In the year 1900
205 Notable deaths
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900).
Born October 15th, 1844 in Röcken.
Died August 25th, 1900 at 55 years old in Weimar (neurosyphilis).
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (meningitis). [ref]
John Ruskin
English writer and art critic (1819–1900).
Born February 8th, 1819 in London. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1900 at 80 years old in Coniston. [ref]
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of saxe-coburg and gotha from 1893 to 1900 (1844–1900).
Born August 6th, 1844 in Windsor Castle.
Died July 31st, 1900 at 55 years old in Schloss Rosenau (esophageal cancer).
Birsa Munda
Indian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900).
Born November 15th, 1875 in Bokaro district.
Died June 9th, 1900 at 24 years old in Ranchi (cholera).
Casey Jones
American railroad engineer (1863–1900).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1900 at 37 years old in Vaughan (railway accident).
Umberto I of Italy
King of italy (1844-1900).
Born March 14th, 1844 in Turin.
Died July 29th, 1900 at 56 years old in Monza (gunshot wound).
Francis, Duke of Teck
British army general (1837–1900).
Born August 28th, 1837 in Osijek.
Died January 21st, 1900 at 62 years old in White Lodge.
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1871 in Newark.
Died June 5th, 1900 at 28 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).
Ivan Aivazovsky
Russian marine painter (1817–1900).
Born July 29th, 1817 in Feodosiia.
Died May 2nd, 1900 at 82 years old in Feodosiia.
Arthur Sullivan
English composer of the gilbert & sullivan duo (1842-1900).
Born May 13th, 1842 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1900 at 58 years old in London (heart failure).
Friedrich Max Müller
German-born british philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900).
Born December 6th, 1823 in Dessau.
Died October 28th, 1900 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Gottlieb Daimler
German engineer and industrialist (1834–1900).
Born March 17th, 1834 in Schorndorf. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1900 at 65 years old in Bad Cannstatt. [ref]
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Scottish noble (1844-1900).
Born July 20th, 1844 in Florence.
Died January 31st, 1900 at 55 years old in London.
James Roosevelt
American businessman and father of american president franklin delano roosevelt (1828–1900).
Born July 17th, 1828 in Hyde Park.
Died December 8th, 1900 at 72 years old in New York City.
John Sherman
American cabinet secretary and senator (1823–1900).
Born May 10th, 1823 in Lancaster.
Died October 22nd, 1900 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-american chess player (1836–1900).
Born May 18th, 1837 in Prague.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Frederic Edwin Church
American landscape painter (1826–1900).
Born May 4th, 1826 in Hartford.
Died April 7th, 1900 at 73 years old in New York City.
Fatima Sheikh
Indian educationalist.
Born January 9th, 1831 in Pune. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1900 at 69 years old
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
English inventor, scientist, engineer, industrialist (1810-1900).
Born November 26th, 1810 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1900 at 90 years old in Northumberland. [ref]
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Duchess of schleswig-holstein from 1869 to 1880.
Born July 20th, 1835 in Langenburg.
Died January 25th, 1900 at 64 years old in Dresden.
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian philosopher (1853-1900).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.
Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.
Mihály Munkácsy
Hungarian painter (1844-1900).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mukachevo.
Died May 1st, 1900 at 56 years old in Endenich (syphilis).
Isaac Levitan
Russian artist (1860-1900).
Born October 15th, 1860 in Kėdainiai, Kybartai.
Died August 4th, 1900 at 39 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
John Charles Ryle
Anglican bishop (1816–1900).
Born May 10th, 1816 in Macclesfield.
Died June 10th, 1900 at 84 years old in Lowestoft.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi