In the year 1908
57 Notable deaths
Butch Cassidy
American outlaw.
Born April 13th, 1868 in Beaver.
Died November 7th, 1908 at 40 years old in Bolivia.
Pat Garrett
American sheriff.
Born June 5th, 1850 in Chambers County.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 57 years old in Las Cruces.
Guangxu Emperor
Chinese emperor (1871-1908).
Born August 14th, 1871 in Prince Chun Mansion.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 37 years old in Zhongnanhai (arsenic poisoning).
Khudiram Bose
British indian bengali revolutionary (1889-1908) died muzaffarpur bihar at a very young age..
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Tamluk.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 18 years old in Kolkata (hanging to death).
Henri Becquerel
French physicist (1852–1908).
Born December 15th, 1852 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1908 at 55 years old in manoir de Pen Castel.
Carlos I of Portugal
King of portugal from 1889 to 1908.
Born September 28th, 1863 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 44 years old in Praça do Comércio (gunshot wound).
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born January 14th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 58 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
Portuguese crown prince (1887-1908).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Belém Palace.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 20 years old in Lisbon (ballistic trauma).
Thomas Selfridge
First person ever to die in an airplane crash.
Born February 8th, 1882 in San Francisco.
Died September 17th, 1908 at 26 years old in Fort Myer (aviation accident). [ref]
Edward MacDowell
American composer (1860–1908).
Born December 18th, 1860 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 1908 at 47 years old in New York City.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams