In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
Leopold II of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1865 to 1909.
Born April 9th, 1835 in Brussels.
Died December 17th, 1909 at 74 years old in Laeken (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gerónimo
Leader of the bedonkohe apache (1829-1909).
Born June 16th, 1829 in Gila River.
Died February 17th, 1909 at 79 years old in Fort Sill (pneumonia).
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th prime minister of japan (1841–1909).
Born October 16th, 1841 in Tsukari.
Died October 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Harbin railway station (gunshot wound).
Cesare Lombroso
Italian psychiatrist, physician, and criminologist (1835-1909).
Born November 6th, 1835 in Verona.
Died October 19th, 1909 at 73 years old in Turin.
Mary MacKillop
Australian religious sister and saint (1842–1909).
Born January 15th, 1842 in Melbourne.
Died August 8th, 1909 at 67 years old in Sydney.
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.
Frederic Remington
American painter and sculptor (1861-1909).
Born October 4th, 1861 in Canton.
Died December 26th, 1909 at 48 years old in Ridgefield (peritonitis).
Hermann Ebbinghaus
German psychologist (1850-1909).
Born January 24th, 1850 in Barmen.
Died February 26th, 1909 at 59 years old in Halle (Saale) (pneumonia).
Algernon Charles Swinburne
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909).
Born April 5th, 1837 in London. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1909 at 72 years old in Putney (influenza). [ref]
Hermann Minkowski
German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909).
Born June 22nd, 1864 in Aleksotas.
Died January 12th, 1909 at 44 years old in Göttingen (appendicitis).
Oliver Otis Howard
United states army medal of honor recipient and union army general (1830–1909).
Born November 8th, 1830 in Leeds.
Died October 26th, 1909 at 78 years old in Burlington.
Isaac Albéniz
Spanish composer (1860-1909).
Born May 29th, 1861 in Camprodon. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1909 at 47 years old in Cambo-les-Bains (nephritis). [ref]
Madan Lal Dhingra
Indian revolutionary (1883–1909).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Amritsar, Punjab.
Died August 17th, 1909 at 25 years old in Barnsbury, HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
Francisco Tárrega
Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852-1909).
Born November 21st, 1852 in Villarreal.
Died December 15th, 1909 at 57 years old in Villapene.
John Millington Synge
Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909).
Born April 16th, 1871 in Rathfarnham. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1909 at 37 years old in Dublin (lymphoma). [ref]
Joshua Slocum
American navigator and maritime writer (1844-1909).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mount Hanley.
Died November 14th, 1909 at 65 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1832-1909).
Born October 13th, 1832 in Petergof.
Died December 18th, 1909 at 77 years old in Cannes.
Helena Modjeska
Polish-american actress (1840–1909).
Born October 12th, 1840 in Kraków.
Died April 8th, 1909 at 68 years old in Newport Beach.
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.
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
British politician (1827–1909).
Born October 24th, 1827 in London.
Died July 9th, 1909 at 81 years old in Ripon.
George Meredith
British novelist and poet (1828–1909).
Born February 12th, 1828 in Portsmouth.
Died May 18th, 1909 at 81 years old in Dorking.
Joseph Petrosino
Italian-american police officer.
Born August 30th, 1860 in Padula.
Died March 12th, 1909 at 48 years old in Palermo.
Anselm J. McLaurin
American politician (1848–1909).
Born March 26th, 1848 in Brandon.
Died December 22nd, 1909 at 61 years old in Brandon.
Joseph Wharton
American industrialist (1826–1909).
Born March 3rd, 1826 in Philadelphia.
Died January 11th, 1909 at 82 years old in Philadelphia.
Simon Newcomb
American astronomer (1835–1909).
Born March 12th, 1835 in Wallace.
Died July 11th, 1909 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis