In the year 1900
205 Notable deaths
Léon Roches
French diplomat (1809-1900).
Born September 27th, 1809 in Grenoble.
Died June 23rd, 1900 at 90 years old in Bordeaux.
Gustav Hartlaub
German physician, ornithologist, zoologist and goethe researcher (1814-1900).
Born November 8th, 1814 in Bremen.
Died November 29th, 1900 at 86 years old in Bremen.
John Anderson
Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in india as the curator of the indian museum (1833–1900).
Born October 4th, 1833 in Edinburgh.
Died August 15th, 1900 at 66 years old in Buxton.
António Nobre
Portuguese poet (1867–1900).
Born August 16th, 1867 in Porto.
Died March 18th, 1900 at 32 years old in Porto (tuberculosis).
József Szlávy
Hungarian and austro-hungarian politician, prime minister of hungary and minister of finance of austria-hungary (1818–1900).
Born November 23rd, 1818 in Győr.
Died August 8th, 1900 at 81 years old in Nová Ves nad Žitavou.
Jovan Đorđević
(1826-1900) serbian writer.
Born November 25th, 1826 in Senta.
Died April 22nd, 1900 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
Raimundo Andueza Palacio
President of venezuela (1846-1900).
Born February 6th, 1846 in Guanare.
Died August 17th, 1900 at 54 years old in Caracas.
Robert von Puttkamer
Prussian statesman and orthography reformer (1828-1900).
Born May 5th, 1828 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died March 15th, 1900 at 71 years old in Karżcino, Warcino.
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
French astronomer (1823–1900).
Born January 31st, 1823 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1900 at 77 years old in Marseille.
Aquileo Parra
President of colombia (1825–1900).
Born May 12th, 1825 in Barichara.
Died December 4th, 1900 at 75 years old in Pacho.
Paul Désiré Trouillebert
French painter (1831-1900).
Born April 29th, 1829 in Paris.
Died June 28th, 1900 at 71 years old in Paris.
Jean Frédéric Frenet
French scientist (1816-1900).
Born February 7th, 1816 in Périgueux.
Died June 12th, 1900 at 84 years old in Périgueux.
Emil Škoda
Bohemian engineer and industrialist (1839-1900).
Born November 18th, 1839 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1900 at 60 years old in Selzthal. [ref]
Francišak Bahuševič
Belarusian writer (1840 – 1900).
Born March 21st, 1840 in Svironys.
Died April 28th, 1900 at 60 years old in Kušliany. [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).
Vilmos Zsolnay
Hungarian potter and industrialist (1828–1900).
Born April 19th, 1828 in Pécs.
Died March 23rd, 1900 at 71 years old in Pécs.
Zsófia Torma
Hungarian archaeologist (1832-1899).
Born September 27th, 1832 in Cristeștii Ciceului.
Died November 14th, 1900 at 68 years old in Orăștie.
Edgar Leopold Layard
British diplomat and ornithologist (1824-1900).
Born July 23rd, 1824 in Florence.
Died January 1st, 1900 at 75 years old in Budleigh Salterton.
Gustaf Åkerhielm
Swedish 19th century prime minister (1833-1900).
Born June 24th, 1833 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1900 at 66 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (diabetes). [ref]
Anders Askevold
Norwegian painter (1834-1900).
Born December 25th, 1834 in Askvoll Municipality.
Died October 22nd, 1900 at 65 years old in Düsseldorf.
Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas
President of colombia (1830-1900).
Born May 23rd, 1830 in Zipaquirá.
Died August 5th, 1900 at 70 years old in Paris.
Gregory Grassi
Italian franciscan friar, missionary, bishop, martyr, catholic saint (1833-1900).
Born December 13th, 1833 in Castellazzo Bormida.
Died July 9th, 1900 at 66 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).
Karl Becker
German artist (1820-1900).
Born December 18th, 1820 in Berlin.
Died December 20th, 1900 at 80 years old in Berlin (influenza).
Robert Luther
German astronomer (1822–1900).
Born April 16th, 1822 in Świdnica.
Died February 15th, 1900 at 77 years old in Düsseldorf.
Nayden Gerov
Bulgarian linguist and folklorist (1823–1900).
Born February 23rd, 1823 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died October 9th, 1900 at 77 years old in Plovdiv.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel