In the year 1905
223 Notable deaths
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905).
Born February 8th, 1828 in Nantes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1905 at 77 years old in Amiens (diabetes). [ref]
Virgil Earp
Deputy us marshal and soldier (1843–1905).
Born July 18th, 1843 in Hartford.
Died October 19th, 1905 at 62 years old in Nevada.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French academic painter (1825-1905).
Born November 30th, 1825 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1905 at 79 years old in La Rochelle.
George MacDonald
Scottish writer and christian minister (1824–1905).
Born December 10th, 1824 in Huntly.
Died September 18th, 1905 at 80 years old in Ashtead.
Lew Wallace
American lawyer, union general in the american civil war, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'ben hur' (1827-1905).
Born April 10th, 1827 in Brookville.
Died February 15th, 1905 at 77 years old in Crawfordsville (stomach cancer).
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1857–1905).
Born May 11th, 1857 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died February 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Moscow.
John Hay
American statesman (1838–1905).
Born October 8th, 1838 in Salem.
Died July 1st, 1905 at 66 years old in Newbury.
Hudson Taylor
British protestant missionary in china.
Born May 21st, 1832 in Barnsley.
Died June 3rd, 1905 at 73 years old in Changsha.
Henry Irving
English stage actor of the victorian era (1838–1905).
Born February 6th, 1838 in Keinton Mandeville.
Died October 13th, 1905 at 67 years old in Bradford (stroke).
Debendranath Tagore
Indian philosopher (1817–1905).
Born May 15th, 1817 in Kolkata.
Died January 19th, 1905 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Muhammad Abduh
Egyptian islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer (1849-1905).
Born January 1st, 1849 in Shubra Khit. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1905 at 56 years old in Alexandria (kidney cancer). [ref]
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of nassau (1839–1866), later grand duke of luxembourg (1890–1905).
Born July 24th, 1817 in Biebrich Palace.
Died November 17th, 1905 at 88 years old in Lenggries.
Thomas John Barnardo
Philanthropist, founder and director of homes for poor children (1845–1905).
Born July 4th, 1845 in Dublin.
Died September 19th, 1905 at 60 years old in Surbiton.
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist (1830-1905).
Born May 29th, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte.
Died January 9th, 1905 at 74 years old in Marseille.
Prince Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
German prince (1835-1905).
Born September 22nd, 1835 in Krauchenwies.
Died June 8th, 1905 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
British army general (1827-1905).
Died April 9th, 1905 at 77 years old in Westminster.
Meyer Guggenheim
American businessperson (1828–1905).
Born February 1st, 1828 in Lengnau.
Died March 15th, 1905 at 77 years old in Lake Worth Beach.
Fitzhugh Lee
American politician (1835–1905); 40th governor of virginia.
Born November 19th, 1835 in Fairfax County.
Died April 28th, 1905 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ernst Abbe
German physicist (1840-1905).
Born January 23rd, 1840 in Eisenach. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1905 at 64 years old in Jena. [ref]
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
The great islamic scholar (1829-1905).
Died August 11th, 1905 at 76 years old in Gangoh.
Alfred Waterhouse
British architect (1830-1905).
Born July 19th, 1830 in Liverpool.
Died August 22nd, 1905 at 75 years old in Yattendon.
Adolph von Menzel
German artist (1815–1905).
Born December 8th, 1815 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1905 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer.
Born January 26th, 1852 in Rome.
Died September 14th, 1905 at 53 years old in Dakar (disease).
Máximo Gómez Báez
Cuban-dominican major general (1836-1905).
Born November 18th, 1836 in Baní.
Died June 17th, 1905 at 68 years old in Havana.
Alexander Melville Bell
British linguist (1819–1905).
Born March 1st, 1819 in Edinburgh.
Died August 7th, 1905 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix