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In the year 1903
183 Notable deaths
Malwida Freiin von Meysenbug
German author (1816–1903).
Born October 28th, 1816 in Kassel.
Died April 26th, 1903 at 86 years old in Rome.
John Callcott Horsley
British artist (1817-1903).
Born January 29th, 1817 in London.
Died October 18th, 1903 at 86 years old in London.
Arthur Shrewsbury
English cricket player (1856-1903).
Born April 11th, 1856 in Nottinghamshire.
Died May 19th, 1903 at 47 years old in Gedling.
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
Princess of hohenlohe-langenburg (1837-1903).
Born February 22nd, 1837 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 23rd, 1903 at 66 years old in Strasbourg.
Lina Sandell
Swedish poet, author, hymnwriter (1832–1903).
Born October 3rd, 1832 in Fröderyd. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1903 at 70 years old in Klara Church Parish (senility). [ref]
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
French racing driver (1866-1903).
Born June 7th, 1866 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 20th, 1903 at 37 years old in Le Cannet.
Alexander Bain
Scottish philosopher and educationalist (1818–1903).
Born June 11th, 1818 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1903 at 85 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Victor Meirelles
Brazilian painter (1832–1903).
Born August 18th, 1832 in Florianópolis.
Died February 22nd, 1903 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Giuseppe Zanardelli
Prime minister of italy (1826-1903).
Born October 26th, 1826 in Brescia. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1903 at 77 years old in Toscolano-Maderno.
Luigi Arditi
Italian composer, conductor (1822–1903).
Born July 22nd, 1822 in Crescentino.
Died May 1st, 1903 at 80 years old in Hove.
Gaston Paris
French medievalist and writer (1839-1903).
Born August 9th, 1839 in Avenay-Val-d'Or.
Died March 5th, 1903 at 63 years old in Cannes.
Charles Bernard Renouvier
French philosopher.
Born January 1st, 1815 in Montpellier.
Died September 1st, 1903 at 88 years old in Prades.
Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German prince (1824–1903).
Born October 14th, 1824 in Gottorf Castle.
Died June 1st, 1903 at 78 years old in Itzehoe.
Aliye Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of ottoman sultan murad v.
Born August 24th, 1880 in Çırağan Palace.
Died September 19th, 1903 at 23 years old in Istanbul.
Francis M. Drake
American soldier, businessman and politician (1830-1903).
Born December 30th, 1830 in Rushville.
Died November 20th, 1903 at 72 years old in Centerville.
Nikolai Bugaev
Russian mathematician (1837–1903).
Born September 14th, 1837 in Dusheti.
Died June 11th, 1903 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Henri Alexis Brialmont
Belgian military engineer and writer (1821-1903).
Died July 21st, 1903 at 82 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Petko Karavelov
Bulgarian politician (1843-1903).
Born April 5th, 1843 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died January 24th, 1903 at 59 years old in Sofia.
Moritz Lazarus
German psychologist and philosopher (1824–1903).
Born September 15th, 1824 in Wieleń.
Died April 13th, 1903 at 78 years old in Merano.
Niko I Dadiani, Prince of Megrelia
Georgian prince and russian army general (1847–1903).
Born January 4th, 1847 in Zugdidi.
Died January 24th, 1903 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Béni Kállay
Hungarian politician, minister of finance of austria-hungary, governor of bosnia-herzegovina (1839-1903).
Born December 22nd, 1839 in Pest.
Died July 13th, 1903 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Francis Ellingwood Abbot
American philosopher and theologian (1836-1903).
Born November 6th, 1836 in Boston.
Died October 23rd, 1903 at 66 years old in Beverly (intoxication).
Luigi Cremona
Italian mathematician (1830-1903).
Born December 7th, 1830 in Pavia.
Died June 10th, 1903 at 72 years old in Rome.
William Meade Fishback
American politician (1831-1903).
Born November 5th, 1831 in Culpeper County.
Died February 9th, 1903 at 71 years old in Fort Smith (stroke).
Theodor Kirchner
German composer, conductor, pianist (1823–1903).
Born December 1st, 1823 in Neukirchen/Erzgeb..
Died September 18th, 1903 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 183
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