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In the year 1908
57 Notable deaths
Radoje Domanović
Serbian writer (1873–1908).
Born February 16th, 1873 in Ovsište.
Died August 17th, 1908 at 35 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis).
Simo Matavulj
Serbian writer (1852-1908).
Born September 14th, 1852 in Šibenik.
Died February 20th, 1908 at 55 years old in Belgrade.
Jef Lambeaux
Belgian sculptor (1852-1908).
Born January 14th, 1852 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 56 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Samuel Hirszenberg
Polish artist (1865-1908).
Born February 22nd, 1865 in Łódź.
Died September 15th, 1908 at 43 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Rūdolfs Blaumanis
Latvian writer, journalist and playwright (1863–1908).
Born January 1st, 1863 in Latvia, Ērgļi.
Died September 4th, 1908 at 45 years old in Punkaharju (tuberculosis).
Benedict Friedlaender
German academic and scientist.
Born July 18th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 41 years old in Schöneberg. [ref]
Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch
Serbian artist and writer on art (1861–1908).
Born January 11th, 1862.
Died April 14th, 1908 at 46 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Eduard Glaser
Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908).
Born March 15th, 1855 in Podbořanský Rohozec.
Died May 7th, 1908 at 53 years old in Munich.
Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević
Croatian poet (1865–1908).
Born February 17th, 1865 in Senj.
Died October 29th, 1908 at 43 years old in Sarajevo.
Friedrich Traun
German tennis player (1876-1908).
Born March 29th, 1876 in Wandsbek.
Died July 11th, 1908 at 32 years old in Hamburg.
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