In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
Agneta Matthes
Dutch entrepreneur (1847-1909).
Born October 4th, 1847 in Amsterdam.
Died October 5th, 1909 at 62 years old in Delft.
Hermann Osthoff
German linguist (1847-1909).
Born April 18th, 1847 in Billmerich.
Died May 7th, 1909 at 62 years old in Heidelberg.
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet (1845–1909).
Born February 3rd, 1845 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Spanish author (1833-1909).
Born June 18th, 1833 in Quintana del Pidio. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1909 at 75 years old in Toledo.
Petre S. Aurelian
Prime minister of romania (1833-1909).
Born December 13th, 1833 in Slatina.
Died January 24th, 1909 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Michele Gordigiani
Italian painter (1835-1909).
Born May 29th, 1835 in Florence.
Died October 7th, 1909 at 74 years old in Florence.
Albert Langen
German publisher (1869-1909).
Born July 8th, 1869 in Antwerp.
Died April 30th, 1909 at 39 years old in Munich.
Spiridon Brusina
Austro-hungarian malacologist.
Born December 11th, 1845 in Zadar.
Died May 21st, 1909 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Ivan Zabelin
Russian historian (1820–1909).
Born September 29th, 1820 in Tver.
Died January 13th, 1909 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Otto Donner
Finnish linguist and politician (1835–1909).
Born December 15th, 1835 in Kokkola.
Died September 17th, 1909 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Higinio Uriarte
Paraguayan politician (1843-1909).
Born January 11th, 1843 in Asunción.
Died April 21st, 1909 at 66 years old in Asunción.
Giovanni Vailati
Italian philosopher (1863–1909).
Born April 24th, 1863 in Crema.
Died May 14th, 1909 at 46 years old in Rome.
Mezidemestan Kadın
Sixth consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii.
Born March 3rd, 1869 in Ganja.
Died January 21st, 1909 at 39 years old in Istanbul.
Witold Wojtkiewicz
Polish painter (1879-1909).
Born December 29th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1909 at 29 years old in Warsaw (heart failure).
Friedrich Amelung
Baltic german industrialist, chess player and historian (1842–1909).
Born March 23rd, 1842 in Võisiku.
Died March 22nd, 1909 at 66 years old in Riga.
Richard Muther
German art historian (1860–1909).
Born February 25th, 1860 in Ohrdruf.
Died June 28th, 1909 at 49 years old in Międzygórze.
Kakichi Mitsukuri
Japanese zoologist (1857-1909).
Born January 15th, 1857 in Edo. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1909 at 52 years old [ref]
Hugo Egmont Hørring
Danish politician (1842-1909).
Born August 17th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died February 13th, 1909 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Charles Bordes
French music teacher and composer (1863-1909).
Born May 12th, 1863 in Vouvray.
Died November 8th, 1909 at 46 years old in Toulon.
Mercedes Cabello
Peruvian writer (1845–1909).
Born February 7th, 1845 in Moquegua. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1909 at 64 years old in Hospital de la Misericordia, Lima.
Rudolph Bergh
Danish physician and malacologist (1824-1909).
Born October 15th, 1824 in Copenhagen.
Died July 20th, 1909 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
José María Gabriel y Galán
Spanish poet (1870–1909).
Born June 28th, 1870 in Frades de la Sierra.
Died January 6th, 1909 at 38 years old in Guijo de Granadilla (appendicitis).
João Barbosa Rodrigues
Brazilian scientist (1842-1909).
Born June 22nd, 1842 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 6th, 1909 at 66 years old in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí.
Arthur Fitger
German painter, art critic, playwright and poet (1840-1909).
Born October 4th, 1840 in Delmenhorst.
Died June 28th, 1909 at 68 years old in Bremen.
Whitley Stokes
Irish celticist (1830-1909).
Born February 28th, 1830 in Dublin.
Died April 13th, 1909 at 79 years old in London.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 215
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain