In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
Sarah Orne Jewett
American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909).
Born September 3rd, 1849 in South Berwick.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 60 years old in South Berwick.
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
Russian admiral (1848-1909).
Born November 11th, 1848 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 14th, 1909 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Romesh Chunder Dutt
Historian, economist, writer, translator, civil servant, politician (1848-1909).
Born August 13th, 1848 in Kolkata.
Died November 30th, 1909 at 61 years old in Vadodara.
Ludvig Schytte
Danish composer (1848–1909).
Born April 28th, 1848 in Aarhus.
Died November 10th, 1909 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Anselm J. McLaurin
American politician (1848–1909).
Born March 26th, 1848 in Brandon.
Died December 22nd, 1909 at 61 years old in Brandon.
Edward Henry Harriman
American financier and railroad magnate (1848–1909).
Born February 20th, 1848 in Hempstead.
Died September 9th, 1909 at 61 years old in Orange County.
Afonso Pena
6th president of brazil.
Born November 30th, 1847 in Santa Bárbara.
Died June 14th, 1909 at 61 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
English ornithologist (1847–1909).
Born November 22nd, 1847 in Snow Hill.
Died December 25th, 1909 at 62 years old in Chiswick (pneumonia).
Agneta Matthes
Dutch entrepreneur (1847-1909).
Born October 4th, 1847 in Amsterdam.
Died October 5th, 1909 at 62 years old in Delft.
Charles Follen McKim
American beaux-arts architect (1847–1909).
Born August 24th, 1847 in Chester County.
Died September 14th, 1909 at 62 years old in St. James. [ref]
Margarete Steiff
Foundress of margarete steiff gmbh in germany.
Born July 24th, 1847 in Giengen an der Brenz.
Died May 9th, 1909 at 61 years old in Giengen an der Brenz (pneumonia).
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born April 22nd, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 1909 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hermann Osthoff
German linguist (1847-1909).
Born April 18th, 1847 in Billmerich.
Died May 7th, 1909 at 62 years old in Heidelberg.
Joachim Andersen
Danish flutist, conductor and composer (1847–1909).
Born April 29th, 1847 in Copenhagen.
Died May 7th, 1909 at 62 years old in Hareskov Health Resort.
Nabin Chandra Sen
Bengali poet and writer (1847-1909).
Born February 10th, 1847 in Chittagong.
Died January 23rd, 1909 at 61 years old in Kolkata.
Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf
German mycologist (1846-1909).
Born December 12th, 1846 in Roßleben.
Died June 24th, 1909 at 62 years old in Münster.
Count Kazimierz Feliks Badeni
Polish politician of austria-hungary (1846-1909).
Born October 14th, 1846 in Surochów.
Died July 9th, 1909 at 62 years old in Krasne.
Domingo Vásquez
President of honduras (1846-1909).
Born August 3rd, 1846 in Tegucigalpa.
Died December 9th, 1909 at 63 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Hermann Kaulbach
German painter (1846-1909).
Born July 26th, 1846 in Munich.
Died December 9th, 1909 at 63 years old in Munich.
Whitcomb L. Judson
Inventor.
Born March 7th, 1846 in Chicago.
Died December 7th, 1909 at 63 years old
Spiridon Brusina
Austro-hungarian malacologist.
Born December 11th, 1845 in Zadar.
Died May 21st, 1909 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Friedrich Martens
Estonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909).
Born August 27th, 1845 in Pärnu.
Died June 19th, 1909 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Enrico Hillyer Giglioli
Italian scientist (1845-1909).
Born June 13th, 1845 in London.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 64 years old in Florence.
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet (1845–1909).
Born February 3rd, 1845 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 63 years old in Berlin.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene