In the year 1904
203 Notable deaths
Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin
French astronomer (1845–1904).
Born December 19th, 1845 in Saint-Loup.
Died February 29th, 1904 at 58 years old in Nice.
Adela Florence Nicolson
English poet (1865–1904).
Born April 9th, 1865 in Stoke Bishop.
Died October 4th, 1904 at 39 years old in Chennai (intoxication).
Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck
German engineer (1845–1904).
Born April 27th, 1845 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 7th, 1904 at 58 years old in Biesdorf.
Magnus Blix
Swedish physiologist (1849–1904).
Born December 25th, 1849 in Säbrå. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1904 at 54 years old in Lund Cathedral parish (ulcerative colitis). [ref]
Franz Martin Hilgendorf
German zoologist and paleontologist (1839–1904).
Born December 5th, 1839 in Dębno.
Died July 5th, 1904 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Eugen Kumičić
Croatian writer and politician (1850–1904).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Brseč.
Died May 13th, 1904 at 54 years old in Zagreb.
Emanuel Schiffers
Russian chess player (1850-1904).
Born May 4th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 12th, 1904 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Emilia, Lady Dilke
British author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist.
Born September 2nd, 1840 in Ilfracombe. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1904 at 64 years old in Ilfracombe. [ref]
Édouard Thilges
Prime minister of luxembourg (1817–1904).
Born February 17th, 1817 in Clerve.
Died July 9th, 1904 at 87 years old in Luxembourg.
János Czetz
Hungarain freedom fighter (1822–1904).
Born June 8th, 1822 in Habsburg monarchy.
Died September 6th, 1904 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ferdinand André Fouqué
French geologist (1828–1904).
Born June 21st, 1828 in Mortain.
Died March 7th, 1904 at 75 years old in Paris.
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jordan
German writer and politician (1819–1904).
Born February 8th, 1819 in Chernyakhovsk.
Died June 25th, 1904 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
Takeo Hirose
Japanese naval officer (1868–1904).
Born May 27th, 1868 in Taketa.
Died March 27th, 1904 at 35 years old in Lüshunkou District.
Friedrich Jolly
German neurologist and psychiatrist (1844–1904).
Born November 24th, 1844 in Heidelberg.
Died January 4th, 1904 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Julien Dillens
Belgian sculptor (1849-1904).
Born June 8th, 1849 in Antwerp.
Died December 24th, 1904 at 55 years old in Saint-Gilles.
Hermann de Pourtalès
Olympic sailor, gold and silver medal winner from switzerland, military officer in the prussian army (1847-1904).
Born March 31st, 1847 in Neuchâtel.
Died November 28th, 1904 at 57 years old in Geneva.
Witold Zglenicki
Polish geologist (1850–1904).
Born January 6th, 1850.
Died July 19th, 1904 at 54 years old in Baku (diabetes).
Friedrich Moritz Brauer
Austrian entomologist (1832-1904).
Born May 12th, 1832 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1904 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Karl Ritter von Stremayr
Austrian member of austrian empire council, lawyer, judge, university educator and servant (1823-1904).
Born October 30th, 1823 in Graz.
Died June 22nd, 1904 at 80 years old in Pottschach.
Alphons Stübel
German naturalist (1835-1904).
Born July 26th, 1835 in Leipzig.
Died November 10th, 1904 at 69 years old in Dresden.
Alfred Nehring
German zoologist and paleontologist (1845-1904).
Born January 29th, 1845 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died September 30th, 1904 at 59 years old in Charlottenburg.
Auguste Molinier
French historian and librarian (1851-1904).
Born September 30th, 1851 in Toulouse.
Died May 19th, 1904 at 52 years old in Toulouse.
Hans Hermann Behr
German-american botanist and entomologist (1818–1904).
Born August 18th, 1818 in Köthen.
Died March 6th, 1904 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Korla Awgust Kocor
Sorbian composer and conductor (1822–1904).
Born December 3rd, 1822 in Berge/Zahor.
Died May 19th, 1904 at 81 years old in Kittlitz.
Henri Leopold Levy
French painter (1840-1904).
Born September 23rd, 1840 in Rue Saint-Dizier. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1904 at 64 years old in boulevard de Clichy. [ref]
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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