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In the year 1904
203 Notable deaths
Leslie Stephen
English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904).
Born November 28th, 1832 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1904 at 71 years old in Kensington (cancer).
Dan Leno
British music hall singer and comedian (1860-1904).
Born December 20th, 1860 in London.
Died October 31st, 1904 at 43 years old in London.
Vasily Vereshchagin
Russian painter (1842-1904).
Born October 26th, 1842 in Cherepovets. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1904 at 61 years old in Lüshunkou District. [ref]
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Geneva. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1904 at 27 years old in Aïn Séfra (drowning).
Samuel Smiles
Scottish author (1812-1904).
Born December 23rd, 1812 in Haddington.
Died April 16th, 1904 at 91 years old in Kensington.
Henri Fantin-Latour
French painter and printmaker (1836-1904).
Born January 14th, 1836 in Grenoble.
Died August 25th, 1904 at 68 years old in Buré (Lyme disease).
Stepan Makarov
Russian admiral.
Born January 8th, 1849 in Mykolaiv.
Died April 13th, 1904 at 55 years old in Yellow Sea.
Norodom of Cambodia
King of cambodia from 1860 to 1904.
Born February 3rd, 1834 in Angkor Borei District.
Died April 24th, 1904 at 70 years old in Phnom Penh.
Abay Kunanbaiuly
Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer (1845-1904).
Born August 10th, 1845 in Jidebai.
Died July 6th, 1904 at 58 years old in Jidebai.
Friedrich Ratzel
German geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904).
Born August 30th, 1844 in Karlsruhe.
Died August 9th, 1904 at 59 years old in Ammerland.
Étienne-Jules Marey
French scientist and chronophotographer (1830–1904).
Born March 5th, 1830 in Beaune. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1904 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
French physician (1857-1904).
Born October 30th, 1857 in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers.
Died May 22nd, 1904 at 46 years old in Lausanne.
William Renshaw
English tennis player (1861–1904).
Born January 3rd, 1861 in Leamington Spa.
Died August 12th, 1904 at 43 years old in Swanage.
Alfred von Waldersee
Prussian field marshal (1832-1904).
Born October 8th, 1832 in Potsdam.
Died March 5th, 1904 at 71 years old in Hanover.
Wilhelm Marr
German publicist (1819–1904).
Born November 16th, 1819 in Magdeburg.
Died July 17th, 1904 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Martin Johnson Heade
American painter (1819-1904).
Born August 11th, 1819 in Bucks County.
Died September 4th, 1904 at 85 years old in St. Augustine.
Niels Ryberg Finsen
Faroese physician and scientist of icelandic descent.
Born December 15th, 1860 in Tórshavn.
Died October 24th, 1904 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.
Émile Gallé
French glass artist and cabinetmaker (1846–1904).
Born May 4th, 1846 in Nancy. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1904 at 58 years old in Nancy.
Georg I of Saxony
King of saxony (1832–1904).
Born August 8th, 1832 in Dresden.
Died October 15th, 1904 at 72 years old in Pillnitz (influenza).
Gabriel Tarde
French sociologist (1843–1904).
Born March 12th, 1843 in Sarlat-la-Canéda. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1904 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
John B. Gordon
American politician (1832-1904).
Born February 6th, 1832 in Upson County.
Died January 9th, 1904 at 71 years old in Miami.
Mathilde Bonaparte
Princess of france (1820-1904).
Born May 27th, 1820 in Trieste.
Died January 2nd, 1904 at 83 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
William Collins Whitney
American politician, financier; united states secretary of the navy (1841-1904).
Born July 5th, 1841 in Conway. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1904 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904).
Born September 30th, 1833 in Dillsburg.
Died May 28th, 1904 at 70 years old in Beaver.
Sami Frashëri
Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904).
Born June 1st, 1850 in Frashër.
Died June 18th, 1904 at 54 years old in Istanbul.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid