In the year 1904
203 Notable deaths
Anton Chekhov
Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904).
Born January 29th, 1860 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1904 at 44 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jamsetji Tata
Indian industrialist, founder of the tata group (born 1839).
Born March 3rd, 1839 in Navsari.
Died May 19th, 1904 at 65 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Antonín Dvořák
Czech composer (1841–1904).
Born September 8th, 1841 in Nelahozeves. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1904 at 62 years old in New Town (stroke). [ref]
Theodor Herzl
Father of modern political zionism (1860–1904).
Died July 3rd, 1904 at 44 years old in Reichenau an der Rax (pneumonia).
James Longstreet
Confederate army general (1821–1904).
Born January 8th, 1821 in Edgefield County.
Died January 2nd, 1904 at 82 years old in Gainesville.
Henry Morton Stanley
British journalist and explorer (1841–1904).
Born January 28th, 1841 in Denbigh. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1904 at 63 years old in Richmond Terrace. [ref]
Eadweard Muybridge
English-american photographer (1830–1904).
Born April 9th, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died May 8th, 1904 at 74 years old in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (prostate cancer).
Paul Kruger
South african politician and president of the south african republic (1825–1904).
Born October 10th, 1825 in Cape Colony.
Died July 14th, 1904 at 78 years old in Clarens (pneumonia).
Chief Joseph
19th-century native american leader.
Born March 3rd, 1840 in Wallowa River.
Died September 21st, 1904 at 64 years old in Colville Indian Reservation.
Kate Chopin
American author (1850–1904).
Born February 8th, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1904 at 54 years old in St. Louis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jean-Léon Gérôme
French painter and sculptor (1824–1904).
Born May 11th, 1824 in Vesoul. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1904 at 79 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
French sculptor and painter (1834–1904).
Born August 2nd, 1834 in Colmar. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1904 at 70 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Murad V
33th sultan of the ottoman empire (1876).
Born September 21st, 1840 in Topkapı Palace.
Died August 29th, 1904 at 63 years old in Çırağan Palace (diabetes).
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of japan to the west (1850–1904).
Born June 27th, 1850 in Lefkada.
Died September 26th, 1904 at 54 years old in Ōkubo (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris).
Marcus Goldman
American banker (1821-1904).
Born December 9th, 1821 in Trappstadt.
Died July 20th, 1904 at 82 years old in Elberon.
Kartini
Indonesian heroine, feminist (1879–1904).
Born April 21st, 1879 in Jepara.
Died September 17th, 1904 at 25 years old in Rembang (puerperal disorders).
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
British prince and military commander (1819–1904).
Born March 26th, 1819 in Hanover.
Died March 17th, 1904 at 84 years old in London.
Mary Ellen Pleasant
African-american entrepreneur (1814-1904).
Born August 19th, 1817 in Philadelphia, Virginia, Georgia. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1904 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
Duchess of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born December 6th, 1820 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 20th, 1904 at 84 years old in Coburg, Callenberg Castle.
Mark Hanna
American businessman and politician (1837–1904).
Born September 24th, 1837 in Lisbon.
Died February 15th, 1904 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (typhoid fever).
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
British earl (1824-1904); great-grandfather of elizabeth ii.
Born July 21st, 1824 in Redbourn.
Died February 16th, 1904 at 79 years old in Bordighera.
Isabella Bird
British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904).
Born October 15th, 1831 in Boroughbridge.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 72 years old in Edinburgh.
Herbert von Bismarck
German politician (1849–1904).
Born December 28th, 1849 in Berlin.
Died September 18th, 1904 at 54 years old in Friedrichsruh.
Isabella II of Spain
Queen of spain from 1833 to 1868.
Born October 10th, 1830 in Madrid.
Died April 10th, 1904 at 73 years old in Paris.
Dan Leno
British music hall singer and comedian (1860-1904).
Born December 20th, 1860 in London.
Died October 31st, 1904 at 43 years old in London.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti