In the year 1910
244 Notable deaths
Marius Petipa
French-russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910).
Born March 11th, 1818 in rue Dumarsais.
Died July 14th, 1910 at 92 years old in Hurzuf.
Karl Lueger
Austrian politician (1844-1910).
Born October 24th, 1844 in Main building of the TU Wien. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1910 at 65 years old in Vienna (type 2 diabetes). [ref]
William Graham Sumner
American sociologist (1840–1910).
Born October 30th, 1840 in Paterson.
Died April 12th, 1910 at 69 years old in Englewood.
Mily Balakirev
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910).
Born January 2nd, 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 29th, 1910 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Léon Walras
French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910).
Born December 16th, 1834 in Évreux.
Died January 5th, 1910 at 75 years old in Clarens.
Prince Francis of Teck
British prince (1870-1910); brother of mary of teck, consort of king george v.
Born January 9th, 1870 in Kensington Palace.
Died October 22nd, 1910 at 40 years old in Welbeck Street (pneumonia).
Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910).
Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk.
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis).
Alessandro Mussolini
Father of benito mussolini (1854–1910).
Born November 11th, 1854 in Montemaggiore di Predappio.
Died November 19th, 1910 at 56 years old in Forlì.
Wesley Merritt
Union army general (1836-1910).
Born June 16th, 1836 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1910 at 74 years old in Natural Bridge.
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910).
Born December 30th, 1842 in Istanbul.
Died February 24th, 1910 at 67 years old in Kuruçeşme.
Pauline Viardot
French mezzo-soprano and composer.
Born July 18th, 1821 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 1910 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Arkhip Kuindzhi
Greek painter (1842-1910).
Born January 27th, 1841 in Mariupol uyezd.
Died July 24th, 1910 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Edward Porter Alexander
Confederate army general (1835-1910).
Born May 26th, 1835 in Washington.
Died April 28th, 1910 at 74 years old in Savannah.
Stanley Ketchel
American boxer (1886–1910).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Grand Rapids.
Died October 15th, 1910 at 24 years old in Springfield.
Joe Gans
American boxer (1874-1910).
Born November 25th, 1874 in Baltimore.
Died August 10th, 1910 at 35 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
British politician (1835-1910).
Born October 27th, 1835 in London.
Died August 13th, 1910 at 74 years old in Althorp.
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Union army soldier (1840–1910).
Born November 9th, 1840 in Paris.
Died December 5th, 1910 at 70 years old in Saint-Firmin.
Henri-Edmond Cross
French neo-impressionist painter (1856-1910).
Died May 16th, 1910 at 53 years old in Le Lavandou (cancer).
Johann Gottfried Galle
German astronomer (1812-1910).
Died July 10th, 1910 at 98 years old in Potsdam.
Octave Chanute
French-american aviation pioneer (1832–1910).
Born February 18th, 1832 in Paris.
Died November 23rd, 1910 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Thomas C. Platt
American politician (1833–1910).
Born July 15th, 1833 in Owego.
Died March 6th, 1910 at 76 years old in New York City.
Carl Reinecke
German composer, conductor and pianist (1824–1910).
Born June 23rd, 1824 in Altona.
Died March 10th, 1910 at 85 years old in Leipzig.
John La Farge
American artist (1835-1910).
Born March 31st, 1835 in New York City.
Died November 14th, 1910 at 75 years old in Providence.
Napoleon B. Broward
American politician (1857-1910).
Born April 19th, 1857 in Duval County.
Died October 1st, 1910 at 53 years old in Jacksonville.
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Swiss-american zoologist and engineer (1835-1910).
Born December 17th, 1835 in Neuchâtel.
Died March 27th, 1910 at 74 years old in RMS Adriatic.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson