In the year 1900
205 Notable deaths
Naim Frashëri
Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900).
Born May 25th, 1846 in Frashër.
Died October 20th, 1900 at 54 years old in Istanbul (disease).
Henry Sidgwick
English philosopher (1838–1900).
Born May 31st, 1838 in Skipton.
Died August 28th, 1900 at 62 years old in Terling.
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.
Belle Boyd
American confederate spy (1844–1900).
Born May 9th, 1844 in Virginia.
Died June 11th, 1900 at 56 years old in Wisconsin Dells (myocardial infarction).
Étienne Lenoir
Belgian engineer (1822-1900).
Born January 12th, 1822 in Mussy-la-Ville.
Died August 4th, 1900 at 78 years old in La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire.
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900).
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.
Died February 23rd, 1900 at 32 years old in Lewisham.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
British aristocrat, industrial magnate and architectural patron (1847-1900).
Born September 12th, 1847 in Mount Stuart House.
Died October 9th, 1900 at 53 years old in Isle of Bute.
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Scottish peer, liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900).
Born April 30th, 1823 in Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute.
Died April 24th, 1900 at 76 years old in Inveraray Castle.
Wilhelm Liebknecht
German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Giessen. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1900 at 74 years old in Charlottenburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Augustus Pitt Rivers
English army officer, ethnologist and archaeologist (1827–1900).
Born April 14th, 1827 in Bramham.
Died May 4th, 1900 at 73 years old in Wiltshire.
John Bingham
American politician (1815–1900).
Born January 21st, 1815 in Mercer.
Died March 19th, 1900 at 85 years old in Cadiz.
John Bidwell
American politician (1819-1900).
Born August 5th, 1819 in Chautauqua County.
Died April 4th, 1900 at 80 years old in Chico.
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).
Piet Joubert
South african politician and general (1834–1900).
Born January 20th, 1834 in Oudtshoorn.
Died March 28th, 1900 at 66 years old in Pretoria (peritonitis).
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Japanese general (1840-1900).
Born October 16th, 1840 in Shinyashiki-chō.
Died August 23rd, 1900 at 59 years old in Mita (cerebral hemorrhage).
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
English novelist (1825-1900).
Born June 9th, 1825 in Longworth. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1900 at 74 years old in Teddington. [ref]
William Wilson Hunter
Scottish historian and statistician (1840-1900).
Born July 15th, 1840 in Glasgow.
Died February 6th, 1900 at 59 years old in Oxfordshire (influenza).
Josephine of Baden
German princess (1813-1900).
Born October 21st, 1813 in Karlsruhe, Mannheim.
Died June 19th, 1900 at 86 years old in Sigmaringen.
David Edward Hughes
Welsh-american scientist and musician (1831–1900).
Died January 22nd, 1900 at 68 years old in London.
Harriet E. Wilson
African-american novelist (1825-1900).
Born March 15th, 1825 in Milford.
Died June 28th, 1900 at 75 years old in Quincy.
Charles Dudley Warner
American writer (1829–1900).
Born September 12th, 1829 in Plainfield.
Died October 20th, 1900 at 71 years old in Hartford.
Jasper Francis Cropsey
American painter (1823–1900).
Born February 18th, 1823 in Staten Island.
Died June 22nd, 1900 at 77 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson. [ref]
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
Admiral of the french navy (1818-1900).
Born August 14th, 1818 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died June 16th, 1900 at 81 years old in Paris (disease).
Isaac Mayer Wise
American rabbi, editor and author (1819–1900).
Born March 29th, 1819 in Lomnička.
Died March 26th, 1900 at 80 years old in Cincinnati.
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Death is never an apology. Soul King