In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
William Morris Stewart
American politician, nevada (1827-1909).
Born August 9th, 1827 in Galen.
Died April 23rd, 1909 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Michael Jan de Goeje
Dutch orientalist (1836–1909).
Born August 13th, 1836 in Dronryp.
Died May 17th, 1909 at 72 years old in Leiden.
Ludvig Schytte
Danish composer (1848–1909).
Born April 28th, 1848 in Aarhus.
Died November 10th, 1909 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Sheikh Fazlollah Noori
Iranian shi'a theologian (1843–1909).
Born November 27th, 1843 in Lashak.
Died July 31st, 1909 at 65 years old in Tehran (hanging to death).
Ernest Reyer
French opera composer and music critic (1823–1909).
Born December 1st, 1823 in Marseille.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 85 years old in Le Lavandou.
Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel
German gynaecologist (1862-1909).
Born June 28th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died July 3rd, 1909 at 47 years old in Kiel (sepsis).
Adolf von Becker
Finnish artist (1831-1909).
Born August 14th, 1831 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1909 at 78 years old in Vevey.
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
Faroese folklorist and linguist, lutheran clergyman.
Born March 25th, 1819 in Sandavágur.
Died April 8th, 1909 at 90 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Detlev von Liliencron
German lyric poet and novelist (1844–1909).
Born June 3rd, 1844 in Kiel. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1909 at 65 years old in Rahlstedt. [ref]
Kuzman Shapkarev
Bulgarian folklorist and ethnographer (1834–1909).
Born February 1st, 1834 in Ohrid.
Died March 18th, 1909 at 75 years old in Sofia.
Eva Bonnier
Swedish painter (1857-1909).
Born November 17th, 1857 in Stockholm.
Died January 13th, 1909 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
Theodore Martin
British writer, poet, biographer, and translator (1816–1909).
Born September 16th, 1816 in Edinburgh.
Died August 18th, 1909 at 92 years old in London.
Robert Hausmann
German musician.
Born August 13th, 1852 in Rottleberode.
Died January 19th, 1909 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Paul Gerber
German physicist (1854–1909).
Born January 1st, 1854 in Berlin.
Died August 13th, 1909 at 55 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Auguste Durand
French organist and music publisher.
Born July 19th, 1830 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1909 at 78 years old in Paris.
August Mau
German art historian (1840-1909).
Born October 15th, 1840 in Kiel.
Died March 6th, 1909 at 68 years old in Rome.
Auguste Choisy
French architectural historian (1841-1909).
Born February 7th, 1841 in Vitry-le-François.
Died September 18th, 1909 at 68 years old in Paris.
Georg von Neumayer
German polar explorer and scientist (1826-1909).
Born June 21st, 1826 in Kirchheimbolanden.
Died May 24th, 1909 at 82 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Ferdinand Ferber
French army captain and aviator (1862-1909).
Born February 8th, 1862 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1909 at 47 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (aircraft crash).
Nicolaas Pierson
Dutch politician (1839-1909).
Born February 7th, 1839 in Amsterdam.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 70 years old in Heemstede.
Désiré-Magloire Bourneville
French neurologist (1840-1909).
Born May 16th, 1840 in Garencières.
Died May 29th, 1909 at 69 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Nikolay Karazin
Russian artist (1842-1909).
Born December 9th, 1842 in Kharkov Governorate.
Died January 1st, 1909 at 66 years old in Gatchina.
Céleste Mogador
French dancer, playwright and novelist (1824-1909).
Born December 27th, 1824 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1909 at 84 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Carl Hilty
Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer (1833-1909).
Born February 28th, 1833 in Werdenberg.
Died October 12th, 1909 at 76 years old in Clarens.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi