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In the year 1900
205 Notable deaths
Frederick Heiden
Russian governor (1821-1900).
Born September 27th, 1821 in Suomenlinna. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1900 at 78 years old in Pushkin.
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]
Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga
Spanish beatified woman (1843-1900).
Born January 16th, 1843 in Bilbao.
Died February 23rd, 1900 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Oleksandr Konyskyi
Ukrainian writer (1836–1900).
Born August 18th, 1836 in Perekhodivka.
Died December 12th, 1900 at 64 years old in Kyiv.
Cushman Kellogg Davis
American politician (1838-1900).
Born June 16th, 1838 in Henderson.
Died November 27th, 1900 at 62 years old in Saint Paul.
Sergei Korsakoff
Russian psychiatrist (1854-1900).
Born February 3rd, 1854 in Gus-Khrustalny.
Died May 14th, 1900 at 46 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Bernard Altum
German priest and zoologist (1824–1900).
Born December 31st, 1824 in Münster.
Died February 1st, 1900 at 75 years old in Eberswalde.
Maria Bilders-van Bosse
Painter from the netherlands (1837-1900).
Born February 21st, 1837 in Amsterdam.
Died July 11th, 1900 at 63 years old in Wiesbaden.
Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen
German geologist and paleontologist (1841-1900).
Born June 23rd, 1841 in Munich.
Died March 24th, 1900 at 58 years old in Vienna.
Dmitry Grigorovich
Russian writer (1822–1899).
Born March 31st, 1822 in Ulyanovsk. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1900 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Giovanni Canestrini
Italian naturalist (1835–1900).
Born December 26th, 1835 in Revò.
Died February 14th, 1900 at 64 years old in Padua.
Francesco Ferrara
Italian politician, economist and statistician (1810–1900).
Born December 7th, 1810 in Palermo.
Died January 22nd, 1900 at 89 years old in Venice.
Ernst Eckstein
German writer (1845-1900).
Born February 6th, 1845 in Giessen.
Died November 18th, 1900 at 55 years old in Dresden (nephritis).
Camillo Mazzella
Catholic cardinal (1833-1900).
Born February 10th, 1833 in Vitulano.
Died March 26th, 1900 at 67 years old in Rome.
Roderich von Erckert
German ethnographer, cartographer and officer in russian service (1821-1900).
Born December 15th, 1821 in Chełmno.
Died December 12th, 1900 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Agnes Börjesson
Swedish artist (1827–1900).
Born May 1st, 1827 in Uppsala.
Died January 26th, 1900 at 72 years old in Alassio.
Luciano Cordeiro
Portuguese writer (1844–1900).
Born June 21st, 1844 in Mirandela.
Died December 24th, 1900 at 56 years old in Lisbon.
Tomás Gomensoro Albín
President of uruguay (1872-1873).
Born January 27th, 1810 in Dolores.
Died April 12th, 1900 at 90 years old in Montevideo.
Nicolae Crețulescu
Romanian politician and physician (1812–1900).
Born March 1st, 1812 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1900 at 88 years old in Leordeni.
Wendelin Boeheim
Austrian military historian (1832–1900).
Born September 17th, 1832 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died November 1st, 1900 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Oscar Alin
Swedish historian and politician (1846–1900).
Born December 22nd, 1846 in Falu Kristine church parish. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1900 at 54 years old in Stockholm.
Hanns Bruno Geinitz
German geologist, mineralogist and palaeontologist (1814–1900).
Born October 16th, 1814 in Altenburg.
Died January 28th, 1900 at 85 years old in Dresden.
Luigi di Canossa
Catholic cardinal (1809–1900).
Born April 20th, 1809 in Verona.
Died March 12th, 1900 at 90 years old in Verona.
Gustav Karsten
German mineralogist and physicist (1820-1900).
Born November 24th, 1820 in Berlin.
Died March 15th, 1900 at 79 years old in Kiel.
Domenico Jacobini
Catholic cardinal (1837–1900).
Born September 3rd, 1837 in Rome.
Died February 1st, 1900 at 62 years old in Rome.
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