In the year 1909
64 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1909 at 59 years old in Halle (Saale) (pneumonia). [ref]
Hermann Minkowski
German mathematician and physicist.
Born June 22nd, 1864 in Aleksotas. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1909 at 44 years old in Göttingen (appendicitis). [ref]
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).
Francisco Tárrega
Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852-1909).
Born November 21st, 1852 in Villarreal.
Died December 15th, 1909 at 57 years old in Barcelona.
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]
Joseph Petrosino
Italian-american police officer.
Born August 30th, 1860 in Padula.
Died March 12th, 1909 at 48 years old in Palermo.
Renée Vivien
British poet who wrote in the french language.
Born June 11th, 1877 in London. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1909 at 32 years old in Paris (anorexia nervosa). [ref]
Peder Severin Krøyer
Danish painter (1851-1909).
Born July 23rd, 1851 in Stavanger.
Died November 21st, 1909 at 58 years old in Skagen. [ref]
Princess Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark
Franco-orléans and danish royal (1865-1909).
Born January 13th, 1865 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died December 4th, 1909 at 44 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Rodolphe Lindt
Swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor (1855-1909).
Died February 20th, 1909 at 53 years old in Bern.
Francis Marion Crawford
Novelist, short story writer, essayist (1854-1909).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Bagni di Lucca.
Died April 9th, 1909 at 54 years old in Campania.
Francisco Ferrer
Spanish freethinker, anarchist and educator (1859–1909).
Born January 14th, 1859 in Alella. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1909 at 50 years old in Barcelona (gunshot wound). [ref]
Caran d'Ache
Cartoonist (1858-1909).
Born November 8th, 1858 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 1909 at 50 years old in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. [ref]
Naftali Herz Imber
Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909).
Born December 27th, 1856 in Zolochiv.
Died October 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Manhattan.
Charles Conder
Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer (1868-1909).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Tottenham.
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis).
Pavel Krushevan
Russian journalist (1860-1909).
Born January 27th, 1860 in Ghindești.
Died June 18th, 1909 at 49 years old in Chișinău.
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Polish composer and conductor (1876-1909).
Born December 11th, 1876 in Višnieva.
Died February 8th, 1909 at 32 years old in High Tatras.
Euclides da Cunha
Brazilian writer (1866–1909).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Cantagalo.
Died August 15th, 1909 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (firearm).
George Tyrrell
Irish jesuit priest (1861-1909).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Dublin.
Died July 15th, 1909 at 48 years old in Storrington (kidney disease).
Paul Ranson
French painter and writer (1861–1909).
Born March 29th, 1864 in Limoges.
Died February 20th, 1909 at 44 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1859-1909).
Born June 18th, 1859 in Remplin.
Died December 5th, 1909 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Davidson
Scottish poet (1857-1909).
Born April 11th, 1857 in Barrhead.
Died March 23rd, 1909 at 51 years old in Penzance (drowning).
Giuseppe Martucci
Italian musician (1856-1909).
Born January 6th, 1856 in Capua.
Died June 1st, 1909 at 53 years old in Naples.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris