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In the year 1905
223 Notable deaths
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..
Élisée Reclus
French geographer and writer (1830–1905).
Born March 15th, 1830 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died July 4th, 1905 at 75 years old in Torhout.
Carl Wernicke
German physician and neuropathologist (1848–1905).
Born May 15th, 1848 in Tarnowskie Góry.
Died June 15th, 1905 at 57 years old in Dörrberg.
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor.
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Porvoo, Haiko.
Alphonse James de Rothschild
French banker and art collector (1827-1905).
Born February 1st, 1827 in Paris.
Died May 26th, 1905 at 78 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Daagh Dehlvi
Indian poet.
Born May 25th, 1831 in British Raj, Delhi.
Died March 17th, 1905 at 73 years old in Hyderabad.
Walther Flemming
German biologist (1843–1905).
Born April 21st, 1843 in Schwerin.
Died August 4th, 1905 at 62 years old in Kiel.
William Muir
Scottish orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905).
Born April 27th, 1819 in Glasgow.
Died July 11th, 1905 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Charles Yerkes
American banker and art collector (1837-1905).
Born June 25th, 1837 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1905 at 68 years old in New York City (kidney disease). [ref]
George Williams
Founder of the ymca (1821–1905).
Born October 11th, 1821 in Somerset.
Died November 6th, 1905 at 84 years old in London.
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
Austrian archduke (1833-1905).
Born March 2nd, 1833 in Bratislava.
Died June 13th, 1905 at 72 years old in Rijeka.
Ann Jarvis
American activist (1832–1905).
Born September 30th, 1832 in Virginia.
Died May 9th, 1905 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
George S. Boutwell
United states politician (1818–1905).
Born January 28th, 1818 in Brookline.
Died February 27th, 1905 at 87 years old in Groton.
Franz Strauss
German composer and virtuoso horn player. father of richard strauss (1822–1905).
Born February 26th, 1822 in Parkstein.
Died May 31st, 1905 at 83 years old in Munich.
Albert von Kölliker
Swiss anatomist, physiologist (1817–1905).
Born July 6th, 1817 in Zurich.
Died November 2nd, 1905 at 88 years old in Würzburg.
Alois Riegl
Austrian art historian (1858-1905).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Linz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Marie Souvestre
French educator (1830-1905).
Born April 28th, 1835 in Brest.
Died March 30th, 1905 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Thomas Adams
American scientist and inventor (1818-1905).
Born May 4th, 1818 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1905 at 86 years old [ref]
Adolf Bastian
German anthropologist (1826–1905).
Born June 26th, 1826 in Bremen.
Died February 2nd, 1905 at 78 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Ferdinand von Richthofen
German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905).
Died October 6th, 1905 at 72 years old in Berlin.
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 to death).
Rudolf von Alt
Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905).
Born August 20th, 1812 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 1905 at 92 years old in Vienna.
Joseph Jefferson
American actor and painter (1829–1905).
Born February 20th, 1829 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 1905 at 76 years old in Palm Beach (pneumonia).
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
Croatian roman catholic bishop, benefactor and politician (1815–1905).
Born February 4th, 1815 in Osijek.
Died April 8th, 1905 at 90 years old in Đakovo.
Ivan Sechenov
Russian physiologist (1829–1905).
Born August 13th, 1829 in Sechenovo.
Died November 15th, 1905 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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