).
Born March 12th, 1852 in Iława.
Died December 8th, 1900 at 48 years old in Wermsdorf.
Bruno Abakanowicz
Polish mathematician (1852-1900).
Born October 6th, 1852 in Ukmergė.
Died August 29th, 1900 at 47 years old in Paris.
James Edward Keeler
American astronomer (1857–1900).
Born September 10th, 1857 in LaSalle.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 42 years old in San Francisco.
Prince Albert of Saxony
Saxon royal (1875–1900).
Born February 25th, 1875 in Dresden.
Died September 16th, 1900 at 25 years old in Wolkau (traffic collision).
Albert Samain
French poet (1858-1900).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Lille.
Died August 18th, 1900 at 42 years old in Magny-les-Hameaux (tuberculosis).
Gustav Meyer
German linguist.
Born November 25th, 1850 in Strzelce Opolskie.
Died August 28th, 1900 at 49 years old in Graz.
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Norwegian writer (1866–1900).
Born November 21st, 1866 in Stavanger.
Died July 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Copenhagen (tuberculosis).
Amandina of Schakkebroek
Belgian franciscan missionary, martyr, catholic saint (1872–1900).
Born December 28th, 1872 in Herk-de-Stad.
Died July 9th, 1900 at 27 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).
António Nobre
Portuguese poet, writer.
Born August 16th, 1867 in Porto. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1900 at 32 years old in Porto (tuberculosis). [ref]
Rudolf Charousek
(1873–1900) hungarian chess player.
Born September 19th, 1873 in Prague.
Died April 19th, 1900 at 26 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis).
Ottokar Nováček
Czech composer and violist (1866-1900).
Born May 13th, 1866 in Bela Crkva.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 33 years old in New York City.
John Henry Leech
English entomologist.
Born December 5th, 1862 in Redditch.
Died December 29th, 1900 at 38 years old in Salisbury.
Ellen Fries
Swedish historian and writer (1855-1900).
Born September 23rd, 1855 in Törnsfalls community. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1900 at 44 years old in Stockholm City. [ref]
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