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In the year 1903
183 Notable deaths
Ernest Legouvé
French dramatist (1807–1903).
Born February 14th, 1807 in Paris.
Died March 14th, 1903 at 96 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
István Bittó
Hungarian politician (1822–1903).
Born May 3rd, 1822 in Blatná na Ostrove.
Died March 7th, 1903 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Rosine Stoltz
French operatic mezzo-soprano.
Born January 13th, 1815 in Paris.
Died July 30th, 1903 at 88 years old in Paris.
Pista Dankó
Hungarian musician and composer (1858–1903).
Born July 13th, 1858 in Szeged.
Died March 29th, 1903 at 44 years old in Budapest.
František Ladislav Rieger
Czech politician and publicist (1818-1903).
Born December 10th, 1818 in Semily.
Died March 3rd, 1903 at 84 years old in New Town. [ref]
Gavriil Musicescu
Romanian musician (1847–1903).
Born March 20th, 1847 in Izmail.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 56 years old in Iași.
Gustav Radde
German naturalist and explorer (1831–1903).
Born November 27th, 1831 in Gdańsk.
Died March 16th, 1903 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.
Ernst Oppert
German businessman (1832-1903).
Born December 5th, 1832 in Hamburg.
Died September 19th, 1903 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Eugène Cormon
French dramatist and librettist (1810–1903).
Born May 5th, 1810 in rue Émile-Zola. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1903 at 92 years old in rue Vignon.
Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Finnish politician (1830–1903).
Born December 10th, 1830 in Vaasa.
Died November 13th, 1903 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Gaspar Núñez de Arce
Spanish poet (1832–1903).
Born August 4th, 1834 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1903 at 68 years old in Madrid.
John Joseph Kain
American catholic archbishop (1841-1903).
Born May 31st, 1841 in Martinsburg.
Died October 13th, 1903 at 62 years old in St. Louis.
Lucido Parocchi
Catholic cardinal (1833–1903).
Born August 13th, 1833 in Mantua.
Died January 15th, 1903 at 69 years old in Rome.
Kornél Ábrányi
Hungarian composer (1822–1903).
Born October 15th, 1822 in Nyírábrány.
Died December 20th, 1903 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Helen Blackburn
Women's rights campaigner, editor, writer (1842–1903).
Born May 25th, 1842 in Valentia Island. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1903 at 60 years old in London, City of Westminster. [ref]
Konstantin Staniukovich
Russian writer (1843–1903).
Born March 30th, 1843 in Sevastopol.
Died May 20th, 1903 at 60 years old in Naples.
Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
Russian playwright, translator and philosopher (1817–1903).
Born September 29th, 1817 in Moscow.
Died March 24th, 1903 at 85 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
János Fadrusz
Hungarian sculptor (1858–1903).
Born September 2nd, 1858 in Bratislava.
Died October 26th, 1903 at 45 years old in Budapest.
Magdalene Thoresen
Danish-born norwegian writer.
Born June 3rd, 1819 in Fredericia.
Died March 28th, 1903 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Gustav Storm
Norwegian historian (1845–1903).
Born June 18th, 1845 in Rendalen Municipality.
Died February 23rd, 1903 at 57 years old in Bygdøy.
Alexandr Aksakov
Russian psychologist, translator, journalist (1832-1903).
Died January 17th, 1903 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Victorin de Joncières
French composer (1839–1903).
Born April 12th, 1839 in rue de Ventadour.
Died October 26th, 1903 at 64 years old in rue de Castiglione.
Martin Hattala
Slovak pedagogue, roman catholic theologian and linguist (1821–1903).
Born November 4th, 1821. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1903 at 82 years old in New Town. [ref]
Giovanni Bovio
Italian philosopher and politician (1837-1903).
Born February 6th, 1837 in Trani.
Died April 15th, 1903 at 66 years old in Naples.
Leonardo Fea
Italian explorer, zoologist, painter and naturalist (1852–1903).
Born July 24th, 1852 in Turin.
Died April 27th, 1903 at 50 years old in Turin.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 183
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius