In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
Grover Cleveland
President of the united states (1885–89; 1893–97).
Born March 18th, 1837 in Caldwell.
Died June 24th, 1908 at 71 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Butch Cassidy
American old west outlaw (1866–1908).
Born April 13th, 1866 in Beaver.
Died November 7th, 1908 at 42 years old in Bolivia (gunshot wound).
Empress Dowager Cixi
Chinese empress (1835–1908).
Born November 29th, 1835 in Beijing.
Died November 15th, 1908 at 72 years old in Imperial City.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Indian religious leader (1835–1908).
Born February 13th, 1835 in Qadian.
Died May 26th, 1908 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Pat Garrett
American sheriff (1850–1908).
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).
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer (1844–1908).
Born March 18th, 1844 in Tikhvin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 64 years old in Lyubensk (myocardial infarction).
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).
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
American socialite (1830–1908).
Born September 22nd, 1830 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1908 at 78 years old in Newport.
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 (1863–1908).
Born September 28th, 1863 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 44 years old in Praça do Comércio (gunshot wound).
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
British prime minister from 1905 to 1908 (1836–1908).
Born September 7th, 1836 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1908 at 71 years old in Downing Street.
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
British politician and governor general of canada (1841–1908).
Born January 15th, 1841 in London.
Died June 14th, 1908 at 67 years old in Kent.
Joel Chandler Harris
American journalist, children's writer (1848–1908).
Born December 9th, 1848 in Eatonton.
Died July 3rd, 1908 at 59 years old in Atlanta (liver cirrhosis).
Old Tom Morris
Scottish professional golfer (1821–1908).
Born June 16th, 1821 in St Andrews.
Died May 24th, 1908 at 86 years old in St Andrews.
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer.
Born June 21st, 1839 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 29th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jacob W. Davis
American tailor (1831–1908).
Died January 20th, 1908 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Pablo de Sarasate
Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908).
Born March 10th, 1844 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1908 at 64 years old in Biarritz (bronchitis).
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).
Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
British statesman (1833-1908).
Born July 23rd, 1833 in Cannes.
Died March 24th, 1908 at 74 years old in Cannes.
Enomoto Takeaki
Japanese admiral, cabinet minister (1836-1908).
Born October 25th, 1836 in Okachimachi.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 72 years old in Tokyo Prefecture.
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 (gunshot wound).
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand duke of tuscany (1835-1908).
Born June 10th, 1835 in Florence.
Died January 17th, 1908 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
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]
Redvers Buller
British general (1839–1908).
Born December 7th, 1839 in Crediton.
Died June 2nd, 1908 at 68 years old in Crediton.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson