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In the year 1906
42 Notable deaths
Paul Drude
German physicist specializing in optics.
Born July 12th, 1863 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1906 at 42 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ernst Josephson
Swedish artist (1851-1906).
Born April 16th, 1851 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1906 at 55 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
William Wrede
German lutheran theologian (1859-1906).
Born May 10th, 1859 in Bücken. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1906 at 47 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Stevan Sremac
Serbian writer.
Born November 11th, 1855 in Senta. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1906 at 50 years old in Sokobanja. [ref]
Kosta Khetagurov
Ossetian poet (1859-1906).
Born October 15th, 1859 in Nar.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 46 years old in Selo imeni Kosta Khetagurova.
Ernesto Cesaro
Italian mathematician (1859-1906).
Born March 12th, 1859 in Naples. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1906 at 47 years old in Torre Annunziata (drowning). [ref]
Slava Raškaj
Croatian painter (1877–1906).
Born January 2nd, 1877 in Ozalj.
Died March 29th, 1906 at 29 years old in Stenjevec (tuberculosis).
Fritz Schaudinn
German zoologist (1871–1906).
Born September 19th, 1871 in Reznikovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died June 22nd, 1906 at 34 years old in Hamburg (infectious disease).
Tomás Regalado
President of el salvador (1861-1906).
Born November 7th, 1861 in Santa Ana.
Died July 11th, 1906 at 44 years old in Yupiltepeque.
Alexandre Luigini
French composer.
Born March 9th, 1850 in Lyon. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1906 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 42
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