In the year 1906

192 Notable deaths

Christian IX of Denmark

King of denmark from 1863 to 1906.

Born April 8th, 1818 in Gottorf Castle.

Died January 29th, 1906 at 87 years old in Amalienborg.

Daniel B. Wesson

American gunsmith (1825–1906).

Born May 18th, 1825 in Worcester.

Died August 4th, 1906 at 81 years old in Springfield.

Alfred Beit

German born businessman and mining magnate in south africa (1853-1906).

Born February 15th, 1853 in Hamburg.

Died July 16th, 1906 at 53 years old in Welwyn.

Béhanzin

Last king of dahomey (1845–1906).

Born September 7th, 1844.

Died December 10th, 1906 at 62 years old in Blida (pneumonia).

Samuel Langley

American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd secretary of the smithsonian (1834-1906).

Born August 22nd, 1834 in Roxbury.

Died February 27th, 1906 at 71 years old in Aiken.

Elizabeth of the Trinity

French carmelite nun and mystic.

Born July 18th, 1880 in Bourges.

Died November 9th, 1906 at 26 years old in Dijon (Addison's disease).

Swami Rama Tirtha

Indian teacher of the hindu philosophy of vedanta (1873–1906).

Born October 22nd, 1873 in presidencies and provinces of British India.

Died October 27th, 1906 at 33 years old in New Tehri (drowning).

Anton Arensky

Russian composer, pianist and professor of music.

Born August 11th, 1861 in Veliky Novgorod.

Died March 10th, 1906 at 44 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis).

Johann Most

German-american anarchist.

Born February 5th, 1846 in Augsburg.

Died March 17th, 1906 at 60 years old in Cincinnati.

Joseph Glidden

American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906).

Born January 18th, 1813 in Charlestown.

Died October 9th, 1906 at 93 years old in DeKalb.

Princess Louise of Denmark

Danish princess (1875–1906).

Born February 17th, 1875 in Copenhagen.

Died April 4th, 1906 at 31 years old in Ratibořice (drowning).

Prince Albert of Prussia

German general (1837–1906).

Born May 8th, 1837 in Berlin.

Died September 13th, 1906 at 69 years old in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.

Archduke Otto of Austria

Austrian archduke (1865-1906).

Born April 21st, 1865 in Graz.

Died November 1st, 1906 at 41 years old in Vienna (syphilis).

Eastman Johnson

American artist (1824-1906).

Born July 29th, 1824 in Lovell.

Died April 5th, 1906 at 81 years old in New York City.

Spencer Gore

British tennis player (1850–1906).

Born March 10th, 1850 in Wimbledon.

Died April 19th, 1906 at 56 years old in Ramsgate.

George Holyoake

British secularist, co-operator, and newspaper editor (1817-1906).

Born April 13th, 1817 in Birmingham.

Died January 22nd, 1906 at 88 years old in Brighton.

Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau

Prussian princess (1837–1906).

Born September 14th, 1837 in Dessau.

Died May 12th, 1906 at 68 years old in Friedrichroda.

Frederic William Maitland

British historian (1850–1906).

Born May 28th, 1850 in London.

Died December 19th, 1906 at 56 years old in Gran Canaria (pneumonia).

Harry Nelson Pillsbury

American chess player (1872-1906).

Born December 5th, 1872 in Somerville.

Died June 17th, 1906 at 33 years old in Philadelphia (syphilis).

Frits Thaulow

Norwegian painter (1847-1906).

Born October 20th, 1847 in Christiania. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1906 at 59 years old in Volendam. [ref]

Dame Gruev

Bulgarian revolutionary from macedonia.

Born January 19th, 1871 in Smilevo.

Died December 23rd, 1906 at 35 years old in Rusinovo.

Alfred Stevens

Belgian painter (1823-1906).

Born May 11th, 1823 in Brussels.

Died August 24th, 1906 at 83 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Auberon Herbert

British politician (1838–1906).

Born June 18th, 1838 in Highclere.

Died November 5th, 1906 at 68 years old in Burley.

Manuel García

Spanish singing teacher (1805-1906).

Born March 17th, 1805 in Madrid. [ref]

Died July 1st, 1906 at 101 years old in London. [ref]

William Rainey Harper

American academic administrator (1856-1906).

Born July 26th, 1856 in New Concord.

Died January 10th, 1906 at 49 years old in Chicago.

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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon