In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
Randal Cremer
English politician (1828–1908).
Born March 18th, 1828 in Fareham.
Died July 22nd, 1908 at 80 years old in London (pneumonia).
Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev
Russian politician (1832-1908).
Born January 17th, 1832 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 3rd, 1908 at 76 years old in Krupoderintsi.
Ludovic Halévy
French writer (1834–1908).
Born January 1st, 1834 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1908 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Eliot Norton
American art historian (1827-1908).
Born November 16th, 1827 in Cambridge.
Died October 21st, 1908 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
British colonial governor (1860-1908).
Born September 25th, 1860 in South Queensferry.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 47 years old in Pau.
Lorenz Frølich
Danish artist (1820–1908).
Born October 25th, 1820 in Copenhagen.
Died October 25th, 1908 at 88 years old in Hellerup.
Lydia Moss Bradley
American philanthropist; founded bradley university, bradley park (1816-1908).
Born July 31st, 1816 in Vevay.
Died January 16th, 1908 at 91 years old in Peoria.
Charles Chamberland
French microbiologist (1851-1908).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Chilly-le-Vignoble.
Died May 2nd, 1908 at 57 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Dimitrios Vikelas
Greek businessman and writer; president of the international olympic committee (1835-1908).
Born February 27th, 1835 in Ermoupolis.
Died July 20th, 1908 at 73 years old in Athens. [ref]
William D. Coleman
Liberian politician (1842-1908).
Born July 18th, 1842 in Fayette County.
Died July 12th, 1908 at 65 years old in Clay-Ashland.
Lester Allan Pelton
American mechanical engineer (1829–1908).
Born September 5th, 1829 in Ohio.
Died March 14th, 1908 at 78 years old in Oakland.
Redfield Proctor
American politician (1831-1908).
Born June 1st, 1831 in Proctorsville.
Died March 4th, 1908 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke (1826–1908).
Born September 16th, 1826 in Hildburghausen.
Died February 7th, 1908 at 81 years old in Altenburg.
Giovanni Fattori
Italian painter and engraver (1825-1908).
Born September 6th, 1825 in Livorno.
Died August 30th, 1908 at 82 years old in Florence.
Joseph Freinademetz
Christian missionary in china (1852-1908).
Born April 15th, 1852 in Badia.
Died January 28th, 1908 at 55 years old in Jining (typhus).
Lydia Thompson
British burlesque performer.
Born February 19th, 1838 in London, Catherine Street.
Died November 17th, 1908 at 70 years old in London.
Abraham Goldfaden
Russian-born jewish poet and playwright (1840–1908).
Born July 24th, 1840 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died January 9th, 1908 at 67 years old in New York City.
Felipe Calderón
Filipino lawyer and politician (1868-1908).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Tanza.
Died July 8th, 1908 at 40 years old in Manila.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian novelist (1833–1908).
Born November 6th, 1833 in Hokksund.
Died July 5th, 1908 at 74 years old in Sandvika.
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope
British artist (1829-1908).
Born January 20th, 1829 in United Kingdom, Yorkshire.
Died August 2nd, 1908 at 79 years old in Florence.
Paul Taffanel
French musician.
Born September 16th, 1844 in Bordeaux.
Died November 22nd, 1908 at 64 years old in avenue Gourgaud. [ref]
Holger Drachmann
Poet and painter (1846-1908).
Born October 9th, 1846 in Copenhagen.
Died January 14th, 1908 at 61 years old in Hornbæk.
Hermann Snellen
Dutch ophthalmologist (1834-1908).
Born February 19th, 1834 in Zeist.
Died January 18th, 1908 at 73 years old in Utrecht.
Henry Bird
English chess player (1830–1908).
Born July 14th, 1830 in Hampshire.
Died April 11th, 1908 at 77 years old in London.
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
German duchess (1838-1908).
Born April 17th, 1838 in Bamberg.
Died October 13th, 1908 at 70 years old in Berchtesgaden.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé