In the year 1905
43 Notable deaths
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1857-1905).
Born May 11th, 1857 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died February 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist (1830-1905).
Born May 29th, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1905 at 74 years old in Marseille.
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer.
Born January 26th, 1852 in Rome.
Died September 14th, 1905 at 53 years old in Dakar (disease).
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Haikko Manor. [ref]
Alois Riegl
Austrian art historian (1858-1905).
Born January 14th, 1858 in Linz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian poet, a member of the socialist-revolutionary party.
Born July 6th, 1877 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 27 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
William Sharp
Scottish writer (1855–1905).
Born September 12th, 1855 in Paisley.
Died December 12th, 1905 at 50 years old in Maniace.
Marcel Schwob
French writer.
Born August 23rd, 1867 in Chaville. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1905 at 37 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nikola Karev
Bulgarian revolutionary (1877–1905).
Born November 23rd, 1877 in Kruševo.
Died April 27th, 1905 at 27 years old in Rajčani.
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon.
Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Wrocław.
Alphonse Allais
French writer and humorist (1854–1905).
Born October 20th, 1854 in Honfleur.
Died October 28th, 1905 at 51 years old in Paris.
Lady Florence Dixie
British writer.
Born May 24th, 1855 in Cummertrees.
Died November 7th, 1905 at 50 years old in London (diphtheria).
Nikolay Bauman
Russian revolutionary.
Born May 29th, 1873 in 16/5, Musa Cälil Street.
Died October 31st, 1905 at 32 years old in Moscow (head injury).
Prince Henry, Count of Bardi
Count of bardi (1851–1905).
Born February 12th, 1851 in Parma.
Died April 14th, 1905 at 54 years old in Menton.
Christapor Mikaelian
Armenian revolutionary (1859–1905).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Ashagy Aylis.
Died March 1st, 1905 at 45 years old in Sofia.
Hermann Wissmann
German explorer and administrator in africa (1853–1905).
Born September 4th, 1853 in Frankfurt (Oder). [ref]
Died June 15th, 1905 at 51 years old in Weißenbach bei Liezen (hunting accident). [ref]
Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz
German princess (1884-1905).
Born July 13th, 1884 in Greiz.
Died January 17th, 1905 at 20 years old in Weimar.
Guy Boothby
Australian writer.
Born October 13th, 1867 in Adelaide.
Died February 26th, 1905 at 37 years old in Bournemouth.
Anton Ažbe
Slovenian artist (1862-1905).
Born May 30th, 1862 in Carniola.
Died August 6th, 1905 at 43 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer).
Harold Mahony
Irish tennis player (1867-1905).
Born February 13th, 1867 in Edinburgh.
Died June 27th, 1905 at 38 years old in Caragh Hill (bicycle accident).
Francesco Tamagno
Italian operatic singer.
Born December 28th, 1850 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1905 at 54 years old in Varese. [ref]
Savva Timofeyevich Morozov
Russian businessman (1862–1905).
Born February 15th, 1862 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died May 26th, 1905 at 43 years old in Cannes.
Daniel S. Lamont
American politician (1851–1905).
Born February 9th, 1851 in McGrawville. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1905 at 54 years old in Millbrook.
Victor Borisov-Musatov
Russian artist (1870-1905).
Born April 14th, 1870 in Saratov. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1905 at 35 years old in Tarusa. [ref]
José do Patrocínio
Brazilian writer and journalist (1853-1905).
Born October 9th, 1853 in Campos dos Goytacazes.
Died January 29th, 1905 at 51 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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