In the year 1906
192 Notable deaths
Paul Dresser
American musician (1858–1906).
Born April 21st, 1859 in Terre Haute, Paul Dresser Birthplace.
Died January 31st, 1906 at 46 years old in New York City.
Kodama Gentarō
Japanese general (1852-1906).
Born March 16th, 1852 in Tokuyama.
Died July 23rd, 1906 at 54 years old in Ushigome-ku (cerebral hemorrhage).
Francis Pharcellus Church
American publisher and editor (1839–1906).
Born February 22nd, 1839 in Rochester.
Died April 11th, 1906 at 67 years old in New York City.
William Painter
American inventor (1838–1906).
Born November 20th, 1838 in Maryland.
Died July 15th, 1906 at 67 years old in Baltimore.
John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
British statesman (1818–1906).
Born December 13th, 1818 in Belvoir Castle.
Died August 4th, 1906 at 87 years old in Belvoir Castle.
Suzanne Manet
Pianist, wife of édouard manet for whom she frequently modeled (1829–1906).
Born October 30th, 1829 in Delft.
Died March 8th, 1906 at 76 years old in Paris.
Eugène Carrière
French painter (1849-1906).
Born January 16th, 1849 in Gournay-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1906 at 57 years old in Paris.
Élie Ducommun
Swiss activist (1833-1906).
Born February 19th, 1833 in Geneva.
Died December 7th, 1906 at 73 years old in Bern.
Jean Lorrain
French symbolist poet and novelist (1855–1906).
Born August 9th, 1855 in Fécamp.
Died June 30th, 1906 at 50 years old in Paris (peritonitis).
Joseph Monier
French gardener and one of the principal inventors of reinforced concrete.
Born November 8th, 1823 in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie.
Died March 12th, 1906 at 82 years old in Paris.
Étienne Carjat
French artist (1828–1906).
Born March 28th, 1828 in Fareins. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1906 at 77 years old in Paris, 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ezequiel Moreno
Spanish bishop and catholic saint (1848-1906).
Born April 9th, 1848 in Alfaro. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1906 at 58 years old in Monteagudo (cancer). [ref]
John Knowles Paine
American composer (1839–1906).
Born January 9th, 1839 in Portland.
Died April 25th, 1906 at 67 years old in Cambridge.
Alexander Kielland
Norwegian writer.
Born February 18th, 1849 in Stavanger.
Died April 6th, 1906 at 57 years old in Bergen.
Christopher Columbus Langdell
American lawyer and academic (1826–1906).
Born May 22nd, 1826 in New Boston.
Died July 6th, 1906 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Carlos Pellegrini
Lawyer, journalist and former president of argentina (1846-1906).
Born October 11th, 1846 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1906 at 59 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ramón Blanco y Erenas
Spanish colonial governor, general of spain.
Born May 15th, 1833 in San Sebastián. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1906 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Richard Garnett
British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet (1835-1906).
Born February 27th, 1835 in Lichfield.
Died April 13th, 1906 at 71 years old
Vladimir Stasov
Russian critic (1824–1906).
Born January 14th, 1824 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 23rd, 1906 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ralph T. H. Griffith
British indologist (1826-1906).
Died November 7th, 1906 at 80 years old in Kotagiri. [ref]
Giuseppe Giacosa
Italian librettist, poet and writer (1847-1906).
Born October 21st, 1847 in Colleretto Giacosa.
Died September 1st, 1906 at 58 years old in Colleretto Giacosa (asthma).
Paul Drude
German physicist specializing in optics.
Born July 12th, 1863 in Brunswick.
Died July 5th, 1906 at 42 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe
Austrian general (1834-1906).
Born December 12th, 1834 in Bückeburg.
Died April 4th, 1906 at 71 years old in Ratibořice. [ref]
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook
British politician.
Born October 1st, 1814 in Bradford.
Died October 30th, 1906 at 92 years old in Hempstead.
Ernst Josephson
Swedish artist (1851-1906).
Born April 16th, 1851 in Stockholm.
Died November 22nd, 1906 at 55 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 192
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus