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In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Renée Vivien
British poet who wrote in french.
Born June 11th, 1877 in London.
Died November 18th, 1909 at 32 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Paul Gachet
French physician most famous for treating the painter vincent van gogh during his last weeks in auvers-sur-oise (1828–1909).
Born July 30th, 1828 in Lille.
Died January 9th, 1909 at 80 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise.
John of Kronstadt
Russian saint (1829–1908).
Born October 31st, 1829 in Sura.
Died January 2nd, 1909 at 79 years old in Kronstadt.
Edward Everett Hale
American author, historian and unitarian minister (1822-1909).
Born April 3rd, 1822 in Boston.
Died June 10th, 1909 at 87 years old in Roxbury.
Peder Severin Krøyer
Danish painter (1851-1909).
Born July 23rd, 1851 in Stavanger.
Died November 21st, 1909 at 58 years old in Skagen.
Henry Huttleston Rogers
American businessman (1840–1909).
Born January 29th, 1840 in Mattapoisett.
Died May 19th, 1909 at 69 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Whitcomb L. Judson
Inventor.
Born March 7th, 1846 in Chicago.
Died December 7th, 1909 at 63 years old
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).
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
Duke in bavaria (1839–1909).
Born August 9th, 1839 in Possenhofen.
Died November 30th, 1909 at 70 years old in Kreuth.
Rodolphe Lindt
Swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor (1855-1909).
Died February 20th, 1909 at 53 years old in Bern.
Fanny Cornforth
British artist's model (1835–1909).
Born January 3rd, 1835 in Steyning.
Died February 24th, 1909 at 74 years old in Graylingwell Hospital.
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.
William Powell Frith
English painter (1819-1909).
Born January 19th, 1819 in Aldfield.
Died November 9th, 1909 at 90 years old in London.
Arnold Janssen
German-dutch roman catholic priest and saint.
Born November 5th, 1837 in Goch.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 71 years old in Steyl.
Zhang Zhidong
Viceroy of liangguang (1837-1909).
Born September 2nd, 1837 in Nanpi County.
Died October 5th, 1909 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre
French philosopher (1842–1909).
Born March 26th, 1842 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1909 at 66 years old in Pau.
Elwell Stephen Otis
Union army general (1838–1909).
Born March 25th, 1838 in Frederick. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1909 at 71 years old in Rochester (angina pectoris). [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).
Francisco Ferrer
Spanish freethinker, anarchist and educator (1859–1909).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Alella. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1909 at 50 years old in Barcelona (gunshot wound). [ref]
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]
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Wife of miguel i of portugal (1831–1909).
Born April 3rd, 1831 in Kleinheubach.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 78 years old in Ryde.
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).
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson