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In the year 1908
57 Notable deaths
Artur Azevedo
Brazilian writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in São Luís.
Died October 22nd, 1908 at 53 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Walter Leistikow
German artist (1865-1908).
Born October 25th, 1865 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 24th, 1908 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Robert Burns Smith
American politician (1854-1908).
Born December 29th, 1854 in Hickman County.
Died November 16th, 1908 at 53 years old in Kalispell.
Josip Račić
Croatian painter (1885-1908).
Born March 22nd, 1885 in Zagreb.
Died June 19th, 1908 at 23 years old in Paris.
Manuel Curros Enríquez
Spanish author (1851-1908).
Born September 15th, 1851 in Celanova.
Died March 7th, 1908 at 56 years old in Havana.
Albrecht Dieterich
German classical philologist and religious studies scholar.
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Bad Hersfeld. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1908 at 42 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Muratsan
Armenian writer (1854–1908).
Born December 13th, 1854 in Shusha.
Died September 25th, 1908 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
Arpiar Arpiarian
Armenian writer and journalist (1851–1908).
Born December 21st, 1851 in Samsun.
Died February 12th, 1908 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Wilhelm Grube
German linguist.
Born August 17th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 1908 at 52 years old in Halensee.
William Richardson Linton
Botanist and cleric (1850-1908).
Born April 2nd, 1850 in Diddington.
Died April 7th, 1908 at 58 years old in Ashbourne.
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