In the year 1904
32 Notable deaths
Karl Moritz Schumann
German botanist (1851–1904).
Born June 17th, 1851 in Görlitz.
Died March 22nd, 1904 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Anna Winlock
American astronomer.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cambridge.
Died January 4th, 1904 at 46 years old in Boston.
Per Sivle
Norwegian writer.
Born April 6th, 1857 in Flåm. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1904 at 47 years old in Christiania.
Emanuel Schiffers
Russian chess player (1850-1904).
Born May 4th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 12th, 1904 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Emmanuel Drake del Castillo
French botanist (1855-1904).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1904 at 48 years old in Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot. [ref]
Charles Soret
Swiss physicist and chemist (1854-1904).
Born September 23rd, 1854 in Geneva.
Died April 4th, 1904 at 49 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Takeo Hirose
Japanese naval officer.
Born May 27th, 1868 in Taketa.
Died March 27th, 1904 at 35 years old in Lüshunkou District (killed in action).
Anna Stecksén
Swedish pathologist.
Born May 27th, 1870 in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1904 at 34 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Arthur MacEvoy
French cricketer (1868-1904).
Born November 8th, 1871 in Chantilly. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1904 at 32 years old in Paris.
Yevheniya Yaroshynska
Ukrainian writer.
Born October 18th, 1868 in Chunkiv.
Died October 21st, 1904 at 36 years old in Chernivtsi.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner