In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
Joseph von Mering
German physician (1849–1908).
Born February 28th, 1849 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1908 at 58 years old in Halle (Saale).
Richard Pischel
German indologist (1849–1908).
Born January 18th, 1849 in Wrocław.
Died December 26th, 1908 at 59 years old in Chennai.
Johann Heinrich Hübschmann
German philologist (1848–1908).
Born July 1st, 1848 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1908 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Cut Nyak Dhien
Indonesian guerrilla leader against the dutch (1850–1908).
Born May 12th, 1848 in Great Aceh.
Died November 6th, 1908 at 60 years old in Sumedang. [ref]
Charles Thomas Bingham
Irish entomologist (1848–1908).
Born April 16th, 1848 in Ireland.
Died October 18th, 1908 at 60 years old
John Churton Collins
British literary critic.
Born March 26th, 1848 in Bourton-on-the-Water.
Died September 25th, 1908 at 60 years old in Lowestoft.
Maddalena Caterina Morano
Italian religious (1847–1908).
Born November 15th, 1847 in Chieri.
Died March 26th, 1908 at 60 years old in Catania (cancer).
Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky
Russian actor (1847–1908).
Born October 13th, 1847 in Chișinău.
Died October 25th, 1908 at 61 years old in Moscow.
William Edward Ayrton
English physicist and electrical engineer (1847-1908).
Born September 14th, 1847 in London.
Died November 8th, 1908 at 61 years old in London.
William Kenyon-Slaney
British politician (1847-1908).
Born August 24th, 1847 in Rajkot.
Died April 24th, 1908 at 60 years old in Shifnal.
Milovan Glišić
Serbian writer (1847–1908).
Born January 19th, 1847 in Gradac.
Died January 20th, 1908 at 61 years old in Dubrovnik (tuberculosis).
Marco Aurelio Soto
President of honduras (1846-1908).
Born November 13th, 1846 in Tegucigalpa.
Died February 25th, 1908 at 61 years old in Paris.
Denis Jean Achille Luchaire
French historian (1846–1908).
Born October 4th, 1846 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1908 at 62 years old in rue Guynemer. [ref]
Edmondo de Amicis
Italian writer (1846-1908).
Born October 21st, 1846 in Oneglia.
Died March 11th, 1908 at 61 years old in Bordighera.
Holger Drachmann
Poet and painter (1846-1908).
Born October 9th, 1846 in Copenhagen.
Died January 14th, 1908 at 61 years old in Hornbæk.
Alfred Mathieu Giard
French zoologist.
Born August 8th, 1846 in Valenciennes.
Died August 8th, 1908 at 62 years old in Orsay.
Friedrich Paulsen
German philosopher and educator (1846–1908).
Born July 16th, 1846 in Langenhorn.
Died August 14th, 1908 at 62 years old in Steglitz.
Thorvald Bindesbøll
Danish architect (1846-1908).
Born July 21st, 1846 in Copenhagen.
Died August 27th, 1908 at 62 years old in Frederiksberg.
Anton Budilovich
Russian linguist, historian and opinion journalist (1846-1908).
Born June 5th, 1846 in Grodno County.
Died December 26th, 1908 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ivan Tarkhanov
Georgian physiologist (1846-1908).
Born June 15th, 1846 in Tbilisi.
Died September 6th, 1908 at 62 years old in Krzeszowice.
Federico Chueca
Spanish composer (1846–1908).
Born May 5th, 1846 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1908 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Svatopluk Čech
Czech poet, publicist and bookwriter (1846–1908).
Born February 21st, 1846 in Ostředek. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1908 at 62 years old in Holešovice (arterial embolism, intestinal perforation). [ref]
Joel Chandler Harris
American journalist, children's writer (1848–1908).
Born December 9th, 1848 in Eatonton.
Died July 3rd, 1908 at 59 years old in Atlanta (liver cirrhosis).
Albert von Regel
Swiss-russian botanist and explorer (1845-1908).
Born December 12th, 1845 in Zurich.
Died July 6th, 1908 at 62 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Edith Pechey
British physician and campaigner for women's rights (1845-1908).
Born October 7th, 1845 in Langham.
Died April 14th, 1908 at 62 years old in Folkestone (breast cancer).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus